Glad to meet you. I'm Akash. I use research & design strategies to creatively solve complex problems & help businesses grow

Selected Case Studies

Published Academic Research

HEALTHCARE

Designing for Families as Adaptive Systems: Collaborative Emotional Support and Resilience in the Children's Hospital 

CHI EA '22: Extended Abstracts of the 2022 CHI Conference on Human Factors in Computing Systems

HEALTHCARE

"I feel like I need to split myself in half": Using role theory to design for parents as caregiving teams in the children's hospital

CSCW'22 Companion: Companion Publication of the 2022 Conference on Computer Supported Cooperative Work and Social Computing

TECHNOLOGY

Contextual Inquiry Related to Cab Booking: Using Uber and Ola Cabs in India

Digital Literacy and Socio-Cultural Acceptance of ICT in Developing Countries, Springer International Publishing

HEALTHCARE

A Multi-site Pilot Study of a Parent-centered Tool to Promote Shared Decision-making in Hypospadias Care

Journal of Pediatric Urology

My Strengths

Design Advocacy

I design with empathy and advocate for design-centered solutions using strong rationale based on data, market trends and user research

Communication

I communicate user experience & design intent effectively through all stages of the design process by creating the required UX deliverables

Promptitude

I possess excellent time management & organizational skills to handle multiple projects concurrently while working in an agile work environment

Collaboration

I invest in building strong relationships bringing genuine curiosity and a strong desire to continuously learn and grow

What People I Worked With Say...

I had the pleasure of having Akash as a UX Designer Intern on my team for nearly a year. I highly recommend him for UX work. Akash is an exceptional designer who uses his analytical thought process to make user-driven design decisions. When working on new experiences he always put the user first. He not only possesses a great understanding of user experience but also has the drive to continually perfect his craft, a lifelong learner. Akash solves problems with enthusiasm and passion. His work ethic inspires others, and he is an excellent team player. For these reasons, I would highly recommend him for UX Design roles."

Connor Nash

Global Experience Analytics Manager at Securitas Technology

Akash was a student in my 500-level “IoT Design and Business Innovation” course, a project-based class working directly with two industrial partners during the fall 2021 semester. Akash’s work with Rolls Royce Aviation and Schneider Electric demonstrated outstanding skills in design thinking, creative problem solving, and visual design, applied to the design of two distinct and innovative business model solutions. He is equally adept in the world of IIoT with Rolls Royce as well as Schneider's focus on residential energy monitoring and management, applied specifically to new home construction. His leadership skills are outstanding and collaborates extremely well with his fellow student team members, his client's, and their customers. He’s a mature, focused, and sincere young designer."

Lou Lenzi

Professor of Practice, Indiana University

Akash has strong problem solving and task management skills. He is proactive and asks questions to identify next steps. He is punctual and delivers high quality work. I worked with him on short term projects, a long term project under an NSF funded study, and as a graduate ambassador. In all these roles he was responsible and had outstanding performance. He has experience in conducting design sessions and using human centered methods. His design thinking skills and ability to empathize with participants makes him proficient in turning the research findings into design recommendations. In addition, he has a lot of experience in design ideation and is competent using visual design tools such as figma. As a graduate ambassador he held multiple sessions and invited top designers in industry to webinars to inform graduate students at our school. He can manage multiple tasks and roles at the same time and can be an asset to any team that values design and user experience."

Dr. Sarah Nikkhah

User Experience Researcher at Eli Lilly and Company

Akash brings to all of his activity’s energy, enthusiasm, and commitment. This is to be expected in any successful member of an entrepreneurial organization, and in this regard, Akash fits in really well. Be it in the designing of intricate and complex systems, the attention to detail of a user interface experience, or the establishment of best practices with an emerging technology, Akash consistently delivers high-quality designs for our organization. While Akash is a relatively a junior member of our organization as measured by tenure, he has quickly established himself as a go-to person in the designing domain. He has been ever-willing to work with members of our organization to share his knowledge and expertise, most notably as a mentor to juniors and interns joining our organization."

Sanjyot Shah

Founder & CEO at BrainoidTech

Open Innovation Challenges

(1ST PLACE)

Covid-19 Challenge

(2ND PLACE: FAN ENGMT)

AT&T 5G Sports Hackathon

(1ST PLACE)

Indy Civic Hackathon

(HONORABLE MENTION) 

CDC Cancer-free Challenge

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