Inika Shetty

Experience

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  Ticket Design

  Jun 2018 - Aug 2018

  Industrial Design Intern
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  Clayco

  Sept 2018 - Nov 2018

  Industrial Designer- SCAD Collaborative Sponsored Project
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  Yagna iQ

  Jun 2019 - Jun 2021

  Designer

  Created visuals and maps to convey complex information to the client. Formulated the flow and the structure of the business proposal presentation, working in tandem with the Yagna iQ Inc. team.

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  Newport News Shipbuilding, A Division of HII

  Aug 2019 - Aug 2020

  Designer
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  3M

  Sept 2021 - Aug 2022

  - Mapped the food safety service offerings and ecosystem, to identify and integrate new products and tech.- Led internal workshop with field experts, and multi-disciplinary designers to identify opportunity spaces. Synthesized workshop outcomes and mapped service offerings, opportunity spaces with afocus on sustainability strategies and approaches.- Strategized and implemented accelerated research plan, with the mentorship of 3M’s Director for Design Thinking to identify 3M’s goals and vision to prepare the division for divestiture. Show less - Supported multiple design research efforts, working on UX, hard goods and service design projects.- Planned and led multiple rounds of UX user testing sessions. Synthesized insights which guided the re-design of 3M medical software and products.- In field ethnographic research sessions in clinics across the US. Curated and synthesized the insights and data collected.- Led design research efforts for NPI/NTI initiative, translating user needs from medical specialists from across the USA and Europe. Show less

  • Design Researcher, Food Safety Division

    Jun 2022 - Aug 2022

  • Design Researcher, Medical Solutions Division

    Sept 2021 - May 2022
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  Neogen Corporation

  Sept 2022 - Sept 2022

  Design Researcher
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  LPL Financial

  Oct 2022 - now

  Design Researcher

  AVP Strategy for Ventures Lab, Strategy & New Ventures- Conducted user research and testing to help develop connected office solutions to improve efficiency and technology utilization for financial advisors and enterprises.- Led research study on employee financial wellness needs to inform potential new financial benefit offerings.- Mapped advisor career lifecycle to evaluate service offerings; conducted interviews and survey to identify support opportunities, focused on early career stages.- Research operations workflows to identify areas for advisor support. Also conducted concept testing for new service offerings targeting admin staff.- Supported development of digital client data collection tool through muser testing and beta pilot testing. Show less