About me
A multi- disciplinary designer, UX/UI researcher and designer who has been involved in several things at a time. 9+ years ago I started my journey as an entrepreneur and started my own design studio and a Travel start-up. Later worked with several MNC’s, National & State governments, and start-ups where I worked as a consultant, multi-disciplinary designer, researcher, and lead strategist and had a chance to work on a wide variety of projects such as branding, books & publications, games, applications, interiors, films, events and much more. Soon I started my journey as an academician and was associated with multiple reputed universities as a Design professor and have taught more than 5000+ students and faculties and public speaker. I have extensively worked on creating curriculum, strategies for corporates, multi-platform applications, and leading project teams. With a good amount of work experience, my motto in life is to learn and evolve everyday.
UX/UI Designer and Researcher
Corporate trainer – Design Thinking, UX/UI, Soft Skills
Independent Design Consultant
Brands I worked with
My work Experience
2019- 2022
- Strategy design, team lead and product management for the LMS platform.
- Curriculum design and execution for corporate, bachelor’s and master’s students. FDP design for 5000+ CBSE teachers pan India
- Lead and mentored 200+ UX/UI projects and 20+ Thesis research projects out of which 6 won various awards.
- I was Co-Chairperson at International Conference on Media, Communication & Design (ICMCD-2021)at Jagran Lakecity University, Bhopal which was in collaboration with London College of Communication, University of Arts London and Universidad Camilo José Cela, Spain.
- Designed and executed training for corporates like Cognizant, HP, IBM and so on.
- Taught design and research to 5000+ students and professionals
2013- 2020
Nuts India is a design studio based out of Dehradun that helps corporates/MNCs, government, start-ups, and NGOs design solutions. We specialise in UX/UI, branding, animation, films, publications and books, illustrations, packaging design and much more. With an experience of over 8+ years, we have worked with multiple renowned organisations such as Bain & Co., DSM (Sight and Life), TEDx India, Kyoorious Design, Milk Basket, Uttarakhand Government, Rajnath Singh Government, Arunachal Government, PSBT, Youth Alliance of India, OYO rooms, Bla Bla cars and many many more to name them all.
- Strategy & communication design for 50+ MNCs and Startups
- Built the first Smart Book for Uttarakhand Government
- Worked on interiors, packaging, publication, events and film projects along with app strategy and design.
2017- Present
- Lead strategist, content designer and executed corporate training for 18 UX professionals at Cognizant, India for 2 months. The professionals are currently working at Cognizant as UX and product designers
- Corporate trainer for HP Global where I taught design Thinking and UX/UI design to 100+ professionals such as Partners, general managers, sales executives, managers and many employees with 40-2 years of experience.
- Empowering Transgender community to get jobs at world’s top companies such as Goldman Sachs, JP Morgan, HP, HCL, Accenture, Wipro, Amazon and many more. Bridging the employability gap between the LGBTQ community and Corporates.
Helping Trans Genders with –
– Corporate roles and responsibility
– Communication and analytics skills
– Leadership and management skills
– Adapt to the trans-inclusive culture
– Technical skills, life skills and have a problem-solving approach Soft skills training for Thought works and Wells Fargo in association with Periferry
2015- 2016
- 1 Million + downloads, 4 Star rating on App store, available on Android and IOS, available in Gurgaon, Pune, Bangalore, Jaipur and 3 more cities.
- Designed the branding and marketing strategy for Milkbasket
- Launched the app and website and it is now at a valuation of over 500 crores after being acquired by Reliance.
- The brainchild behind the brand image and went from home to home for research and while launching the application in 2015.
2018- 2019
- Lead and mentored 100+ UX/UI projects and 20+ Thesis research projects out of which 6 won various awards.
- My students are currently working at companies like EY, Deloitte, Collins Aerospace, Thales and many more.
- Set up the UX design department and lead the curriculum and academic responsibilities by mentoring 200+ students and training 20+ faculties.
- Faculty of design in the architecture department of Dehradun Institute of Technology. Conducting classes and workshops for User Experience/ User Interaction design, Interior design, photography, visualisation and softwares.
2019- 2020
- I worked as a visiting faculty at the Doon University, School of Design. Executing design projects for Advanced Typography and Branding for the Communication Design students.
- Planning and conducting engagement programme in design thinking and material exploration for a batch of 120+ students who are students of School of Design.
2014 – 2016
- Planned, marketed, designed and executed India’s first and the only commercial CARAVAN ROUND TRIP from Delhi to Ladakh
- Planned and executed India’s first no itinerary trip to Jaisalmer
- Designed the first only public transport trip to Chitkul
The SquareTrip is an offline community of part-time travelers who inspire and empower other travel enthusiasts to explore the unknown.
We believe that the true essence of traveling lies in discovering unknown places with unknown people under unknown circumstances. So to be the change we wished to see in the world, all of us paused our daily routine and started exploring the magic of unknown.
From getting stuck in Gulmarg snow at minus thirty degrees to walking on sinking Thar sand at plus fifty, from getting trapped in a brothel near Sunderbans to breaking and entering an empty house in Zanskar Valley, from diving far away from the beaches of Goa to jumping off cliffs in Rishikesh, we have proudly mastered the art of handling the unknown.
