from birth till now

Lead first co-innovation workshop with executives

Design featured

in FastCompany

Featured in a USA

Network commercial

First design concept

considered patentable by P&G

My first class taught

by IDEO instructors

Design School @

Segal Design Institute

Co-founded first

start-up in India

Attended Spanish

Immersion School

Design project leads to +18M 

Twitter impressions upon launch

Co-founded student group

to build wind turbines

Pursued Engineering @

University of Minnesota

Attended Spanish Immersion school

Lead first co-innovation workshop with executives

Design featured

in FastCompany

Featured in a USA

Network commercial

First design concept

considered patentable by P&G

My first class taught

by IDEO instructors

Co-founded astudent group to build wind turbines

Co-founded my first

start-up in India

Project launch leads to

+18M Twitter impressions

Pursued Engineering @

University of Minnesota

{i am a designer at the intersection of human needs and technological capabilities}

ABILITIES

EDUCATION

NORTHWESTERN UNIVERSITY

SEGAL DESIGN INSTITUTE | EVANSTON, IL

M.S. Engineering Design & Innovation // 2012

UNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTA

COLLEGE OF SCIENCE AND ENGINEERING | MINNEAPOLIS, MN

Bachelor in Civil Engineering // 2011

SENIOR EXPERIENCE DESIGNER

SAP DESIGN & CO-INNOVATION CENTER // CURRENT

At the Design & Co-Innovation Center we are a global design studio that provides end-to-end design and innovation services backed by SAP technologies. I support enterprise wide innovation and product experience design for SAP's largest strategic customers across 25 industries.

WORK EXPERIENCE

EXPERIENCE DESIGNER

SAP DESIGN & CO-INNOVATION CENTER // FALL 2013 - SPRING 2015

INTERACTION DESIGNER

ORACLE HEALTH SCIENCES // 2013

I worked at the intersection of design strategy and interaction design for over 50 products and services spanning clinical R&D to care delivery and created engaging and delightful experiences that provided meaning to products in Oracle's Healthcare & Life Sciences division.

HUMAN-CENTERED DESIGN

My gradaute program was grounded in design thinking which I now utilize with our clients to re-frame problems, imagine new possibilities for the future and to rally together stakeholders.

INTERNATIONAL LENS

My international project experience has given me a unique lens and an ability to fit problems into context. I have travelled to over 23 countries since 2008.

STORYTELLING

I use visual storytelling to connect people with ideas, at a human level. I am a self-made communications designer and fluent in the Adobe Creative Suite and Axure 

ENGINEERING

I have an engineering background grounded in mechanical design with strong analytical skills. I have experience with CAD, Arduino, and rapid prototyping.

DESIGN INSTRUCTOR

INTEL CORPORATION // SUMMER 2012

As a contract designer for the summer while in graduate school, I taught the human-centered design process and methods to undergraduate engineers interning for Intel’s Ultimate Engineering Experience.

ACCOMPLISHMENTS

JAMES DYSON AWARD NATIONAL WINNER

JAMES DYSON FOUNDATION // 2013

U.S. National Winner for the design of myWater, a product I created which delivers real-time feedback about household water consumption.

KELLOGG INNOVATION NETWORK GLOBAL PRIZE

KELLOGG SCHOOL OF MANAGEMENT // 2012

Our interdisciplinary team attracted over $16K to advance our non-profit venture of mobile pediatric technology in Uganda as finalists for KIN Prize 2012. (Kellogg's $100,000 Action Plan Competition)

ENGINEERING TECHNICIAN

U.S. DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR // 2009

While completing my civil engineering degree, I worked for the U.S. Government performing design cost estimation associated with the Real Property Asset Inventory for the National Wildlife Refuge System valued at just under $3 Billion.

PLANT GENETICS RESEARCHER

MINNESOTA DEPARTMENT OF AGRONOMY & PLANT GENETICS // 2006 - 2011

While completing my Bachelors Degree I worked year-round at a transgenic plant laboratory assisting in research and gene mapping of barley and wheat populations - RNA/DNA extraction, PCR Animation, tissue cultures, fieldwork. 

ACARA CHALLENGE VENTURE COMPETITION WINNER

ACARA INSTITUTE // 2010

Our social venture BioServ was named the Clean Energy

Winner and received funding to launch our venture in India.