Monica Bhyrappa — Product Designer
Industrial Designer passionate about designing thoughtful, human-centered products that merge technology, usability, and aesthetics. Skilled in leading consumer research, driving qualitative and quantitative research, ethnographic study and usability testing through interviews and surveys. Passionate about driving design opportunities through research insights and improve user experience. At The Coca-Cola Company, I helped drive design opportunities by leading consumer research for a $3M equipment program, conducting qualitative research across 5 countries. Defined the design consistency of future dispensed equipment, leading ideation and CAD development, prototype execution, and global design language systems that unify brand identity across millions of units worldwide. Previously, I designed inclusive technology and sustainable consumer products for Bose, Logitech, and Braun, where I learned to bridge the gap between research insights and manufacturable solutions. Areas of focus: User Research and Usability testing | Equipment & appliance design | Consumer electronics | CMF strategy | Human-centered & inclusive design | Sustainable product systems | Design for Manufacturing (DFM) | Trend forecasting | Prototyping | Design storytelling
Stackforce AI infers this person is a Consumer Electronics Industrial Designer with expertise in user-centered design and prototyping.
Location: Salt Lake City, Utah, United States
Experience: 1 yr 6 mos
Skills
- Design For Manufacturing
- Consumer Research
- Consumer Electronics
- Prototyping
- Usability Testing
- Design Engineering
- User-centered Design
- Design Research
- Communication
Career Highlights
- Led global consumer research for Coca-Cola's $3M equipment program.
- Designed user-centric products for leading brands like Bose and Logitech.
- Expert in bridging research insights with manufacturable solutions.
Work Experience
Skullcandy Inc.
Industrial Designer II (5 mos)
The Coca-Cola Company
Industrial Designer (1 yr 1 mo)
Bose Corporation
Industrial Designer (3 mos)
Logitech
ID/CMF Designer (2 mos)
Procter & Gamble
Industrial Designer, Braun (4 mos)
Tata Elxsi
Industrial Designer (2 mos)
Education
Master's degree at Rhode Island School of Design
Collaborative student research at Brown University
Bachelor of design (B.Des) at National Institute of Design
High School at Vanavani Matriculation Higher Secondary School