Lead Industrial Designer
CurrentAppointed to lead a multi-disciplinary team for the in-house design studio of ELGi group. Prime responsibility was ensuring the best user experience for ELGi air compressor and ATS ELGi automotive service equipment products. Projects included industrial, interaction and graphic design disciplines. I facilitated in implementing new design tools and management practices also.Led the design team of ELGi AB Series Oil-Free air compressor, which won the 2019 CII design award… Show more Appointed to lead a multi-disciplinary team for the in-house design studio of ELGi group. Prime responsibility was ensuring the best user experience for ELGi air compressor and ATS ELGi automotive service equipment products. Projects included industrial, interaction and graphic design disciplines. I facilitated in implementing new design tools and management practices also.Led the design team of ELGi AB Series Oil-Free air compressor, which won the 2019 CII design award. Strategised and designed ELGi’s first IIOT platform for industrial air compressors. Converted MS Excel-based tools to Android apps for ELGi employees, one sale app (Air~Select) and two service apps (Air~Solve, Air~Report). Redesigned ELGi’s 100+ page variant intranet to 14 standard page templates based on Atomic Design method. Designed ATS ELGi’s first touch-enabled HMI for Automatic Car Washer. Facilitated the design sprint for an IoT project. It reduced the lead time by six months and validated the proof of concept. Implemented guidelines for design and project management. It ensured a common reference point for employees. Show less