About me
Work, internships, academics, and things in-between.
Lead – Experience Design
WongDoody
Design Fellow
Future Factory, Mumbai
Research Associate
NoRILLA
iii Online Fellow
Integrated Innovation Institute
Master of Integrated Innovation for Products and Services
Carnegie Mellon University
Design Intern
Scott Institute for Energy Innovation
First Place
Hack-A-Startup
Head, Finance & Internal Relations
IAESTE India
Bachelor of Technology in Mechanical Engineering
Manipal University
Co-Founder
The Consulting Club at Manipal
Research Intern
Koç University
WWDC Scholar
Apple
SBI Mutual Fund
Management Intern
Mahabir Industries & Allied Works
Amazon
Maharashtra Higher Secondary School Certificate
PACE Junior Science College
Jamnabai Narsee School
Design & Product
Aampe
At the age of 15, I embarked on my professional journey by establishing an e-commerce venture and working on its growth for the next seven years. Today, it stands as a well-established brand, processing more than 20,000 orders annually.
During my pursuit of an engineering degree at the Manipal Institute of Technology, outside of academics, I assumed a leadership role on the National Committee Board of IAESTE India, co-founded a consulting club, and earned the prestigious Apple WWDC18 Scholarship as one of just seven Indian students.
I then headed to the United States, and enrolled in the Master of Integrated Innovation for Products and Services program at Carnegie Mellon University. Throughout my time at CMU, I dedicated myself to expanding my knowledge and refining my skills as a transdisciplinary innovator.
In my very first semester, I won the CMU Hack-A-Startup competition, competing against 130 participants. For my Capstone project, my team developed a power-actuated deployable stair system for curtain-side trucks, utilizing the Integrated New Product Development process. This innovation is now patent-pending and will soon enter production thanks to our corporate sponsor.
During my summer internship at Intuit, I had the distinct honor of being the company's first Design Program Manager Intern. In this role, I had the chance to make an impact as a newcomer in the nascent DesignOps community.
In my final semester at CMU, I co-authored a master's thesis entitled "Design Thinking for Education in India" which was subsequently accepted for presentation and published by the Industrial Designers Society of America during their Education Symposium in New York City. By the time I completed my master's degree, I had accumulated diverse experiences in various domains, including business, operations, design, engineering, and research roles.
Post graduation, I worked with NoRILLA to extend their patented mixed-reality educational system which bridges physical and virtual worlds to improve STEM learning. Simultaneously, in my capacity as a Fellow at the Integrated Innovation Institute, I actively engaged in instructional design and provided vital support to their newly launched online certificate and master's programs.
In 2024, I moved back to India and soon after joined WongDoody as an Experience Design Lead. There, I worked with EY to design agentic AI tools that enhanced financial auditing workflows for 140,000 professionals across 150 countries.
Currently, I’m a product designer at Aampe, which specialises in agentic infrastructure to deliver continuously personalised experiences.
Yash is that ideal blend of strategic product design thinking and effective program management. He uses empathy to understand the customer problem and then backs it all up with data. I would highly recommend Yash to any team looking for a motivated team member that is eager to learn and excel in delivering a strong product experience. He is an asset to any team he joins!
Bernice Lee
Director, Design Operations
You’ve been an amazing addition to the team. I really appreciate all your efforts in helping the AI team move forward and appreciate your ability to not only help research, concept and design, but also to really think through all scenarios, defend the design decisions and question business wants vs. needs. It’s been great to see your growth and ability to take charge and help lead the team…
…I just want to say how incredibly grateful I am for everything you’ve done for the team. You’ve set the bar high and made things harder for me (in the best way!) by showing just how much a newcomer can achieve, even without guidance. You’re truly every team’s dream…
Senior Director
Head, Design Strategy & Growth
Yash is super responsive, efficient and has a great eye for detail. He’s a pleasure to work with and I hope to work with him on many more projects.
Chris Lund
Creative Director
Yash is someone who catches on quickly, pays close attention to detail, and takes the initiative to deliver high-quality work across many of our projects… Yash has technical skills combined with creative problem-solving that have been so valuable to our team. What stands out, in particular, are his abilities in project management…
Susanna Zlotnikov
iii Online Program Director