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I am a master’s student in design engineering at Harvard and MIT. I am passionate about designing interventions to tackle unmet healthcare needs in developing countries.

I co-founded a healthcare innovation startup, dVerse Labs, and launched a certified device across hospitals in India before joining Harvard. I am interested in developing human-centered medical devices that improve patient outcomes.

In addition to my healthcare work, I have a passion for STEM and design education and enjoy mentoring students in creating impactful interventions. I also freelance as a children’s book illustrator and enjoy illustrating. 

In my free time, you can find me trekking in the mountains, jogging, baking, playing my ukulele, illustrating children's books, or reading books. 

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Experience

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Co-Founder, dVerse Labs

March 2020-March 2022

We are developing disruptive technologies to prevent hospital-acquired infections. My role transcends between design and business.

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Mentor, ReImagine India

June 2020-Sept 2020

I facilitated children to reimagine the education system and UNICEF has recognized our project as one of the Top 30 most Inspiring Ideas of Change. I also helped illustrate the stories.

Design intern, IIT Hyderabad
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Jan 2020-March 2020

I was involved in designing a card game that would help high school students get an understanding of the multitude of career choices and make a better decision

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Design intern and strategist
Briota Technologies

Jan 2019-Aug 2019

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Design intern
Sohum Innovation Lab

June 2019 - July 2019

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Industrial Design intern
TEQZO COnsulting

June 2018 - July 2018

Experience

Achievements

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COVID-19 grant winner

Led a team of designers and engineers in the healthcare track where the challenge was to ensure safety and wellbeing of the frontline healthcare workers.

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Paper publication in the International Conference on Research into Design 2021

Research paper published in the book Design for Tomorrow

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Design For Change- UNICEF inspiring idea of change Mentor

Mentored the winning team of school students as a part of the Reimagine India hackathon.

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Best Designer Award,
TEQZO Consulting
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Facilitator
Biomimicry workshop

Co-facilitated a design workshop at IISc on deriving inspiration from nature for design

Achievements

Education

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Bachelor's in Product Design
PES University

2016-2020

Received the CNR Rao Merit Scholarship through 4 consecutive years for being among the top 20% of the class.

Hackathons

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Reimagine Waste, IISc

Designed solutions to encourage people to take up Rainwater harvesting

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STEAM School 2017
Maker's Asylum

Received 100% scholarship for STEAM School, a ten-day collaborative problem-solving program where we came up with solutions for the UN SDGs. Our projects were displayed at the UNESCO Tech 2017 Conference.

Education
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