Aug 2016 – Nov 2016 · 3 mos · India

Oct 2014 – May 2020 · 5 yrs 7 mos · Bengaluru, Karnataka, India

• At Carl Zeiss, I contributed as an innovation consultation & led the innovation activities. I did the research and formed a self-sustainable & scalable model to provide refractive error correction in remote corners of India. I currently provide strategic inputs for the growth of the Aloka Vision Program which has a large impact base. For more information please visit https://www.zeiss.co.in/vision-care/c/the-aloka-vision-programme.html

Jun 2012 – Present · 13 yrs 9 mos

• Sohum Innovation lab is an innovation company with focus on healthcare and services. We are an experienced set of management professionals, engineers and designers and we serve both industry and social sector. Our vision is to create scale in healthcare product and service solutions for global healthcare market.
• We have developed high end technology solutions (brain signal analysis to remote vision screening) which has potential to prevent lifelong disability and illness. Our solution has been implemented in several countries and will be changing the present status of healthcare in emerging economies. This will improve lives of millions of people lacking awareness, accessibility and affordability.

Jan 2012 – Present · 14 yrs 2 mos

Jan 2011 – May 2012 · 1 yr 4 mos · Greater Delhi Area

• At AIIMS, gathered several hours of clinical experience in the emergency care settings, intensive care units and the community outreach programs. I was involved in solving several clinical needs and training young minds in the Biodesign innovation process.

Nov 2009 – Jun 2012 · 2 yrs 7 mos · India

• Born in a small town in India, I always wanted to serve the larger community. Driven to create meaningful impact, I am using my training as a medical device innovator, designer and electrical engineer to design new products & services for under- served communities. I have developed a novel technology to screen newborn for hearing loss in resource poor settings to prevent speech loss.
• Stanford-India Biodesign: An initiative of Department of Biotechnology and is a collaboration between Stanford University, Indian Institute of Technology Delhi, and All India Institute of Medical Sciences (AIIMS) in partnership with the Indo-US Science & Technology Forum (IUSSTF).

Apr 2006 – Nov 2009 · 3 yrs 7 mos · India, Japan

• In the span of three and half years, I have created various concepts in the interior and exterior design for cars in India. In this duration I have worked for Suzuki design studio, Japan and MSIL India. My major contribution was in the designing of interior of New Wagon-R and creating a comprehensive design strategy analysis for Maruti Suzuki India limited.

Jan 2005 – Jan 2006 · 1 yr · Chennai, India

• TI Cycles is India’s leading bicycle manufacturer and the makers of the famous BSA and Hercules brands. For more than 60 years they practically created and perfected every new bicycle category in India. I have been offered a project to create a new bicycle category for small town teenagers. I initiated the project with a 2 month extensive ethnographic research surveying 15 towns in eastern India. The final outcome was multiple novel features and a new design of a bicycle which matches the aspiration and needs of a small town teenager.