2013- 2014
- Designed the branding and merchandise for Appu Ghar
- Photography, brochures and marketing collaterals for the online and offline store.
2012- 2013
- Planned and executed one of its kind light photography space at NH1 and were sponsored by Bacardi
- Designed Music for Maa, a Ganga Festival website funded by the government of India
2019- Present
- Strategy design, team lead and product management for the LMS platform.
- Curriculum design and execution for corporate, bachelor’s and master’s students. FDP design for 5000+ CBSE teachers pan India
- Lead and mentored 200+ UX/UI projects and 20+ Thesis research projects out of which 6 won various awards.
- I was Co-Chairperson at International Conference on Media, Communication & Design (ICMCD-2021)at Jagran Lakecity University, Bhopal which was in collaboration with London College of Communication, University of Arts London and Universidad Camilo José Cela, Spain.
- Designed and executed training for corporates like Cognizant, HP, IBM and so on.
- Taught design and research to 5000+ students and professionals
2013- Present
Nuts India is a design studio based out of Dehradun that helps corporates/MNCs, government, start-ups, and NGOs design solutions. We specialise in UX/UI, branding, animation, films, publications and books, illustrations, packaging design and much more. With an experience of over 8+ years, we have worked with multiple renowned organisations such as Bain & Co., DSM (Sight and Life), TEDx India, Kyoorious Design, Milk Basket, Uttarakhand Government, Rajnath Singh Government, Arunachal Government, PSBT, Youth Alliance of India, OYO rooms, Bla Bla cars and many many more to name them all.
- Strategy & communication design for 50+ MNCs and Startups
- Built the first Smart Book for Uttarakhand Government
- Worked on interiors, packaging, publication, events and film projects along with app strategy and design.
2017- Present
- Lead strategist, content designer and executed corporate training for 18 UX professionals at Cognizant, India for 2 months. The professionals are currently working at Cognizant as UX and product designers
- Corporate trainer for HP Global where I taught design Thinking and UX/UI design to 100+ professionals such as Partners, general managers, sales executives, managers and many employees with 40-2 years of experience.
- Empowering Transgender community to get jobs at world’s top companies such as Goldman Sachs, JP Morgan, HP, HCL, Accenture, Wipro, Amazon and many more. Bridging the employability gap between the LGBTQ community and Corporates.
Helping Trans Genders with –
– Corporate roles and responsibility
– Communication and analytics skills
– Leadership and management skills
– Adapt to the trans-inclusive culture
– Technical skills, life skills and have a problem-solving approach Soft skills training for Thought works and Wells Fargo in association with Periferry
2015- 2016
- 1 Million + downloads, 4 Star rating on App store, available on Android and IOS, available in Gurgaon, Pune, Bangalore, Jaipur and 3 more cities.
- Designed the branding and marketing strategy for Milkbasket
- Launched the app and website and it is now at a valuation of over 500 crores after being acquired by Reliance.
- The brainchild behind the brand image and went from home to home for research and while launching the application in 2015.
2018- 2019
- Lead and mentored 100+ UX/UI projects and 20+ Thesis research projects out of which 6 won various awards.
- My students are currently working at companies like EY, Deloitte, Collins Aerospace, Thales and many more.
- Set up the UX design department and lead the curriculum and academic responsibilities by mentoring 200+ students and training 20+ faculties.
- Faculty of design in the architecture department of Dehradun Institute of Technology. Conducting classes and workshops for User Experience/ User Interaction design, Interior design, photography, visualisation and softwares.
2019- 2020
- I worked as a visiting faculty at the Doon University, School of Design. Executing design projects for Advanced Typography and Branding for the Communication Design students.
- Planning and conducting engagement programme in design thinking and material exploration for a batch of 120+ students who are students of School of Design.
2014 – 2016
- Planned, marketed, designed and executed India’s first and the only commercial CARAVAN ROUND TRIP from Delhi to Ladakh
- Planned and executed India’s first no itinerary trip to Jaisalmer
- Designed the first only public transport trip to Chitkul
The SquareTrip is an offline community of part-time travelers who inspire and empower other travel enthusiasts to explore the unknown.
We believe that the true essence of traveling lies in discovering unknown places with unknown people under unknown circumstances. So to be the change we wished to see in the world, all of us paused our daily routine and started exploring the magic of unknown.
From getting stuck in Gulmarg snow at minus thirty degrees to walking on sinking Thar sand at plus fifty, from getting trapped in a brothel near Sunderbans to breaking and entering an empty house in Zanskar Valley, from diving far away from the beaches of Goa to jumping off cliffs in Rishikesh, we have proudly mastered the art of handling the unknown.
2013- 2014
- Designed the branding and merchandise for Appu Ghar
- Photography, brochures and marketing collaterals for the online and offline store.
2012- 2013
- Planned and executed one of its kind light photography space at NH1 and were sponsored by Bacardi
- Designed Music for Maa, a Ganga Festival website funded by the government of India
Education and certification
Neuromarketing certification
UX/UI Design professional Certification
2020 – Microsoft
Bachelors Communication Design
- Primary school
- Secondary school
- High School, ISCE Board
- Class 12th, ISC Board
Softwares
