Surabhi Mittal Email & Phone Number

India

New York, NY, US

@ UN Development Coordination Office (DCO)

New York, NY, US

@ UNDP Independent Evaluation Office (IEO)Effectively represented information through analytics and graphical media i.e. ready-to-go analytical products, thematic/synthesis report covers, web content, to support decisions and ensuring their attractiveness in communicating key messages.

New Delhi, New Delhi, IN

Developed an elective course focused on the fundamentals of design thinking to teach 2x40 undergraduate and graduate students the methodologies of design research and business strategy. Administered collaborative workshops to investigate low-performing small-medium enterprise business strategy, and applied design research methodologies to transform their.

New York, US

Created corporate partnerships by leveraging my strategy and outreach skills. For two events, I enlisted the help of two dozen highly experienced professionals to offer support to student teams. Some were available to support design, while the others provided subject matter expertise.

I founded a home decor brand through the lens of social impact to revive a lost craft of papier-mache products, providing artisans from Kashmir a platform to better showcase and educate others about their products. Advised a team of 10 craftsmen on the importance of design thinking to identify their ideal market and modify their product to help improve.

Chennai, Tamil Nadu, IN

CCI is an NGO and not-for-profit organization working towards sustaining Indian crafts and its artisans. Due to the pandemic, the NGO upskilled artisan communities to work within the new normal and handheld them following the lockdown woes. I liaised with Strategy Director to design and curate utility products that helped them launch as an e-commerce.

New York, NY, US

Worked on a team of 5 to build a comprehensive report on the state of the global online education space supporting creative entrepreneurship. Used design research methods with a combination of Qualitative, Quantitative ethnographic methods and identified what is most successful from both a student and market perspective in supporting entrepreneurs.

New York, NY, US

Observed class at Babson College for ten days as part of an exchange program to cultivate relationships between educational institutions. Collected insights from program members' experiences and utilized data to strengthen the curriculum in entrepreneurship courses at Parsons. A report of findings was presented to Parson board members.

New York, NY, US

Developed and designed an employer's guide for the Provost office. Assisted senior director of marketing by researching significant strategic initiatives and projects for the department. Initiated dialogues with new Universities, Colleges, and Students to establish a long-term connection based on growth and learning.

London, GB

Assisted the project management team to better promote DK’s new product, children's books, by collecting and analyzing data through user interviews, a data-centric quiz given to customers, ethnography research, and benchmark studies. Conducted on-site behavioural studies at schools, collected data, and then leveraged the results of a study to create.

Delhi, IN

Assisted the Communication Director in design research, involved in marketing activities to promote the brand. Contributed and partnered with onboard designers, content strategist to oversee the user experience of a product from conception until launch. Worked in sync with the strategy team to decide on the goodies to be given out to the premium clients on.

Master Of Science - Ms, Strategic Design & Management

Central Saint Martins, Ba (Hons) Product Design

High School Diploma, Humanities/Humanistic Studies