Millions of farmers and artisans living in villages across India are financially and socially distressed. Many micro-farmers are committing suicide. Most are victims of socio-political exploitation.

UGROW Agritech foundation is founded to help the poor, needy rural communities by harnessing powerful technological innovations, the IoT, etc. Ours is an inclusive approach.

We aim to work hand in hand with governments, societies, foundations, co-ops, international agencies, other NGOs to maximize the. IMPACT on rural communities. We wish to provide the farmers and other rural communities with a powerful and effective Mobile IT platform that shall facilitate the trade of farm produce and handicrafts and offer a bouquet of welfare services.

About the NGO

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Product Designer

Top 5 in the world • Building a Cognitive App

Have you ever struggled to find the right word to express your thoughts? Rajesh Shashi Kumar (PES University), Nihal V. Nayak (MS Ramaiah Institute of Technology), and Sai Charan (PES University) developed the Wordinator, an app that acts as a sort of a reverse dictionary for such situations. Users enter a definition (a phrase), and the app finds a matching word. This isn't as easy as it sounds. Rather than matching an exact definition with a word, Wordinator uses Watson's natural language capabilities to compare an informal phrase to a more formal definition in a database.

The app also supports vocabulary building. In addition to single words, the system can return a collection of related words. Thus, Wordinator can improve language learners’ expressiveness and fluency by introducing them to new words and reinforcing connections between related words. This -feature could also help students preparing for tests that emphasize verbal skills, such as the GRE or TOEFL.

International Award • Early Viable Product

The harsh COVID-19 lockdowns across the world led to a reduction in carbon emissions, giving us a second chance in fighting climate change. Packed with augmented reality content, we pitched our app “climate” that transforms the Yarra Tram network into an interactive and immersive experience showcasing the positive impact 2020 had on climate. 

Media: https://www.linkedin.com/posts/rmit-activator_what-a-fantastic-night-at-the-city-of-activity-6815519219053146114-pfc1

Foundations of UX Design

Meld Magazine caters to international students in Melbourne to help tackle different events during their stay in Australia. As the head graphic designer, I am responsible for leading a team of two to build social media posts and graphics for their campaigns. I also consult the Meld board on making key design decisions.

Head Graphic Designer

• Helped sort donations, liaised with customers in person and on calls. 
• Created eye-catching displays all while helping raise money for services through making sales.
• Performed daily operations through maintaining a fully stocked store, received all donations with care and processed sales through POS system and helped the Store Manager reconcile EOD finances without discrepancy.
Helped organise stock (donations) in the warehouse.

Op Shop Volunteer

Based in Michigan, United States, culturexco. is a non-for-profit organization helping building resources for anti-racist education and support I volunteered remotely as a UX/UI Designer to help them completely rework their branding and the look and feel of their website (mobile + web).

Brand + UX Designer

(Work Integrated Learning) The exhibition primarily aimed to present the work and research of students and teachers from the MDIT program. With the creative brief in mind, I started by building a brand identity, building wireframes, and eventually developing the online exhibition. I was involved in every decision made which led to a clean, creative, and well-structured online exhibition.

Brand, Web Designer + Developer

UGROW aims to eliminate burdensome dependence on middlemen indulging in fraudulent practices while purchasing produce from Indian farmers.

I’m currently designing an app to reduce farmers’ frustration due to the loss of deserving income and help raise awareness on ethical trade practices.

UX Consultant

Think & Learn Pvt. Ltd. (BYJU'S) is an Indian educational technology (EdTech) and online tutoring firm. During my tenure, I worked as a Senior Creative Associate. I led multiple teams, I worked on internal projects with Disney and the newly acquired company Osmo. 

My core responsibilities were to design, develop and test proof of concepts, mentoring teams, while interacting with the content team, and present ideas. I also conducted Face-to-Face interviews to help recruit design talent for the company.

Senior Creative Associate

As an Product designer at PwC, my role is to create immersive and engaging experiences that inspire, inform, and delight our clients. I combine my deep understanding of user needs with my creativity to design experiences that are intuitive, impactful, and memorable. I am responsible for overseeing the entire design process from conceptualisation to delivery, and championing Design-Developer handoffs by working closely with cross-functional teams to ensure that each experience is perfectly aligned with our clients' goals and aspirations.\
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I’ve worked across Government & Public Services, Corporate and Financial services projects with different clients in Australia.

Senior Product Design Consultant

"Not too Young to" is a non-partisan not-for-profit on a mission to increase civic engagement and political participation amongst young Australians. I am currently building their website to increase the level of informed interest in politics among young people.

Web Designer + Developer

Social Living is a social enterprise that manufactures sustainable bedding and furniture products while empowering people through social work programs. I worked as a designer evaluating the client's needs, helped develop their website, built the investor pitch deck while creating an aesthetically pleasing brand identity.

Sai Maniganahalli

2021