Akhil
Raveendran
Professional Journey Brief
Nissan Digital India (January 2022 - Present)
Senior UX Designer
Led multiple initiatives with diverse Business requirements, with many high-impact projects, like a few discussed in case studies and feature additions to existing platforms used by Nissan Motor Corporation.
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UX Designer II
As an individual contributor, supported the business as per the requirement and delivered results that exceeded expectations.
College of Architecture Trivandrum (June 2015 - April 2021)
Assistant Professor,
Led multiple Studios, mentored over 500+ students in design thinking and in approaching the problem correctly. part of the panel set by KTU in setting up the new syllabus for B.Des.
Fuego Furniture Pvt Ltd (February 2014 - March 2015)
Furniture designer,
Design Modular furniture for Corporate interiors, modular, repeatable systems that can be produced, transported and assembled efficiently. Create new systems for future workspaces, build prototypes, test, and validate for multiple use cases.
EY (September 2013- February 2014)
Associate UX designer,
As an individual contributor, I supported the design team in creating components according to the new branding guidelines.
Awards and Recognition
Nissan Digital India (January 2022 - Present)
Ace Employee Award - FY24, FY22
Major Programs were led in challenging situations and managed delivery as per the timeline. Instrumental in all deliveries and supporting NDI delivery on time. Beyond a tremendous contribution to all NDI UX COE initiatives and evangelisation to make this happen.
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Stellar Spotlight Award - FY24
Presented by the GM - Finance, ISIT Strategy Planning and Control Office, for being an essential part of the chargeback project.
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Second Runner Up, Hackathon - FY23
Presented for representation of the Idea "Personalised Car Configurator"
EY (September 2013- February 2014)
Rockers Award FY13
For high-impact performance in group projects and teaming skills.
Outside of work
21,000 Ft
The highest altitude reached at Stok Kangri, in Ladakh organised by Youth Hostel India.
300 kms
Longest distance covered in a cycle in 19 Hrs, from Trivandrum - Alappuzha - Trivandrum, organised by AUDAX.
18,000 Ft
The highest road ridden as part of a solo motorcycle expedition covering regions around Ladakh.