About Top

in sanskrit

in english

Welcome to my little fragment of the web :)

I approach my designs with curiosity and a knack for weaving complex ambiguity into structure. I design products and experiences at the cusp of humanitarianism and powerful emerging technology.

I love to observe people using and reacting to everyday products - observing what works, what doesn't and why. I love taking on ambitious design challenges and pushing my creative limits to build solutions that result in wins for businesses and the collective human experience.

As a Systems thinker, I chart out probabilistic futures for adaptive experiences. I zoom out to envision change at scale and then zoom all the way in to find the potential devil in the nitty-gritties.

As an advanced prototyper, I play with small bets to help tweak the direction early and move towards big wins - championing efficiency and avoiding endlessly looping around in lo-ooong meetings.

Being an optimist helps me take calculated risks and being a perfectionist keeps me invested until I turn those risks into wins for the people and businesses alike. I function at my best when collaborating in multidisciplinary teams where people care personally and challenge directly.

I live for stories, because every story is worth sharing. I find beauty and awe in the vast creativity as well as the meticulous structure this world balances on and try to work towards preserving every bit of it.

People describe me as

Collaborative

Diverse teams with an inclusive environment bring out the best in me.

Curious

I am always excited to learn and quickly become an expert.

Methodical

Analytical thinking is the yin that balances my creative yang.

Versatile

I can adapt to any environment, project, or team - remote & insitu.

Energetic

I am motivated and jam-packed with the energy to keep moving forward.

My creative process

*don't look for fancy diagrams because no single model ever explained my true design process in the real world, let me spell it out for you instead -

Observing, listening to stories, going deep, zooming out, brainstorming, throwing ideas, finding the devil (of course in the details), bringing everyone together, creating safe spaces, encouraging empathizing, ideating, experimenting, "making", trying, narrowing down, being resourceful, being flexible, being gritty, being awe-inspired, finding the balance for contradictions to coexist, truly immersing, loving, holding space between action and reaction, getting sh*t done, celebrating, repeating.

I care about

1. The beings in my life - my family, friends, colleagues, fellow humans and furry friends. I am an extrovert and I am constantly expanding my circle to allow amazing people in and get to know them on beneath the surface.

Having lived in 4 cities, I have learnt to be adaptive and empathetic to how people's cultures and life experiences shape them.

2. Good Design - for it's never just a job or a business, it's my Ikigai that I've arrived upon after years of churn. Producing thoughtful and seamless design that reduces friction makes me fulfilled. Fulfillment boosts my creativity. I love how that loops endlessly, as one's Ikigai should — in turn creating real value for the rest of the world.