I am a research-oriented and versatile Design Professional with 6 years of solid academic/ consultancy experience. Having started in academia (IIITDM Jabalpur), I transitioned through independent consultancy and freelance projects; thereafter worked with the lighting industry with Andslite in Product development, Instruction Design and I have culminated this journey to become an Assistant Professor with MIT Avantika University. A humanist Design evangelist, I have proven competencies and skills in User Research, Human-Machine Interaction, Design thinking, Solution Design (POC) involving IoT/VR, Creative thought-building, mentorship of Start-ups, and Academic and curriculum advisory. Currently, I am also the coordinator for the Online Learning Management System(LMS) called Canvas for the School of Design. The Design field has changed over the years from the simple communication of uni-dimensional to the most interactive medium and all-pervasive medium, and I have kept myself at the forefront of that change - most importantly, I have continued to improve myself. I have been giving back to my core Design discipline for the past 5 years through training and educating young design professionals in my school, thus helping to create the design generation that will be able to meet future demands of the industry. I am passionate about exploring the possibilities of Design and have ongoing projects related to Sustainable UX, the future of education, and interactive digital transformation. Reach out to me for: • Consultancy projects in User Research, HMI, Solution Design, and HCI • Speaking and Training assignments in Design thinking; Responsible UX, Faculty training (Design), and future scope Design curricula. • Teaching assignments in Interaction Design –HMI, Interaction design in VR, User Research, Design theory, Problem statement to prototyping