
Hi,
I am
Prasam
I am a Mechanical Engineer turned Designer, a hopeless romantic, and an optimist, who believes in making ‘the omelette out of broken eggs’. I believe in the theory of ‘paramhamsa’ imbuing the best of everything in my life. Being a worshiper of aesthetics, I also value a raw, almost childlike perspective to design, creating a provocation, rather than a solution. Breaking down a problem into its basic building blocks and approaching it in a whimsical manner often impresses me. Being an extrovert, I love working in teams, not to mention being around people in general. It helped me learn a lot so far.


E X P E R I E N C E
2016 - present
Lead Designer / Consultant
TAPARCH FOOTWEAR PVT LTD/ TAPINNOVATIONS
Was the designer of the team responsible for the multiple award-winning ‘Haptic Shoe for the Blind’. From research to the end product, handled the Design and the UX leading to the promising results of the user tests.
2016 (2 months)
Ethnographic Researcher / Design Intern
RAILWAY DESIGN CENTRE
Was part of a research team roaming around the country learning about ‘Travel in the General Compartment’ and analyzing & ideating on design directions of the Interior and the Exterior of the Compartment for the future.
June-July 2013
Vocational Trainee
May-June 2012
Vocational Trainee
RIFLE FACTORY, ICHAPORE
Vocational Training at the Rifle Factory, Ishapore, covering the basic manufacturing processes involved in making Small Arms
SAIL, RANCHI
Vocational Training in R&D covering the basics about the manufacturing and testing of steel rails
E D U C A T I O N
2014 - present
M.Des in Product Design
NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF DESIGN
Ahmedabad
2010 - 2014
B.Tech in Mechanical Engineering
KIIT UNIVERSITY
Bhubaneswar
2010
AISSCE (12th)
St. JOHN'S SENIOR SECONDARY SCHOOL
Bundi
2008
AISSE (10th)
KENDRIYA VIDYALAYA
Eddumailaram, OFPM
S K I L L S
Photoshop/ Sketchbook Pro
Sketching Rendering
Rhino/ T-Splines
Modelling/ Sculpting
Alias Speedform
Freeforming Modelling/ Rendering
Fusion 360
Modelling/ Analysis
Solidworks/ ANSYS
Modelling/ Analysis
Conceptualizing/ Visualizing
of Relatively Abstact Concepts
Sense of Aesthetics/ Styling
Form, Semantics, Interactions, Product Graphics & Textures


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