I design products, services and interactions.
I am nice. Love beats & adventure.
Currently, Creative Director at R/GA in New York.
I have 11+ years of experience in leading teams and designing digital products & services. I have worked for global clients such as Lincoln Center for the Performing Arts, MasterCard, MTV, Disney, Samsung, Nokia, Microsoft, AARP, Barnes & Noble and Walmart.
I am part of the R/GA Accelerator (powered by Techstars) Services Team that helped launch more than a dozen connected devices and IoT start-ups in 2014 and 2015.
My team's work has been featured at TEDIndia, Fast Company, CES and won several industry awards including 2013 Cannes Silver Lion.
And I'm on the faculty of the undergraduate Graphic Design and Advertising department of the School of Visual Arts in New York. I teach Interaction Design to third and fourth-year students.
I have judged award shows, guest lectured at institutions like Ecole Intuit Lab, IxDA, Girls Who Code and advise young designers on a regular basis.
In my free time, I have volunteered my expertise for non-profits like Question Box, Miracle Project and co-produced live, interactive music events such as 'Sounds of Vienna' and 'Terrabyte' in Los Angeles.
I hold a Masters in Industrial Design from Art Center College of Design, California and a Bachelors in Interior Architecture from CEPT, Ahmedabad, India