May 2015 – Mar 2021 · 5 yrs 10 mos · Bangalore

• 🍃 Noteworthy Milestones:
• Orchestrated the successful crowdfunding campaign for India's first IoT smart gardening kit, delivering a high-quality product on a lean budget.
• Engineered user-centric tech tools using ML/AI, enabling first-time plant growers to thrive.
• Pioneering MOSS WALLS for corporate green spaces, requiring minimal maintenance yet flourishing indoors for years.
• Successful venture exit in 2020/2021
• 🌐 Trusted by Industry Giants:
• Our expertise has earned the trust of global leaders such as Target, Microsoft, Uber, Google, Infosys, Colliers International, Gensler, and more.
• 🎨 Design Expertise:
• As a principal designer, I guided the design process for our flagship IoT Gardening kit and all other innovative products. This encompassed UX Strategy, Product Innovation, Design for manufacturing, and setting up a design team and design process in a startup environment.
• 🚀 Startup Leadership:
• In my role as Co-founder, I've been instrumental in shaping our business strategy, bootstrapping the business, creating compelling value propositions, driving frugal innovation, executing growth hacking strategies, and establishing crucial partnerships for trade and R&D.
• #GreenDesign #StartupFounder #InnovationLeader

Dec 2014 – Jun 2015 · 6 mos · Bengaluru, Karnataka, India

• Played a pivotal role in concept development and process design for projects involving brands such as ITC, Nestle, P&G, IKEA, IMAX, and Unilever in a remarkably short timeframe.
• Established experiential design labs for Crossworks (a partner company of WPP Media)
• Designed and deployed over a dozen interactive installations for major public events like IPL 2015 and the Launch of Myntra/Flipkart Fashion in India, showcasing the business potential of experiential design.
• #ExperientialDesign #InnovationLeadership #BrandExperiences

Mar 2014 – Dec 2014 · 9 mos · Toronto, Canada Area

• Part of a multi-disciplinary team in OCAD University's Digital Futures Initiative
• Involved in prototyping the building blocks for futuristic wearable design products.
• Explored futuristic interaction models for wearables. Explored both functional and emotional aspects of experience design involved in the design of wearable devices.
• Designed and prototyped a Wearable Audio journal with a certified Psychotherapist in Toronto to aid patients undergoing cognitive-behavioral disorders
• My work done here was published in ACM’s Intelligent User Interface Conference (IUI) 2015 in Israel

Sep 2009 – May 2012 · 2 yrs 8 mos · Bangalore, karnataka, india

• User experience(UX) designer in the Communication Design Group (CDG) of Infosys. CDG is an in-house multidisciplinary design house of Infosys. Handled large scale enterprise UX projects for companies such as British Petroleum, AON Insurance, Walt Disney, Hallmark etc. Was part of the special interest group working on the Gestural Interaction Design framework in 2012.
• Prior to joining CDG, I was Involved in the Instructional design of scalable self-learning materials for teaching computer programming using the innovative digital medium. Was instrumental in assessing the impact of various visual storytelling techniques to be used in the coursework.

Jun 2009 – Jun 2012 · 3 yrs · Coimbatore Area, India

• In Parihara, we developed one of India's largest online temple networks. Devised innovative ways for a client to book poojas online (prayer services) in various South Indian temples. Co-founded the company with an IITian and bootstrapped it to a nationwide operation with zero marketing budgets. Was responsible for service design, new business model development and technology platform for the company. Continue to serve as an advisor.
• #StartupFounder #InnovationLeader

Mar 2008 – Aug 2009 · 1 yr 5 mos · Internet company

• Letzknow.com is a student venture aiming at bridging the information gap between credible opportunities and aspiring college students. Letzknow is an all-india student organization run by a group of high energy students from all over the country, sharing information about various opportunities such as Conferences, symposiums, technical contests, paper presentations and lots more. Currently the site is non-operational.

Apr 1999 – Aug 2004 · 5 yrs 4 mos · Salem Area, India

• Started this company when I was 13 years old (8th grade). I built customized personal computers to individuals, banks, schools and various organizations in my city. Was recognized as one of the youngest CEOs in the country by Global Young Leaders Organization, United States.