Pranav Nair
UX Research | UX Design | Smart Products
As a designer I aspire to be artistic and put all my skills to use creatively, economically, and scientifically to provide individuals with unique products and experiences that leave a lasting impression on them while enhancing
the quality of their lives.
My design philosophy: A good designer shows people
what they already expect to see, but a great designer is able to amaze them by showing them something new, something that enables them to be better than who they were before encountering the designer’s work.
WORK EXPERIENCE
EDUCATION
Undergraduate Student Instructor - Visual Design Thinking
M.S. Human-Computer Interaction
Georgia Institute of Technology, Atlanta, GA
Georgia Institute of Technology
Spring 2019
2018 - 2019
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Teach a course on visual communication and design to a class of 47 students
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Responsible for weekly lectures, assignments, and critique sessions
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Assist students with difficulties outside class hours
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Adapt course work on the fly to match student workload while meeting the semester's learning objectives
M.S. Industrial Design
Georgia Institute of Technology
2015 - 2018
Graduate Teaching Assistant - Visual Design Thinking
Georgia Institute of Technology, Atlanta, GA
Fall 2018
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TA for a visual communication and design course with 50 students
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Was responsible for drafting and grad assignments
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Assisted students with difficulties outside class hours
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Conducted lectures in instructor’s absence
UX RESEARCH SKILLS
Manipal Institute of Technology
2010 - 2014
B.E. Mechatronics
User Experience Research Intern
Stanley Black & Decker, Atlanta, GA
Summer 2018
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Setup and field tested research equipment at the UX lab
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Worked with company lawyers to design and write user study protocols
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Conducted usability studies for the core design team
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Assisted as a UX designer on ongoing projects
Interaction Design
Interaction Design
Interaction Design
Interaction Design
Usability Testing
Task Analysis
User Interviews
Data Visualization
Survey Design
Ethnography
Card Sorting
Wireframing
Eye Tracking
Contextual Inquiry
Graduate Research Assistant - Human-Machine Interface Lab
SOFTWARE SKILLS
Georgia Institute of Technology, Atlanta, GA
Fall 2017 - Spring 2018
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Designed user interfaces for self-driving car simulators
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Ran usability studies and A/B testes on functional prototypes
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Provided support to students as prototyping instructor
Adobe CS
Tableau
Invision
Sketch
Arduino CC
Raspberry Pi
C/C++
D3.js
Undergraduate Student Instructor - Visual Design Thinking
Blender
Solidworks
Georgia Institute of Technology, Atlanta, GA
Spring 2017 - Summer 2017
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Teach a design sketching and storyboarding course to a class of 47 students
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Created, drafted and graded assignments
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Assisted students with difficulties outside class hours
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Adapted course work to match student workload
Qualtrics
Processing
AWARDS
Graduate Teaching Assistant - Visual Design Thinking
Georgia Institute of Technology, Atlanta, GA
Fall 2016
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Teaching assistant for a design course with 50 students
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Drafted and graded assignments
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Assisted students with difficulties outside class hours
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Conducted lectures in instructor’s absence
Product Design Intern
Barsys LLC, New Delhi, India
Spring 2014
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Visualized prototypes through sketches & CAD models
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Conducted competitive market research
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Provided aesthetic input on product design
SPECIAL PROJECTS
Interventional Autonomous Car Interfaces - Master's Thesis
Georgia Institute of Technology, Atlanta, GA
Spring 2018
Studied the benefits of directional user interfaces foraugmenting a rider’s ability to regain situation awareness.Directed driving studies at the Sonification Lab by gauginguser reaction times using Tobii eye trackers, and situation perception through cognitive mapping using SPAM queries.
The Fresh Market Experience - Retail CX 2026
Georgia Institute of Technology, Atlanta, GA
Spring 2017
Used service design methodologies to innovate on the customer experience at The Fresh Market, a grocery chain that has a history of high quality. Designed and defined the ecosystem within which TFM became a food experience for gourmet cooking enthusiasts.
The Peregrine Project - DrivX 2026
Georgia Institute of Technology, Atlanta, GA
Fall 2016
Designed the user experience (UX) for a bespoke tourism service built for the traveller of the future. It harnesses the power of AI and the convenience of Self-Driving Cars to curate unique tours based on your personal interests.
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