Jugaad Problem Solving Blog Design Philosophy Contact Resume & Portfolio

Welcome to my blog

When I was in 8th grade, I saw Ideo's 60 minutes shopping cart episode, and I recall being inspired to become a better problem solver. I started giving myself challenges every month to find a problem and brainstorm a solution through design sprints. Over time, this process has evolved to focus more on skills acquisition, and longer term projects that are implementable.

ApplyAll: building a more effective job search tool

Co-founder, designer, creator: A bot that allows job seekers to apply for hundreds of roles in seconds

October 20, 2019

Improving the Traveler Experience at LAX

Project Intern Working with the ADA community and LAWA to understand how might we improve accessibility in LAX

June 28, 2019

Sova: Streamlining elder care at geriatric facilities

Founder & Project Manager: Designed and developed a medical dashboard + bot for geriatric facilities

May 1, 2019

Paytm User Experience Redesign

UX Design Solution: A self-directed case study redesigning the Paytm Home Screen based on user research

February 19, 2019

Crop Burning in Punjab

Deep Dive:Researching crop burning in Punjab to get more informed insights for potential solutions

January 6, 2019

Problem Solving at LAX

Insights: A problem solvers insights and suggestions as I walked through LAX for improving the traveler (and other stakeholders) experience

December 16, 2018

VW Future Center Internship

Project Intern: Project + product consulting internship with VW Future Center of America

December 29, 2018

Designing for Aviophobia

Design Solution: Creating systems to help alleviate traveler stress

October 7, 2018

The Future of Parking Lots in an Autonomous Era

Design Solution: Conceptualizing how repurposed parking lots in an autonomous era can become places of community and city revitalization

September 20, 2018

Reverse Engineering Pollution Masks

Design Solution: Reverse engineering pollution masks with replaceable filters to increase affordability and longevity

May 20, 2018

Digitally Restoring Ancient Monuments

Design Solution: Leveraging augmented reality applications in order to restore historic monuments

April 12, 2018

Rickshaw Beds

Design solution: creating a seat concept that allows auto rickshaw drivers to rest comfortably

March 29, 2018

Designing and Building Affordable Homeless Shelters

Design solution:Creating shelters out of abandoned concrete pipes

January 1, 2018

eXpanders: Affordable Shoes for Growing Feet

Design solution:Providing alternative footwear that expands for growing children

September 7, 2017

Healthcare Innovation in Rural Bihar

Project Internship:Project work with Bihar Innovation Labs to research and design healthcare systems in rural Bihar

August 19, 2017

SquEase: Easily Squeeze Residual Toothpaste

Design solution: A 3D printed product that squeezes residual substance from any tube

May 25, 2017

Tornado Pringles Packaging

Design solution: Redesigning the Pringles can to make the last chips more accessible

April 8, 2017

Helmets for People with Ponytails

Design solution:Creating a helmet that fits comfortably on people with ponytails

March 2, 2017

Wallet Battery Backup

Design solution:A QI powerpack battery that conveniently fits in a wallet

Dec 15, 2016

Adapter Bloks

Design solution: Providing a convenient adapter to solve dongle mayhem

Nov 29, 2016

Redesigning the Fridge for Whirlpool

Project Intern: Researching and customer profiling in order to design the next set of Whirlpool fridge features

July 11, 2016

Aggregated Contacts App

Design Solutions: Creating an app to combat the multitude of social media platforms

August 3, 2015

Leap Smart Insole

Team Entrepreneurship Project: Designing smart insoles that protect athletes from injury through haptic guidance and Zepp Lab sensors

July 23, 2015