About me

Interested in opportunities that will let me design great products for everyone around the world. I am detail-oriented when it counts, and equipped with professional experience from different industries, I can reliably drive myself towards bigger goals. A quick learner who's not scared of experimenting with unconventional approaches to solving a problem.

I am currently working at SharkNinja in Ninja's New Product Development team.

What Can I Do?

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    New Product Development

    Improvise. Adapt. Overcome.

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    Design Ideation

    Brainstorm. Think Fast and Slow.

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    Prototyping

    Can hack a Frankenstein's monster in the machine shop

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    Root-cause Analysis

    Why? Why? Why? Why? Why?

Professional Experience

Resume

Experience

  1. SharkNinja

    Product Design Engineer Co-op

    July 2023 - Present

    • Designed injection molding components with SOLIDWORKS for higher structural strength, better manufacturability, & improved UX, while closely collaborating with global teams from UK and China.
    • Built works-like prototypes using Arduino, sensors, and AC-powered electro-mechanical sub-systems to test and develop novel interaction methods with new product.
    • Led root-cause analysis efforts to track and resolve new consumer product development issues pre-production.
    • Fabricated fixtures and test setups, and utilized various machine shop tools to produce robust and functional prototypes quickly.
    • Supported team with DFM reports, Tolerance stacks, and teardowns of competitor and legacy products.

  2. Mixed-Initiative Design Lab @Texas A&M University

    Graduate Researcher

    Arpil 2022 - December 2022

    • Led design and configuration of hardware for virtual reality object manipulation using IMU sensors to perform VR interaction studies in early-stage design contexts.
    • Enhanced user experience by rigorously testing and modifying user-interfaces and hardware for diverse human-use scenarios, ensuring system reliability across 40+ study participants.

  3. Tata Motors Ltd

    Product Manager

    August 2019 - December 2020

    • Managed CAD reviews & discussed product feasibility with all stakeholders (Quality, Customer & Research teams) as part of New Product Introduction process.
    • EConducted root-cause analysis using FMEA and 5-Why, during prototype vehicle assembly, identifying design and production issues and devising effective short- and long-term solutions.
    • Strategized manufacturing and procurement methods, leading to significant cost savings of approximately INR 40,000 per vehicle (2-3% of cost price).

Education

  1. Master of Science in Mechanical Engineering

    Texas A&M University, College Station TX

    January 2022 - May 2024

    Courses: Advanced Product Design, Multidisciplinary System Design Analysis & Optimisation, Generative Design

  2. Bachelor of Technology in Mechanical Engineering

    Manipal Academy of Higher Education, Manipal KA, India

    July 2015 - July 2019

    Courses: Computer-Aided Engineering, GD&T, Design for Manufacturing & Assy.(DFMA), Finite Element Methods

Skills

  • Product Design: SOLIDWORKS, Rapid Prototyping, Tolerance Stack Analysis, Ansys APDL & Workbench
  • Product Development: PFMEA, DFMA, DOE
  • Programming: Python, Arduino, C#, Unity Engine
  • Others: MS Office Suite, Machine shop tools, Basic Statistical Analysis