Hi, I am Nitin (He/Him)
(my Starbucks name "Nathan")
I’m a multi-disciplinary designer based in San Francisco, with experience in product design, experience design, and industrial design. Through my 6 years of design practice, I have developed analytic and creative thinking skills to collaborate effectively with interdepartmental and multidisciplinary teams, and in some instances manage them.
Coming from a family of painters, filmmakers, and musicians, I have developed a creative outlook to observe, ideate, and imagine new conceptual spaces, to help me solve the “wicked problems” with the right team. My background in mechanical engineering informs my ability to plan out projects from a systemic and maker’s perspective, which helps me in executing my ideas.
Part of what informs my design practice is finding joy in everyday living, disconnecting from the daily hustle, and going back to being human by connecting with nature and with the people around me. I find perfection in imperfections.
In my free time, I like to explore new technologies that help in putting my ideas and design concepts into practice and keep me updated with new tools and approaches to user-centric design.
I am a music enthusiast and I like to play guitar and MIDI keyboard. Apart from this, I also dabble with digital artwork using 3D softwares like Blender, Rhino, Processing, and Keyshot which keeps me curious and creative.
What my peers say about me
"Working with Nitin for over past few years I have not only seen him excel at his role of product designer, but I have also observed him growing into leadership and taking responsibilities. His dexterity in bringing diversity and a disruptive approach to any design project has earned him praise from several clients. Always a team person, Nitin has been managing projects from ideation through engineering and prototyping very well. Not only does he keeps positive energy at work, but he also makes the workplace more joyful with his little music sessions! He would be a great asset to any design team."
Abhinav Tiwari
Director of Product at Ivanti
Brands I have worked with
Creating Music
Some exploratory
Some Finished
Some Jam Sessions
I FIND INSPIRATION IN
Space Funk
Warpspeed
Voyage
Otto
Cajun Moon
Ain't no Sunshine
Into the void
Infiltrator
EXPERIMENTATION
With prototyping mindset, I rapidly generate ideas, identify the best, and set out to refine it as progress
PROVOCATION
I strive to push myself out of comfort zone and come with originality in my solutions
INGENUITY
I'm a maker: I like to mix the resources with imagination and optimism.
I find ways to execute
COLLABORATION
I believe MANY MIND CAN MOVE AS ONE
CREATIVE THINKING
I find inspiration in
unexpected places and make
connections between seemingly unrelated things.
I thrive to solve problems
in clever, original ways.
SYSTEMS THINKING
I like to take a step back, look at the things holistically, connect the dots and come up with a bigger picture
My Superpowers
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Fusion & healthy cooking
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