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Bangalore Urban, Karnataka, India

Bangalore

- Lead mechanical design and development for next generation of flagship ECG and its supporting devices. - Provide strategic proposals to marketing and top management on device usability, industrial design to mechanical construction directions to keep the cost in check and feasibility.- Mentor team members, challenging them to come up with innovative ideas for the development of other ECG device models and coach them for their career growth. - Prepare overall project development plan and define day to day activities for team.- Create DHF documentations: Identify risks and its mitigations, mechanical and usability specifications, design document , test plan, verification and validation reports.- Collaborate with industrial design consultants, marketing, management, electronic hardware and other support teams for defining product development direction and strategy

- Responsible for Program Management of Industrial design and Mechanical Design Projects- Planning, allocating and leading the product development activities related to medical devices, to produce high quality work, ensuring all deadlines and deliverables are met.- Major projects I have handled and successfully completed are mentioned below. Contributed towards human factors engineering and industrial design for clients based in US:1) Equipment Management System for Operation Theaters (Supply Column and Anesthesia Head)2) Trolley based Ultrasound Scanner 3) Inflation Device for Angioplasty4) Portable Data Acquisition Device5) Portable Ultrasound ScannerContributed towards Mechanical development for 1) Next generation Ultrasound Scanner - NPD: Client based in Europe2) Hospital beds – Value Engineering : Client based in US

HP Suresupply Website : Part of a multidisciplinary User Experience Design team in development of web based solutions to optimize the process of ink/toner supplies re-order by aligning with consumers online purchase requirements.HP Eco Solutions Print Console: Handled the design and development of the print console that manages printer’s energy, paper and supplies saving preference in one spot right from computer’s desktop.WORK DESCRIPTION :- Designing and presenting concept design for inkjet printer- Research on new market opportunities and proposing design for those target markets- Assist the user interface team with 3d model and images for creating prototypes for user research- Interact with senior user experience designers and create UI solutions- Based on the inputs create highly detailed wireframes, user flows, process flows- Define innovative user interfaces and interaction styles which result in improved user productivity.- Work closely and effectively with development teams to prototype interfaces.- Define the user profiles, scenario, task flow and questionnaires - Planed and conducted usability tests for user interfaces- Create a report based on the analysis of user testing- Translate the outcome of user studies into UI design solutions

Major NPD projects I have successfully executed are mentioned below,1) Automated Peritoneal Dialysis (APD)2) Human Machine Interface (HMI) - semi-conductor wafer manufacturing machine3) Electrical switch plates WORK DESCRIPTION :- Execution of Human factors development, industrial design, user research and Industrial design engineering projects for clients based in US- Market, User and Environment Research- Creating mood boards for Design directions, Concept generation and presentation- Industrial Design Concept generation- Detailing the selected concepts for prototyping- Interaction with vendors for Prototyping - Interacting with the mechanical engineering team- Follow up for industrial design support activities

Bangalore

Responsible for executing Industrial Design and Industrial Design Engineering projects for new product development.The major Industrial design projects I have successfully executed are mentioned below. 1) FMCG Packaging Projects for: Health drink containers, Talc containers, Liquid Toilet Cleaner Containers2) Travelling Kits for: Sales man demonstration bag, Hard-case Suitcase, Wearable PDA holder3) Electrical Devices - Ceiling Fan, Electric Modular Switch Plate and Switches4) Home Appliances - Traditional coffee maker, Refrigerator door handlesWORK DESCRIPTION :- Participate in product research and market studies related to products being designed- Organize and participate in creative brainstorming and exploration workshops for innovation- Generate concepts for aesthetics and innovative functioning in accordance to project brief from client- Concept sketching, modeling, rendering and illustrations to communicate ideas to client- Studying the engineering requirements and building the surface models- Engineering detailing and prototyping- Interacting with Engineering and Manufacturing unit - Generate detailed 2D drawings for tooling

Master Of Engineering (M.Eng.), Product Design & Engineering, First Class With Distinction

Bachelor Of Engineering (B.E.), Mechanical Engineering, 74.75%