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Pune, Maharashtra, India

Pune, Maharashtra, India

Chicago, Illinois, United States

Chicago, Illinois, United States

Seattle, Washington, United States

Seattle, Washington, United States

• Check, experience and report feedback to team on programs.
• Develop surveys for internal and external audiences.
• Collect data and analyze the data to inform the team how to best utilize the learning.
• Spearhead the planning and conducting of consumer research.
• Manage and conduct user research and concept development
• Research buyer personas and investigate buyer behavior

Clemson, South Carolina, United States

• Research assistant to Dr. Julian Brinkley in the DRIVE Lab, conducting research based on transportation and accessibility
• Contributed to research in emerging automated vehicle technology for older adults and people with disabilities
• Conducted user needs analysis by using qualitative methods such as interviews, surveys and focus groups

Clemson, South Carolina, United States

• Database entry for more than 2000 incoming and existing international students
• Front Desk reception and general clerical duties
• Scanning, e-filing, printing, mailings and organizing all documents
• Responding to emails from current and incoming international students
• Assisting with shipping/pick-up process
• Assisting in campus events and projects

Clemson, South Carolina, United States

• The goal of this project was to increase source separation and decrease recycling contamination rates by understanding motivations, perceptions, and behaviors associated with disposing of waste at on-campus waste bin.
• Identified and applied ideal waste sorting perceptions and behaviors while applying Heuristic Evaluation and Task Analysis methods for analyzing results
• Performed a study with 30 participants to check sorting speed, accuracy and contamination rate
• Increased accuracy by 73%, while decreasing contamination by 75%
• Increased usability from 10th percentile to 90th percentile

Clemson, SC

• Identified user needs and goals to develop interactive, conversational and friendly website interface for college students
• Executed a needs assessment
• Developed workflows, user task analysis, interaction flows, wireframes and mock-ups
• Created and conducted semi-structured interviews with target clientele
• Created personas and analyzed qualitative data for 12 participants
• Recommended ways to improve customer engagement and usability of the website/mobile app

Nasik, Maharashtra, India

• Studied and applied techniques for labor management and decision making in manufacturing process to reduce the labor by 2
• Controlled critical features and helped troubleshoot manufacturing process resulting in decrease of cycle time by 3 seconds
• Maintained and updated the inventory database to reflect updated status using ERP (Galaxy)
• Maintained records of 16 machines and their respective products by implementing an automated MS Excel file
• Studied and applied the 5S methodology
• Managed and ensured smooth flow of material using Kanban for 8 different types of products

Pune, Maharashtra

• Implemented design strategies and designed structure for tilting using CATIA
• Researched and documented requirements to design a crate having a capacity of 800 kg. (1750 lbs.) to assist with better Industrial Box Dumper design
• Designed the power pack used in the hydraulic circuit to tilt the crate providing the user an ease to use the system
• Applied optimization techniques to enable reduction in cycle time by 200 seconds, thereby allowing increased production
• Designed and implemented safety techniques to ensure proper and safe handling
• Implemented automation techniques resulting in reduction of manual labor by 50%

Master Of Science - Ms, Industrial Engineering

Activities and Societies: Clemson University - Human Factors & Ergonomic Society | Clemson Indian Students' Association

Bachelor Of Engineering - Be, Production, First Class With Distinction

Activities and Societies: Volunteer - PRODZINE 2 : State level Paper Presentation competition on Advances In Manufacturing Technology.