A fluent and capable graphic designer, entrepreneur and design educator with twelve years of experience in the creative

industry. A creative thinker and a problem solver armed with an excellent sense of aesthetic and typography skills who delivers thought-process work. Also passionate about developing and focusing on the skills of the team around me. Always on the lookout for significant trends in the creative industry, consistently pushing the boundaries of graphic design, exploring process and methodologies to create new and original works.

Academic Experience:

2008- 2010 – Faculty for Graphic Design Course at NIFT, Baroda.

Baroda Productivity Council along with NIFT Gandhinagar had started short term design courses for which I was appointed to teach Fashion Communication Design Course to their students.

2010-2013 – Faculty for Graphic Design, Navrachna School, Sama, Vadodara

A visiting faculty for teaching Graphic Design as a subject to Std. 11th & 12th CBSE students.

2011-present- Entrance Preparation & Portfolio Coaching for Aspiring Design Students:

Coached students for successful admissions in various design schools in India like NID, NIFT, Shrishti, Raffles, Symbiosis, UID, Pearl, etc. Also conducted portfolio counseling for students applying for international design schools like Pratt Institute, Parsons, Carnegie Mellon University, Savannah College of Art & Design & Rhode Island School of Design. 2015-2017- Visiting Faculty at Maharaja Ranjitsinh Gaekwad Institute of Design, Vadodara.

Visiting Faculty for certain modules of Communication Design students of Bachelors & Masters program. The subjects covered were: History of Graphic Design {B. Design), Intro. to Publication Design {M. Design) & Advertising & Marketing Theory {M. Design}, Introduction to Branding {M.Design)