Vipul Vinzuda

Head of Design

Ahmedabad, Gujarat, India18 yrs 2 mos experience

Highly Stable

Key Highlights

Led interdisciplinary design initiatives at NID.
Guided over 120 graduation projects in transportation design.
Collaborated with global automotive design studios.

Stackforce AI infers this person is a design educator and researcher specializing in transportation and automotive design.

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Skills

Core Skills

Design EducationTransportation DesignIndustrial DesignDesign Engineering

Other Skills

Mobility DesignHuman-Centered DesignDesign PedagogyInterdisciplinary CollaborationAcademic LeadershipProduct DesignAutomotive DesignUser-centered DesignRapid Prototyping3D visualizationDesign ManagementConcept DevelopmentSketchingCADDesign Thinking

About

Industrial design academician (Transportation & Automobile) worked with the National Institute of Design, Ahmedabad, INDIA, having core experience in Design education, Training & Consultancy services. I strongly believe in designing with purpose. In this fast-changing and technological world, how DESIGN would play a pivotal role to keep us more humane and bring about a positive transformation in the lives of people, society, and culture intrigues me.

Experience

National institute of design

3 roles

Senior Faculty & Discipline Lead - Transportation & Automobile Design

Promoted

Jun 2009 – May 2025 · 15 yrs 11 mos · Gandhinagar, Gujarat, India · On-site

As a core faculty member in the TAD discipline, I have led and contributed to a wide spectrum of academic, research, and industry-linked initiatives. My work spans establishing design pedagogy, design learning culture, mentorship, interdisciplinary collaborations and institutional leadership.
Academic role:
Led and co-taught postgraduate design courses, including Future Studies (Trends), Human-Machine Interface, Ergonomics & Vehicle Packaging, Design projects: Non-motorised transport, Vehicle Design, Transportation systems, Design Process, and Research Methodology.
Served as Discipline Lead, overseeing academic planning, curriculum updates, and student evaluations. Guided over 120+ graduation projects.
Developed prototyping culture in labs such as the Automobile Clay Studio and CAS-Alias Lab at NID Gandhinagar campus.
Proactively collaborated with all the global design studios such as Pininfarina, General Motors, Renault, TATA Motors, Mahindra, Honda, Hyundai, TJC, Autodesk and Arrival.
Initiated TeleportIN alumni talk series during the COVID-19 pandemic.
Research-driven projects:
Autonomous Vehicle Design Research - WIPRO and IISc Bengaluru (2020–2025)
Team member - Guided AV concept vehicle development.
Head, Railway Design Centre (2024-25)
Worked on a range of academic projects along with student teams and offered a 'futuring railway design' internship program, followed by preparing a successful grant proposal
Industry-Academia projects:
Transport service system for Indian cities – Arrival UK (2022)
Future trend forecasting+CMF for Indian automotive design - Renault Design studio India (2010-12)
Anchored Design workshops on 3D Printing fun, Design & Ergonomics
Showcase discipline work in AutoExpo, Convocations and CDN
Additional Roles-
Represented NID in reputed international platforms, and contributed internally to institutional development roles for KMC(Knowledge Management Centre), DCS(Design Consultancy Services), Admissions committee