Varun Prabhu

Experience

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  Raymond Limited

  Jan 2014 - Apr 2014

  Industrial Manager intern

  Designed & implemented six sigma processes as part of lean systems package that resulted in optimized shop floor processes and a defect reduction rate of 4% across 8 production lines.

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  Suvikram Plastex

  Jul 2014 - Dec 2014

  Industrial Engineering Manager

  Designed and implemented lean strategies to redesigned shop floor layouts which resulted in a4% increase in production across each day. Carried out and analyzed time and motion studies which and resulted in a 6% decrease in material handling errors for the medium scale manufacturing organization.

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  Twam Global Advisors Pvt Ltd

  Jul 2015 - Dec 2015

  Editorial Designer

  Designed end-to-end branding solutions for the human resources start-up

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  Ather Energy

  Jan 2016 - Jun 2016

  User Experience Design Intern

  Designed and performed in-field ethnographic research to inform the development of the userinterface of the flagship electric scooter: The S360.

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  Great Dane

  Jul 2017 - Sept 2017

  Design Strategy Intern

  Managed and Led research efforts that discovered an organizational need for a design driven strategy department. The insights were utilized to Influence C-Suite to invest in the digital venture. It was dubbed "Howl" and founded within three months of the proposal with an initial team size of 8 members. They are currently working on developing a digital platform for asset management in the “goods mobility” space.

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  联想

  Sept 2017 - Nov 2017

  Innovation Consultant

  Researched and designed a collaborative cross-functional facilitated workshop to streamlinethe organizations’ internal design process. Once proven to be effective through iteration andtesting, the organization rolled out the same across their international offices as part of theirco-located cross cultural employee up-skilling training module.

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  Pyxera Global

  Mar 2018 - May 2018

  Research Team Lead

  Created systemic solutions to replicate and proliferate existing non-profit program. The solution led to the creation of a 12 million dollar program that was implemented across SAARC member nations.

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  Savannah College of Art and Design

  Jun 2018 - Aug 2018

  Summer Program Instructor

  Framed a design thinking curriculum and facilitated the knowledge through a series ofworkshop and lectures to influence the development and utilization of divergent thought processes in anurturing and collaborative setting for K-12 students.

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  GE Transportation, a Wabtec company

  Feb 2019 - Jan 2022

  User Experience Design Researcher

  Led, planned and executed user experience research efforts for an $18mm+ B2B productsolution ecosystem in the inter-modal rail space.

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  Amazon

  Feb 2022 - Jul 2023

  User Experience Researcher II

  Leads and executes strategic and tactical research studies using a range of methodologies to inform cross-functional decision making in Robotics enabled logistics centers

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  Microsoft

  Sept 2023 - now

  Sr UX Researcher (Contract)

  Leading strategic and tactical research efforts to enhance the Windows Experience in multiple domains