Nikhil G.

Experience

• Industrial Designer Taylor Creative Inc · Full-time Sep 2018 – Mar 2020 1 yrs 6 mos New York, NY, United States • Designed high-end furniture curated for contemporary styles and modern aesthetic to events like social gatherings, corporate launches, and more.
  • Designed packaging and storage solutions for shipping out furniture.
  • Maintained Engineering drawings and Bill of Materials for manufacturing and coordinated with technicians.
  • Designed and Developed Business Process Automation software applications to improve in-house business workflows and user experience.
• Industrial Designer Thomas Jefferson University Hospitals · Contract Jan 2017 – Aug 2018 1 yrs 7 mos Philadelphia, PA, United States • Worked on improving hand hygiene practices by design thinking & research involving various stakeholders, following the user-centered design process.
  • Worked on product ideation, design, prototyping, creation, and testing through the manufacturing process.
  • Participated in research across all design phases including user interviews and surveys, usability testing the prototypes, analyzed the feedback to improve the design direction and user experience.
  • Rapid prototyped aesthetic models and functional models for the proof of concept and various stakeholder meetings.
  • Collaborated with manufacturers and vendors to reduce project costs using innovative manufacturing processes while meeting the design intent.
• Industrial Designer Veikkaus Oy · Freelance Jan 2016 – May 2016 4 mos Philadelphia, PA, United States • Developed a new gaming terminal to be used in a modern arcade environment combining gaming with entertainment and social life to provide a highly entertaining and unique gaming experience.
  • Participated in user research along the design process including surveys, and interviews to improve the design of the console.
  • Worked in a multi-disciplinary team of Designers and Engineers to materialize the Graphic and Industrial design of the game and the console.