from birth till now

1992
Attended Spanish
Immersion School

2006
Pursued engineering at the
University of Minnesota


2009
Co-founded student group
to build wind turbines
Co-founded my first
start-up in India


2011
Pivoted to design school and took first IDEO-taught class
First design concept
considered patentable by P&G

Design highlighted
in FastCompany


2013
Featured in a USA
Network commercial
Led first co-innovation workshop with executives

Product launch led to
+18M Twitter impressions

2017
Taught first studio design course to undergraduates
i am a designer at the intersection of human needs and technological capabilities.

WORK EXPERIENCE
PLANT GENETICS RESEARCHER
University of Minnesota | 2006 - 2011
ENGINEERING TECHNICIAN
U.S. Dept. of Interior | 2009
DESIGN INSTRUCTOR
Intel Corp. | 2012
INTERACTION DESIGNER
Oracle Health Sciences | 2013
EXPERIENCE DESIGNER
SAP Design | 2013 - 2015
SENIOR EXPERIENCE DESIGNER
SAP Design | 2015 - 2016
ADJUNCT LECTURER
Northwestern University | 2017 - Present
SENIOR DESIGN LEAD
SAP Design | Present
ABILITIES
HUMAN-CENTERED DESIGN
I leverage my human-centered design toolbox to re-frame problems, imagine new possibilities, and rally stakeholders.
SHAPING DESIGN CULTURE
I have experience driving hiring and new talent development while providing mentorship to junior team members and running programs to build high-performance design teams.
STORYTELLING
I use visual storytelling to connect people with ideas, at a human level. I am a self-made communications designer.
TECHNICAL DESIGN SKILLS
Adobe Creative Suite // Premier Pro // Axure // Keynote For Prototyping // Arduino


EDUCATION
UNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTA
B.S. Civil Engineering
College of Science and Engineering // Minneapolis // 2011
NORTHWESTERN UNIVERSITY
M.S. Engineering Design & Innovation
Segal Design Institute // Evanston // 2012
HONORS & AWARDS
ACARA VENTURE COMPETITION WINNER
Acara Institute // 2010
DYSON SCHOLAR
James Dyson Foundation // 2012
KELLOGG INNOVATION NETWORK GLOBAL PRIZE
Kellogg School of Management // 2012
FEATURED IN USA NETWORK COMMERCIAL
USA Network Character With A Cause Initiative // 2013
JAMES DYSON AWARD NATIONAL WINNER
James Dyson Foundation // 2013
CORE 77 AWARD
Core 77 - For Strategy & Research, Service Design // 2017
IDEA AWARD BRONZE
International Design Excellence Awards - For Design Strategy // 2017
* I've also been honored in having my past work featured in FastCompany, Mashable, PSFK, Chicago Sun Times, Motherboard
