Naren Sridhar, Ph.D.,

Associate Partner

Bengaluru, Karnataka, India16 yrs experience

Key Highlights

  • Expert in leading user research initiatives.
  • Proven track record in Design Thinking workshops.
  • Strong background in product design and management.
Stackforce AI infers this person is a User Experience Research Specialist with a focus on Design and Product Development.

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Skills

Core Skills

Design StrategyUser ResearchProduct Design

Other Skills

Design ThinkingUX trainingQualitative ResearchDesign ResearchIndustrial DesignConcept DevelopmentService DesignResearch DesignDesign for ManufacturingRapid PrototypingConcept GenerationSketchingConcept DesignDesign Management

About

A creative soul with a strong academic and work experience striving for greater impact, responsibility and influence in the research and design industry.

Experience

16 yrs
Total Experience
2 yrs 1 mo
Average Tenure
1 yr 6 mos
Current Experience

Verizon

Associate Director

Oct 2024Present · 1 yr 6 mos · Bengaluru, Karnataka, India

Jpmorgan chase & co.

VP - User Research

Jun 2023Nov 2024 · 1 yr 5 mos · Hybrid

Atlassian

User Research Manager

Feb 2021Jul 2023 · 2 yrs 5 mos

Flipkart

User Research Lead at Flipkart

Dec 2019Feb 2021 · 1 yr 2 mos

Srishti institute of art, design and technology

Teaching Faculty

Jun 2019Dec 2019 · 6 mos · Bengaluru Area, India

Self employed

Restauranteur

Jan 2019Nov 2019 · 10 mos · Bengaluru Area, India

Quicksand design studio

User Research Manager

Aug 2018Dec 2018 · 4 mos · Bengaluru, Karnataka, India

Bosch india

User Research Lead and UX Trainer at Robert Bosch Inc

Sep 2014Aug 2018 · 3 yrs 11 mos

  • Leading different UX projects in service design, communications design and UI design domains. An expert qualitative user research consultant for projects.
  • Also, heading the training team in the UX studio and successfully completed over 40 global 'Design Thinking' workshops.

Cks

User Experience Research Consultant

Mar 2011May 2011 · 2 mos · Bengaluru Area, India

  • Research consultant for 'Asian Paints - ColourNext' project

Dimensions design house

Design Manager

Mar 2001Jan 2006 · 4 yrs 10 mos · Bengaluru Area, India

  • Client management, design research, planning and management of product design projects from design to developement

Education

The University of Huddersfield

Doctor of Philosophy (PhD)

Jan 2011Jan 2018

The University of Salford

Master of Science (MSc) — Design Management

Jan 2007Jan 2009

Coventry University

Master of Science (MSc) — New Product Design

Jan 2005Jan 2007

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