Balakumar Appavoo

Design Manager

South Goa, Goa, India12 yrs 3 mos experience
Most Likely To SwitchHighly Stable

Key Highlights

  • Extensive experience in industrial design and product development.
  • Proven track record in managing design projects from concept to market.
  • Strong expertise in user-centered design and UI/UX methodologies.
Stackforce AI infers this person is a Consumer Electronics and Industrial Design expert with a strong focus on user experience.

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Skills

Core Skills

Project ManagementIndustrial DesignProduct DesignUser Experience Design (ued)Product Development

Other Skills

3D Modeling3D VisualizationAdobe Creative SuiteAdobe IllustratorAdobe PhotoshopAutoCADAutoCAD MechanicalCMF DesignCompany PresentationsConcept DesignConcept DevelopmentCorel DrawCreative IdeationDesign GuidelinesDesign Specifications

About

Speculating the needs of the user to enhance & enrich the best experience.

Experience

Ifb appliances

5 roles

Manager - Industrial design

Promoted

Apr 2025Present · 11 mos

Project ManagementMarket ResearchDesign StrategyConcept DevelopmentRapid PrototypingGraphical User Interface (GUI)+10

Deputy Manager - Industrial design

Apr 2023Mar 2025 · 1 yr 11 mos

Market ResearchProject ManagementIndustrial DesignProduct DesignCompany PresentationsUser Interface Design+9

Assistant Manager - Industrial design

Apr 2021Mar 2023 · 1 yr 11 mos

Project ManagementIndustrial DesignProduct DesignUser Interface DesignUser-centered DesignGraphic Design+8

Senior Executive - Industrial design

Apr 2019Mar 2021 · 1 yr 11 mos

Project ManagementIndustrial DesignProduct DesignUser Interface DesignUser-centered DesignGraphic Design+7

Executive - Industrial design

Jun 2015Mar 2019 · 3 yrs 9 mos

  • Designed Household appliances for Indian market from concept to market - Refrigerators (Direct cooling, Frost free models) Front load washing machines, Top load Washing machines, Washer dryers, Air conditioner, and Clothes Dryer.
  • Designed Stabiliser, Additives bottle & Packaging, and Remote control devices.
  • Brochures, Website graphics, Product graphics (POP stickers), Label design, Packaging graphics and more.
  • Involved in UI/UX mobile app design project in which I have worked on Product architecture, flow, wire-frame, screen designs, Prototyping & Testing and more.
Project ManagementIndustrial DesignProduct DesignUser Interface DesignUser-centered DesignGraphic Design+6

Borosil limited

Design consultant - Kitchen appliances

Nov 2014Apr 2015 · 5 mos · Mumbai Metropolitan Region

  • Design and Development of a New Kitchenware appliances - Mixer grinder, Juicer mixer grinder and Blender.
  • Design and Development of a mixer grinder, launched in Indian market with a short duration. https://amzn.to/2H3PlBM.
  • One of the juicer design concept has been completed until the mold development phase.
Project ManagementIndustrial DesignProduct DesignUser Interface DesignUser-centered DesignGraphic Design+5

Advandes design and engineering services

Industrial Design Intern

Feb 2014Sep 2014 · 7 mos · Pune, Maharashtra, India

  • Lab Equipment's, Health care devices, Visual designs, and Rapid Prototyping.
Project ManagementIndustrial DesignProduct DesignUser Interface DesignUser-centered DesignGraphic Design+5

Lumium

Industrial Design Intern

Nov 2012Dec 2012 · 1 mo · Greater Ahmedabad Area

  • Kitchen appliances, Pen Design, Consumer electronics and Packaging design
Industrial DesignProduct DesignUser Interface DesignUser-centered DesignGraphic DesignProduct Development+4

Tata consultancy services

Design engineer - Assistant Systems Engineer

Mar 2010Jun 2011 · 1 yr 3 mos · Bangalore area, India

  • Engine Tolerance Analyst - Geometric dimensioning and tolerance analysis using Unigraphics NX5.
  • Client - General Motors
Industrial DesignProduct DesignUser Interface DesignUser-centered DesignGraphic DesignProduct Development+1

Education

National Institute of Design

Master's Degree — Industrial and Product Design

Jan 2011Jan 2014

Anna University Chennai

Bachelor's degree — Mechanical Engineering

Jan 2006Jan 2009

Salem Co-operative Sugar Mills private limited

Diploma — Mechanical Engineering

Jan 2004Jan 2006

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