Abhishek Srivastava

Co-Founder

Roorkee, Uttarakhand, India12 yrs 6 mos experience

Most Likely To SwitchHighly Stable

Key Highlights

8+ years of diverse experience in design and education.
Expertise in sustainable design and creative thinking.
Successful mentor for design competitions and initiatives.

Stackforce AI infers this person is a versatile design educator and consultant with a focus on sustainable design and user experience.

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Adobe PhotoshopArchitectural DesignArchitectureAutoCADConcept DesignDesign ResearchDesign ThinkingGraphic DesignIndustrial DesignInteraction DesignLogical screen flowMicrosoft OfficeModel MakingPhotoshopProduct Design

About

I am an Architect, Industrial Designer, Educator, Entrepreneur, Upcycler and currently a Researcher. I believe in becoming a fluid specialist who can work across domains. I did B.Arch. and M.Des. from the School of Planning and Architecture. New Delhi. I have 8+ years of work experience both as a Design Professional (Infosys, Think Design, Welava Design) and as an Educator (SPA D, WUD, UPID Noida). My interest areas include- Design Education, Indian Knowledge Systems, Creative Thinking, Sustainable Design, etc.

Experience

Indian institute of technology, roorkee

3 roles

Teaching Assistant at NPTEL

Jan 2023 – Present · 3 yrs 2 mos

Prime Minister's Research Fellow (PMRF)

Jul 2022 – Present · 3 yrs 8 mos

Research Scholar

Jan 2022 – Present · 4 yrs 2 mos

Dr. a.p.j. abdul kalam technical university

2 roles

Member of Board of Studies for BFAD/ BFA

Oct 2018 – Dec 2021 · 3 yrs 2 mos · Lucknow, Uttar Pradesh, India

Associate Dean - Research & Development and Industrial Consultancy

May 2018 – Dec 2021 · 3 yrs 7 mos · Lucknow, Uttar Pradesh, India

U.p. institute of design, noida

Assistant Professor

Apr 2018 – Dec 2021 · 3 yrs 8 mos · Noida Area, India

Mentoring students of Bachelor & Master of Design for their academic design projects and competitions like- Smart India Hackathon, Toycathon etc. to come up with creative and innovative solutions. Also a part of many institute committees & initiatives like- One District One Product scheme, where research is being done district wise for the state of U.P. to identify challenges ad take the local craft/ industries to global platform.

World university of design

Assistant Professor

Jun 2017 – Apr 2018 · 10 mos · Delhi NCR

Taught students of Design and Architecture streams. During the tenure here, participated in an international competition on accessibility titled Enable Makeathon 2.0 and reached the finals as a 2 member faculty team.

School of planning and architecture, new delhi

Visiting Faculty at Department of Industrial Design

Aug 2016 – Dec 2016 · 4 mos · New Delhi Area, India

Started my journey as a teacher at this place. As a student of this institute, it felt like a home and being on the other side of the classroom was a special experience. Taught the students of Master of Design course.

Welava design

Founding Director and Co Founder

May 2016 – May 2018 · 2 yrs

Projects related to Design consultancy and Upcycling were conceptualised and developed which required research on - Materials, Market study, User study, Hands on Workshops, Business model etc. Experienced the taste of being an Entrepreneur and learnt what it takes to run a start-up.

Think design

Sr. Designer for better UX

Jan 2016 – May 2016 · 4 mos · New Delhi Area, India

Projects during this experience required coming up with design of mobile/ desktop applications based on research findings. The research techniques used were- Card sorting, User interviews, FGD, Persona creation etc. One of the project which i worked as a team member towards addressing the alarming issue of infant deaths in Bihar, was later pitched and received multiple awards including A Design Award and POOL best project award for the year 2017.

Infosys

Senior User Interface Designer

Jul 2013 – Dec 2015 · 2 yrs 5 mos · bangalore

Understand the project brief from the client and create concept designs; Create wireframes & logical screen flows and present them to client; Overview the complete product development process and attend meetings with clients and design team for seamless collaborations; User testing of the developed product for further refinement.

Design factory india

Design Intern

Nov 2012 – May 2013 · 6 mos

The internship was aimed to understand and learn the product cycle by being a part of real scenario. The client brief was understood followed by Research -> Concepts -> Design -> Prototype.
The Design was showcased in the Design Degree Show 2013, Delhi.