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Aakash Dolas

Aakash Dolas

Product Design Intern

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  • Timeline

  • About me

    Product Design & Strategy | Carnegie Mellon University

  • Education

    • MIT Institute of Design

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      Bachelor's in Design Product Design CGPA: 8.75

      Activities and Societies: Class Representative Gold Medalist (University Rank 1)

    • Carnegie Mellon University - Integrated Innovation Institute

      2023 - 2024
      Masters in Integrated Innovation for products and services QPA: 4

  • Experience

    • ICS DESIGNS

      May 2019 - Jul 2019
      Product Design Intern

      ● Designed and developed concepts for home appliances and consumer products.● Designed marketing presentations and product visualisations for Mitsubishi's electronic devices.● Conceptualised consumer packaging for kids confectionery sector.

    • Saint-Gobain Research India

      Sept 2019 - Oct 2019
      UX Researcher

      Sponsored live project by Saint Gobains at MIT ADTU.● Conducted user research on Indian truck drivers and proposed design interventions for glass products in the automobile sector. (Interviews, Field Study, Personnas, User Journeys)

    • ICS DESIGNS

      Jan 2020 - Jun 2022

      Managed end-to-end product design and development for over 15 consumer electronic devices, resulting in a total revenue generation of INR 5 million. Led user research and customer discovery initiatives that led to the identification of new product opportunities for more than 5 companies. Organized design thinking and whiteboarding workshops with C-Level executives to strategize new product initiatives, while optimizing product design and development workflows, achieving a 20% reduction in turnover time. Show less

      • Sr. Product Designer & Researcher

        Jun 2021 - Jun 2022

      • Product Designer & Researcher

        Jun 2020 - May 2021

      • Product Design Intern

        Jan 2020 - May 2020

    • United States Digital Service

      Oct 2023 - Dec 2023
      UX Researcher & Designer

      Carnegie Mellon University, Heinz- Policy Innovation Lab'23, sponsored by USDS.Researched and identified problems through stakeholder interviews in the complex world of government reports. Designed and validated workflows and interfaces through iterations. Collaborated with developers and managers to develop an AI web platform improving effeciency of reports by 80%.

    • Koppers Inc.

      Jan 2024 - May 2024
      Product Design & Research (Graduate Capstone Project)

      Carnegie Mellon University, Integrated Innovation Institute, capstone'24.Human Centred Design for worker's safety during repair and maintenance of railroad structures.

    • MD Anderson Cancer Center

      Jun 2024 - Aug 2024
      Innovation Design Intern

      Practicing human-centred design research for cancer patient care workflows. Designing healthcare system experience maps.

    • Carnegie Mellon University - Integrated Innovation Institute

      Aug 2024 - now

      • Teaching Assistant: Product Design Methods

        Aug 2024 - now

      • Teaching Assistant: User Experience Research

        Aug 2024 - now

  • Licenses & Certifications

    • IELTS Academic, (7.5/9.0)

      IELTS Official
      Oct 2022

  • Honors & Awards

    • Awarded to Aakash Dolas
      Gold Medalist MIT Art, Design and Technology University Feb 2021 Secured 1st place in Product Design.
    • Awarded to Aakash Dolas
      2nd Place: Tennovators 2014-15 Maniplal University Oct 2014 Bagged 2nd place at the national level student innovation competition organised by the Manipal University.