about me
I'm a deeply curious designer and engineer who builds to think. I prototype early and often, writing real code to create shared artifacts that bring clarity, speed up alignment, and move ideas from ambiguity to reality with highest craft.
I bring systems thinking, production engineering experience, and hard-earned lessons from shipping at scale. I actively experiment with AI beyond LLMs, exploring agentic harnesses, orchestration patterns, multimodal systems, and local SLMs and diffusion models to uncover new interaction possibilities.
I care about turning emerging technology into thoughtful, durable experiences that feel grounded in real human needs.
recognition
Gold — MUSE Design Awards
Relay · assistive wearable for aphasia
Gold — NY Product Design Awards
Relay · assistive wearable for aphasia
Notable — Core77 Design Awards
Relay · assistive wearable for aphasia
journey so far
Windows AI
2023 - PresentPrincipal Design Leader · Microsoft
From NPU powered assistive AI experiences to foundational patterns for agentic collaboration, I am leading design for a wide range of AI experiences on Windows, shaping the future of human-AI interaction on the world's most popular operating system.
Membership and Windows Productivity
2020 - 2023Senior Design Leader · Microsoft
Core service integrations across Windows - Microsoft 365, Microsoft account and membership experiences, Windows Search, Widgets, Settings, OOBE, Backup and Restore - impacting more than a billion users each.
Modern and Inclusive Input
2018 - 2020Senior Designer · Microsoft
Evolved input experiences for Windows 10X and dual screen devices - Touch keyboard, Expressive input, IME.
Microsoft Account and Family Safety
2016 - 2018Designer 2 · Microsoft
Lead design for Microsoft family safety, turning it into a focal point of membership strategy. Led multiple evolutions for Microsoft account and membership experiences across platforms, improving customer retention and satisfaction for millions of users managing their family settings, privacy, security and subscriptions.
Windows Essential Apps and MSN Mobile
2014 - 2016Designer 2 · Microsoft
Lead design and front-end engineering for Windows Essential Apps (Phone Companion, Calculator, Voice Recorder, etc.) and MSN Experiences, focusing on craft, consistency, and user experience across platforms.
Senior Interaction Designer
2012 - 2014InfoEdge India Ltd.
Lead designer for naukrigulf, naukri and jeevansathi services, leading the mobile experiences design transformation and educating executives on the importance of tasteful product design along the way.
Design and Engineering Intern
2012Babajobs
Designed user interfaces and collaborated with founders and developers to connect blue-collar workers with employers in India. From acting as marketing, educator, sales to fixing bugs and designing mobile experiences.
Design Intern
2011Hampi Digital Conservation - National Institute of Design
Recreating and preserving the heritage site of Hampi in digital form for future generations using photogrammetry, 3D modeling and interactive experiences.
Design for Digital Experiences
2010 - 2012National Institute of Design
Obtained a post graduate degree in design with a focus on digital experiences, learning design principles, user research methodologies, and prototyping techniques that laid the foundation for my career in product design and engineering.
Technical Associate
2008 - 2010TechMahindra Ltd.
Worked on various projects involving a complex tech stack including C++, XML, and Embedded systems for operational solutions for British Telecom.
Electronics & Communications Engineering
2004 - 2008Institute of Technology, Nirma University, Ahmedabad
Bachelor of Technology in Electronics and Communications Engineering, where I gained a strong foundation in engineering principles, embedded systems, programming, and problem-solving skills that have been instrumental in my career as a product designer and engineer.