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Carnegie Mellon University

Pratt Institute

DIS - Study Abroad

Syracuse University

Product Design Lead at Catalant Technologies, GHC Mentor, MIT COV-19 Challenge Winner

Boston, Massachusetts, United States

Catalant Technologies

Product Design Lead

Senior Product Designer & Researcher

Wayfair

UX Researcher & Product Designer

Led 4 members through 8 months of research using multiple methods, including a synthesis of 500+ insights to optimize treasury management procure-to-pay for PNC; validated designs through user testing at a PNC conference in Baltimore.Created strategy and research plans along with weekly presentations communicating findings and providing recommendations that established consensus across stakeholders and drove client communication. Led design sprints based on themes that emerged from generative research, built a component library and designed final flows.

Research Lead & Design Strategist (Contract)

Conducted, coded and synthesized studies to measure effects of biosignals on social interactions online and in virtual reality.

Virtual Reality Research Assistant: eHeart Lab

Led a team of 4 engineers, ops, and creatives to research, design and develop an online artist platform with digital profiles for 60 independent artists; efforts increased artist revenue by 150% within the first month.Conducted 150 contextual interviews, managed guerrilla research at trade shows, analyzed usability tests and conducted A/B tests.

Stappu

Co-Founder, Product Design Manager (Design Director)

Mobilized and empowered communities to increase sustainable practices and collaborate with the local government through participatory design workshops, a fellowship training and creation of educational civics curriculum for schools.

Haiyya: Organize for Action

Design & Communications Manager

Developed & designed the organization brand, logo and marketing collateral

Cuddles Foundation

Freelance Designer Consultant

Researched and developed extracurricular programs that complement in-class development and provide access to holistic education that mitigates inequity. Negotiated sponsors for execution. Programs were replicated by other fellows and reached 1500 students within the year.Taught core subject to 70 kids everyday across 2 gradesCreated and trained the first girls and 2 boys football team in the school. Teams reached the semi finals, a student was sent on a scholarship to train with a professional team.

Teach For India

Fellow

Designed & presented sample boards to clients to display ambience of interiors, including exclusive carpet design

KEO International Consultants

Junior Interior Designer

Initiated, developed and managed relationships with high profile trade clients with +50K accounts

Kanika Khosla

Kanika Khosla