Varun Manocha

UX Designer

Bengaluru, Karnataka, India10 yrs 10 mos experience
Highly Stable

Key Highlights

  • Multidisciplinary experience in UX and industrial design.
  • Expertise in user research and experience design.
  • Proven track record in educational product development.
Stackforce AI infers this person is a multidisciplinary Experience Designer with a focus on UX and educational technology.

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Skills

Core Skills

User Experience Design (ued)User ResearchExperience DesignProduct Design3d Technology

Other Skills

User InterviewsQuestionnaire DesignCustomer Journey MappingWireframingTechnical TrainingContent DevelopmentUsability TestingDesign ResearchErgonomicsFinite Element AnalysisEngineeringRapid PrototypingProduct Development3D PrintingResearch

About

A well rounded multidisciplinary Experience Designer, I thrive in an environment where I'm required to don multiple hats and join many dots. My interests lie in user research, industrial design, systems thinking, experience design (UX/AX/CX), service design and 3D technology. I'm fascinated by human behaviour.

Experience

10 yrs 10 mos
Total Experience
2 yrs 10 mos
Average Tenure
2 yrs 2 mos
Current Experience

Ibm

User Experience Designer

Apr 2024Present · 2 yrs 1 mo · Bengaluru, Karnataka, India

Incedo inc.

User Experience Designer

May 2022Mar 2024 · 1 yr 10 mos · Bengaluru, Karnataka, India · Hybrid

  • End-to-end UX research and design for digital transformation, tackling complex use-cases across Telecom, Wealth Management / Financial Services and Product Engineering domains.
User InterviewsQuestionnaire DesignCustomer Journey MappingWireframingProduct DesignUser Experience Design (UED)+1

The design village

Visiting Faculty

Sep 2019May 2022 · 2 yrs 8 mos · Noida Area, India

  • As a part time visiting faculty, I conducted courses related to Design for Mobility—future studies and automotive experience design—in addition to providing mentorship to final year students for their degree projects.

Incubis consultants (india) pl

Senior Designer

Feb 2019May 2022 · 3 yrs 3 mos · Gurgaon / Remote

  • Multidisciplinary Design Agency experience focused on a broad spectrum of projects encompassing design + systems thinking, user research, experience design / CX, industrial design, NPD, design engineering, branding and retail strategy.
  • My role was hands-on and required me to take end-to-end ownership of the design process — from initial research through conceptualization, till final execution.
  • Design Research methodology comprised a mix of both primary and secondary approaches including survey/questionnaire design, stakeholder interviews, field immersions, mystery audits, competitor benchmarking and trend analysis.
  • Employing a research-backed user-centric design thinking approach, we advised clients on compelling business strategies, coupled with impactful design interventions, to boost brand visibility and market share.
User InterviewsQuestionnaire DesignCustomer Journey MappingUser ResearchExperience Design

3d classworks pte ltd

2 roles

Programme Engineer

Jul 2011Feb 2015 · 3 yrs 7 mos · Singapore

  • 3D ClassWorks was a company that specialised in the use of 3D Technologies for Education.
  • Wore multiple hats on the job: Product Designer, Applications Engineer and Technical Support.
  • Responsible for the design, development and testing/prototyping of products at the core of the company’s proprietary education programmes—which encompassed 3D technology and STEM.
  • Conducted technical training and demonstration of numerous partner products for a diverse customer base, ranging from school students to university lecturers.
  • Crafted content for education programmes/workshops and facilitated their implementation.
  • Gained expertise in an array of 3D and rapid prototyping technologies and their application in education—CAD, CAM, CAE, Laser Cutting and 3D Printing.

Intern

May 2010Jul 2010 · 2 mos · Singapore

  • Set up the company’s Virtual Learning Environment (LMS), and developed complementary courseware, as part of a team effort.
  • Developed content for company's proprietary education programmes.
  • Assisted in training and implementation of education programmes and workshops at the secondary school level.

Anthroplace consulting pvt ltd

Intern

May 2009Jul 2009 · 2 mos · Kolkata Area, India

  • Conducted research and mapped resources of companies, for various software technologies.
  • Assisted with recruitment processes for company’s clients, including candidate search, screening and liaison.

Education

National Institute of Design

Master of Design (M.Des.) — Industrial Design (Transportation and Automobile Design)

Jan 2015Jan 2018

Fachhochschule Hannover

Product Design

Jan 2016Jan 2017

National University of Singapore

Bachelor of Engineering (B.Eng.)(Honours) — Mechanical Engineering

Jan 2007Jan 2011

Sishya School

Indian School Certificate Examination (ISCE) — Science

Jan 1996Jan 2007

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