WHO

As a designer

With a background in interaction design from Georgia Institute of Technology, and information technology engineering from Mumbai University, I bring a technical as well as user-centered approach to my process, translating user research insights to thoughtful interfaces and systems.

“Everything is design... Everything!”

Design has many definitions - I draw inspiration from object-oriented programming as much as from the Roald Dahl books I read to my niece. An observer at heart, I am fascinated by connections, flows, patterns and thrive in fast-paced working environments.

As a full-time human

People who know me will tell you that overthinking is my superpower as well as kryptonite. A lifelong learner, I enjoy geeking out on a lot of things from how to make the perfect cup of chai, to learning new languages (can speak three, read a fourth and currently learning my fifth). Dancing, swimming, and meditating are my tried and true ways of reflecting, relaxing, and processing. I am equally a nester as a traveler, having found that a sense of community fulfills me as much as adventuring down the less-traveled path.

The subtle art of not building an awful Confluence site

This talk was about a UX-driven approach for product champions to promote usage in their teams and was given at Atlassian’s TEAM ‘23 conference. While doing customer interviews for the External Collaboration feature, there were repeated questions about “How do I structure my Confluence site?” “Should I create a space for that content?” Essentially, customers wanted an easy to navigate and scalable site structure. And because there are no simple answers to those questions, I drafted this talk with the goal of balancing prescriptive solutions with principle-guided, behavioural shifts for the audience of largely product champions to apply.

Think introverted; act extroverted

As I was growing into the senior designer role and having an INFJ-T personality I naturally gravitated towards networking with and interviewing several introverted designers at different stages of leadership. The article has anecdotal tips from the interviewed designers on how to be a design leader and still be yourself. I was pleasantly surprised that the article made it to the Medium staff’s picks of the month. It made for a lot of relevant discussion not just amongst designers but I also had engineers and product people at large telling me how the tips resonated with them.