True story-
Recruiter: “Nigel, your resume is all over the place…I don’t know which box to put it in.”
Me: “That’s alright. I’m an out-of-the-box kind of person.”
At the core, I am a maker. Whether it is making new business models through human-centered design, or making prototypes out of cardboard, I find it deeply fulfilling to discover value, critically develop ideas and bring them to life.
As a result of attending 8 schools until 8th grade and working in different countries, I'm very comfortable with ambiguity and can quickly adapt to new environments and cultures.
My strengths lie in distilling research to discover insights and value drivers, and translating them to actionable solutions through design synthesis.
I am as handy with a band saw as I am with a mouse and sharpie, and enjoy making quick prototypes to test out ideas during sprints.
Curiously, I have a broad range of interests with varying depths of knowledge in each.
Skills
DESIGN
User Research. Insight Mining. Communication. Workshop/Sprint Planning + Execution. Prototyping.
BUSINESS
Market Research. Business Analytics. Innovation. Strategy. Marketing.
SOFTWARE
Illustrator. InDesign. Photoshop. Excel. Rhinoceros. Keyshot. InVision.
OTHER
Technology. Music. Cooking. Photography. Science.
education
MASTER OF DESIGN
Institute of Design. Illinois Institute of Technology. Chicago. May 2018.
MASTER OF BUSINESS ADMINISTRATION
Stuart School of Business. Illinois Institute of Technology.
Chicago. May 2018.
BACHELOR OF ENGINEERING
Mechanical Engineering. RV College of Engineering.
Bangalore. May 2011.
EXPERIENCE
CUSTOMER INSIGHTS INTERN | CERTAINTEED
User Research. Jun - Aug 2017. Philadelphia
STRATEGY & INNOVATION INTERN | FAR EASTERN GROUP
Design Strategy + UX. May - Jun 2017. Taipei
FREELANCE CONSULTING
Communication Design. Nov 2014 - May 2015. Bangalore
CREATIVE CONSULTING | PURPLEMANGO
Branding + Communication. Mar - Nov 2014. Bangalore
MARKET RESEARCH | DEFIANCE TECHNOLOGIES
Research + Strategy. Aug - Dec 2013. Bangalore
OPERATIONS MANAGEMENT | FLIPKART
Systems Design. Sep 2011 - Mar 2013. Bangalore
ACCOLADES
STUART SCHOOL SCHOLARSHIP 2015-2018.
WIND TURBINE DESIGN 2011. Nominated for best undergraduate engineering project in state.
HEWLETT-PACKARD + YOUTUBE ADVERTISING CONTEST. 2010. Placed 3rd internationally, out of 1600 entries.