Professional Experience
Lying at the intersection of technology, design and human behavior, my work involves designing, appropriating and developing technology for the creation of objects and spaces that evoke emotion, creativity and playfulness. A designer and engineer by training and a hacker at heart, I am keenly interested in using and repurposing traditional and new media to create simple yet novel and powerful experiences. Through my studies and work with the New Medias and Information Communication Technology over more than 4 years, I have worked on a range of assignments in various fields including designing interactions, museum installations, new media art installations, human centered design, animation design and web design.
Education
2009 - Present: Post-Graduate Diploma Programme in Design, New Media Design, National Institute of Design (NID), India
(Studies and projects relating to interaction design, human factors, user centered design, user studies, interactive spaces, physical computing, photography and animation)
2009-2005: B.Tech. - Information and Communication Technology, Dhirubhai Ambani Institute of Information and Communication Technology (DA-IICT), India
(Electives in Algorithms, Security Protocols, Electronics, Distributed Computing, Information Design and Semiotics)
Proficiencies
Specialities: Strong skills in Conceptualization, Prototyping, Programming and Design Research, Ethnography, User Centered Design Process, Spatial Experiences, Rapid Iterative design process based on quick and dirty prototyping, Anthropometric Analysis, Visualization
Software Skills: Adobe Photoshop, Adobe Illustrator, Adobe Flash, Adobe Premiere, Google Sketchup, Adobe Soundbooth, Eclipse IDE, XCode, VPT
Programming: Java, Processing, C++ (Software Prototyping)
Electronics: Hacking, Repurposing, Tinkering, Microcontroller Programming (Arduino) (Hardware Prototyping), Robotics (Mindstorms)
Web Development and Scripting: PHP, MySQL, Joomla!, WordPress
Project Development: Collaboration, Team efforts, Planning and meeting deadlines & managing resources
Key Strengths
Ability to synthesize simple and effective design solutions from complex data sets
Working and collaborating in multi-disciplinary environments
Dedication to detail
Interest and ability to learn and adapt quickly to changes in technology or new technology
Strong desire to create objects that evoke emotions and rich user experiences
Work Experience
2011, Jan. - May: Intern, Interaction Designer, Oslo Barne Museum, Oslo, Norway
2010, May - July: Intern, Interaction Designer, Calorx Prerna, Ahmedabad, India
2007, May - July: Guest Researcher, Indian Institute of Technology, Kanpur, India
2006, May - July: Intern, Rural Ethnographer, Prayas, Waidhan, India
Freelance Experience
2009, May - 2008, Oct.: Web Design and eCommerce platform development for Parichay Inc., Jamshedpur, India
2009, Apr. - 2008, Aug.: Web Design, Development and Maintenence for DA-IICT Web Team, Gandhinagar, India
2009, Jan. - Feb.: Web Design and Development for EAL India, Calcutta, India
Recent Projects
4 Months: The Book Nook Project: Installations developed for helping preschool children learn cultural myths and build stories (Concept,Functioning Prototype)
3 Weeks: The Peep-In Clock: Interactive book which allows children to explore spaces across time and build stories (Concept, Functioning Prototype)
10 Weeks: Tiblo/Spellbound: Learning aids to help 10-12 year old children with dyslexia learn language(Concept,Functioning Prototype, Production)
2 Weeks: Dialogue Lamps: Interactive lamps which communicate using language symbols (Concept, Functioning Prototype)
6 Weeks: Social Klothing for Mobiles: Smart covers with embedded social behaviors (Concept, Video Prototype)
6 Weeks: Construct-Deconstruct: Modular interactive furnitures (Concept, Functioning Prototype)
8 Weeks: N900: Shape: Business model/concept built around modular and modi able hardware (Nokia Research, Finland + IIM, Ahmedabad) (Concept, Video Prototype)
3 Weeks: Ethnography and research methodologies on communication processes in rural India (IBM Technologies Lab, India) (Field Research, Synthesis)
4 Months: Sound Installation art at India International Jewellery Show 2010, Goa (Concept, Functioning Prototype, Production)
4 Weeks: An experimental animation film based on Linguistics (Concept, Papercut Animation)
Accolades
Award, Finalists, IndiaHCI 2011, International Student Design Contest, 2011
Award, Runners up, OZCHI 24, International Online Student Design Contest, 2010
Award, World top ten, IEEE President’s Challenge, 2009
Speaker (Paper Presentation), IndiaHCI, 2011, Bangalore, India
Speaker (Poster Presentation), Vision Plus 14, 2010, Ahmedabad, India
Speaker (Poster Presentation), Designing for Children, 2010, Mumbai, India
Speaker (Poster Presentation), IEEE HTCCON, 2010, Bangalore, India
Publications
Pandey S., Srivastava S., Tiblo: A tangible learning aid for children with dyslexia, Second International Conference on Creativity and Innovation in Design - Desire '11, October 2011, Eindhoven, Netherlands
Pandey S., Srivastava S., Keynect: Tangible Social Network, Second International Conference on Creativity and Innovation in Design - Desire '11, October 2011, Eindhoven, Netherlands
Pandey S., Srivastava S., Spellbound: A learning aid for dyslexic children, 3rd International Conference on Human-computer Interaction - India HCI. ISBN 978-1-4503-0729-1, April 2011, IIIT Bangalore, Bangalore, India
Pandey S., Srivastava S., UberPhone, 3rd International Conference on Human-computer Interaction - India HCI. ISBN 978-1-4503-0729-1, April 2011, IIIT Bangalore, Bangalore, India
Pandey S., Srivastava S.; clayMade: Tangible interactive game for preschool children, Designing for Children, February 2010, IDC, IIT Bombay, Mumbai, India
Das A., Dubey O., Pandey S., Roy A.; Nidaan: An e-healthcare system for the underprivilaged, IEEE HTCCON, August 2009, Bangalore, India
Awards and Recognition
Award, Finalists, IndiaHCI 2011, International Student Design Contest, 2011
Award, Runners up, OZCHI 24, International Online Student Design Contest, 2010
Award, World top ten, IEEE President’s Challenge, 2009
Speaker (Paper Presentation), IndiaHCI, 2011, Bangalore, India
Speaker (Poster Presentation), Vision Plus 14, 2010, Ahmedabad, India
Speaker (Poster Presentation), Designing for Children, 2010, Mumbai, India
Speaker (Poster Presentation), IEEE HTCCON, 2010, Bangalore, India
