Sandhya Ravichandran

Co-Founder

Delft, South Holland, Netherlands1 yr 7 mos experience

Key Highlights

  • Award-winning thesis on inclusion.
  • Designed inclusive experiences for IKEA.
  • Co-founded ventures enhancing social impact.
Stackforce AI infers this person is a Product Designer with a focus on inclusive design and social impact.

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Skills

Core Skills

User Experience Design (ued)Usability TestingUx ResearchDesign StrategyExperience DesignCustomer ExperienceSocial DesignBusiness Model InnovationConcept GenerationDesign ThinkingUser-centered Design

Other Skills

User ResearchIn-game AdvertisingInterpersonal CommunicationCXInclusive researchStrategic CommunicationsGame DesignQualitative ResearchWorkshopsPublic SpeakingDigital IllustrationAdobe PhotoshopAdobe InDesignMicrosoft WordMicrosoft PowerPoint

About

I'm a product designer and storyteller focused on strategy and experience design. I advocate for equal access, adapt to diverse contexts, and adopt empathy as my strongest ally. My work has been praised for balancing strategic goals of organisations with human connections and I have an award-winning thesis on inclusion. I like making complex information accessible to a wider audience through interesting ways of stakeholder communication. Working with startups like Ailixr and industry giants like IKEA, Ford, and LG, I am pro-teamwork and am versatile across project roles, including communications, project management, and support. Coupled with my background in architecture, my current experiences underscore a commitment to developing inclusive products and environments that resonate with diverse audiences and enhance the overall user journey.

Experience

1 yr 7 mos
Total Experience
1 yr
Average Tenure
6 mos
Current Experience

Mendix

Product @ Siemens Graduate Program

Nov 2025Present · 6 mos · Rotterdam, South Holland, Netherlands · Hybrid

Siemens

Strategy @ Siemens Graduate Program

Nov 2025Present · 6 mos · Rotterdam, South Holland, Netherlands · Hybrid

Adinmo

Freelance Consultant

Jul 2025Nov 2025 · 4 mos · Scotland, United Kingdom · Remote

Usability TestingUser ResearchUser Experience Design (UED)In-game Advertising

Ailixr

Freelance Consultant- CX

Feb 2025Jul 2025 · 5 mos · Delft, South Holland, Netherlands · Hybrid

  • Conducted user research with educators and students to assess interactions and preferences for a no-code AI sandbox, resulting in high customer satisfaction.
  • Represented Ailixr as a semi-finalist in the Philips Innovation Awards, engaging with global companies.
  • Received coaching from leading organizations to enhance product development and strategic alignment.
UX ResearchDesign StrategyInterpersonal CommunicationCX

Tu delft | industrial design engineering

2 roles

Graduate Teaching Assistant

Promoted

Apr 2024Jun 2024 · 2 mos · Delft, South Holland, Netherlands · Hybrid

  • SPD Media: A hands-on course that allows strategic design students to pick and tailor their media skills in order to represent and pitch their work better to organisations.
Business Model InnovationQualitative ResearchCustomer ExperienceInterpersonal CommunicationDesign Thinking

Graduate Teaching Assistant

Sep 2023Feb 2024 · 5 mos · Delft, South Holland, Netherlands · Hybrid

  • Design Strategy Project: A foundational road to strategic design that bridges academia with the industry.

Ikea

Graduate Strategic Designer

Jan 2024Aug 2024 · 7 mos · Amsterdam, North Holland, Netherlands

  • Designed and launched a pilot prototype at an IKEA flagship store focusing on inclusive customer experiences for individuals with blindness and low vision.
  • Engaged with 22 stakeholders from the IKEA ecosystem to adopt a strategy that includes customers, store co-workers, and corporate segments.
  • Facilitated 3 non-visual workshops in 6 months, resulting in higher customer satisfaction and engagement with expert stakeholders.
Experience DesignInclusive researchDesign StrategyCustomer ExperienceSocial Design

Sunnyside venture

Co-Founder

Sep 2023Aug 2024 · 11 mos · Netherlands · Hybrid

  • Co-founded a social venture focused on enhancing sex education for young parents in the Netherlands.
  • Engaged parents through 3 phases of uniquely designed board games, with a value-driven subscription model of 39 euros per game.
  • Executed an efficient social media campaign, achieving nearly 2,000 impressions and 1,500 reaches with a modest budget of 4 euros per day.
  • Demonstrated market potential with a 3% engagement rate, pushing the venture to a pre-validation phase with 3 versions of prototypes.
Design StrategySocial DesignStrategic CommunicationsGame Design

Social impact design club

Co-Host

Sep 2023Jul 2024 · 10 mos · Delft, South Holland, Netherlands · On-site

  • At this club, we bridge students interested in creating social impact to organisations that do meaningful work through talks, meetups and other activities. But most importantly, we provide a safe space for students to connect and take action against social evils using design as a tool.

Lg electronics

Case Member

Jul 2023Aug 2023 · 1 mo · Seoul, South Korea · On-site

  • Worked with LG to design and develop a new circular rental model for their home appliances in a context where second hand is not popular. Involved deep research and interactions with current users of second-hand and rented appliances including students, young adults and working couples.

Id study association

Flight Case Member

Apr 2023Aug 2023 · 4 mos · Seoul, South Korea · Hybrid

Yes!delft

Clean Tech Challenge Team

Feb 2023Apr 2023 · 2 mos · Delft, South Holland, Netherlands

  • In the Dutch edition of this short yet intense Europe-wide sustainability competition, we as a strategy consultancy designed and proposed a new future for the data centers, one of the largest environmental hazards, across the world. Our proposal involved re-designing existing centers using older but cleaner technology that is more localised, vernacular and was traditionally employed. Coupled with this, re-jigging the business models to be more innovative won us the second place.

Foley designs

2 roles

Spatial Experience Designer

Jun 2021Jul 2022 · 1 yr 1 mo · Bangalore Urban, Karnataka, India

Concept GenerationInterpersonal CommunicationDesign Thinking

Spatial Experience Design Intern

Feb 2021Jun 2021 · 4 mos · Bangalore Urban, Karnataka, India

Concept GenerationInterpersonal CommunicationUser-centered DesignDesign Thinking

Dey!

Co-Founder

Jan 2021Jul 2024 · 3 yrs 6 mos · India · Remote

  • Dey! is a conscious clothing brand that was founded to alleviate the painful repercussions of fast fashion in India. This small yet impactful venture highlights the generations of Indian heritage, fabric and craft that have existed through time and juxtaposes them with popular culture, ultimately creating apparel that speaks to the youth, the country's largest group. Made sustainably at the hands of artisans, not factories.

Kirthana sudhakar architects

Project Member

Sep 2018Oct 2018 · 1 mo · Bengaluru, Karnataka, India

  • Team member involved in the design and execution of a bamboo fence structure for a penthouse terrace.
Concept Generation

Mancini enterprises private limited

Architectural Design Intern

Jul 2018Dec 2018 · 5 mos · Chennai, Tamil Nadu, India

  • Worked on interesting projects for a niche clientele, handled client presentations, consultant discussions and designed product design samples.
Interpersonal CommunicationDesign Thinking

Architectural association

Visiting School India Member

Jul 2017Aug 2017 · 1 mo · Bangalore Urban, Karnataka, India

  • Member at a hands-on multidisciplinary school with students and designers from across the world. A mix of tangible and intangible notions of Indian construction, culture and building.

Education

TU Delft | Industrial Design Engineering

Master of Science - MSc — Strategic Product Design

Aug 2022Aug 2024

CMR University

Bachelor's degree — Architecture

Jan 2015Jan 2020

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