EDUCATION

Bachelors in Product Design // 2010National Institute of Design, India

Study Abroad in Germany // 2008 -2009Pforzheim School of Design The Young India Fellowship //2012-13A residential Liberal Arts program

UX Certification // 2015 Usability training-Nielsen Norman Group

Graphic & Web Design Certificate // 2015 UCSD Extension – One year Professional Program (Expected)

User Experience Design Certificate // 2015 UCSD Extension – One year Professional Program (Expected)

WORK EXPERIENCE

STUDIO-X MUMBAI // 2012-2013Design ResearcherA Columbia University initiative, with research focusing on urban villages within large cities

PRIMUS DESIGN INC. // 2011 - 2012Product DesignerDesigned products such as a surgical pipette, safety mask, their website and portfolio

H.K. INDUSTRIES // 2010UI Design InternInterface design of a control panel for the Indian Railways Traction Machine Workshop

PIERLITE INDIA // 2009Product Design InternDesigning Street-light Luminaire Design for Class B roads and Landscape Lighting

LIVE PROJECTS

Craft-Research Project Summer-Elective on ‘Haathmaag’ Craft by the Dhangars, Malpur village, India

Sports Mobility Project Funded by Dassault Systems (France) at Pforzheim University, Germany

Lake Beautification Project Systems Design team with the City of Vadodara Office, India

Documentary film Project On systemic change at Tihar Jail, the largest prison in Southeast Asia.

ORGANIZATIONS & RECOGNITION

DAAD ScholarshipStudy Abroad Scholarship to Germany

Ratan Tata Merit ScholarshipFor academic excellence of 1st year in Undergraduate program

Shankar’s International CompetitionGold medal for Painting

Villeroy & Boch: ‘Future of the Bath’ Winning design-concept

Microsoft Innovate for Good member Youthspark candidate on ideas for Social change.

Mingei International Museum - San DiegoVolunteer on Family Sundays

AIGAActive member of the students chapter

SKILLS

UX

Axure

User Interface Design

User Personas

Content Strategy

Usability testing

Human Factors

WEB DESIGN

HTML, CSS

JavaScript, jQuery

Responsive Web Design

Foundation, Bootstrap

WordPress CMS

GRAPHIC DESIGN

Branding

Color Theory

Typography

Adobe Creative Suite

Final Cut Pro

OTHER

Rhino 3D

Physical Prototyping

Microsoft Office

Photography

MARIA MERCHANTMARIA MERCHANT

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