Experience
Independent Performing-Arts Professional
Stage, Film, Voice Actor & Theatre Director, (2012 - Present)
Skills: Creative leadership, vision development, experience design, negotiation, performance coaching, text & emotional analysis, improvisation.
Theatre:
- Directed & inspired 20-30 professionals across multiple disciplines in 4 large-scale productions.
- Acted in 200+ shows, attracting 100,000+ audience members at venues like NCPA, Prithvi, Rangashankara.
- Formed strategic partnerships with Uber, Nesture Wealth Management, Accor Services, Blue Dart.
- Collaborated with industry figures like Prakash Belawadi, Ashok Mandanna, Arjun Sajnani, Anmol Vellani.
Films:
- Featured in 4 films & 1 web series; showcased at London Film Festival, MAMI Festival, & on Netflix, Hotstar, Amazon Prime (Showreel)
- Worked with Shahana Goswami, Akshay Kumar, Lara Dutta, Imran Khan, Dharma Productions
Business Role Plays & Theatre Workshops:
- Coached professionals in speech, emotional range, physical expression, stage presence, and team dynamics.
- Clients include Dell, Deloitte, Flipkart, CISCO, GE, Novo Nordisk, EMC2, Asian Paints, Accenture, Abbott, Zyme, KPMG Global Services.
- Focus areas: Advanced Communication Skills, Influencing Across Cultures, Manager Development, Building Trust & Networks, Managing Difficult Conversations, Leaders as Coaches, Communication for Impact, Assertiveness.
R&D Engineer
(2009-2011)Foley Designs Pvt. Ltd.
Skills: Product teardown, CAD, user research, trials, tech landscaping, design storytelling, presentations, brainstorming.
Titan Fastrack: Watch-Display Mechanism
- Engineered snap-lock key design; eliminated pilferage, enabled one-hand unlocking.
Quadio Labs: Hearing Solutions
- Gathered customer insights; designed ergonomic, user-friendly hearing aids; coordinated prototype trials.
Wipro: CFL Design
- Identified usage pain-points; refined ballast to BIS standards; created sleek, non-intrusive, vision-friendly CFLs; influenced manufacturing changes.
Vayu: ICU Beds
- Analyzed elevation mechanisms; prototyped robust, easy-to-use manual operation mechanism.
Textile Mills, Coimbatore: Ring Placement Device
- Enhanced ring placement device to prevent thread entanglement; reduced failures, streamlined processes.
Research Assistant
(2008 - 2009)Indian Institute of Science, Bengaluru
Skills: Signal Processing, Ferret (NOAA/PMEL), Red Hat Enterprise Linux, Scientific Research, Analytical reasoning, Experiment design
Aero-acoustics & Plasma Dynamics Lab:
- Achieved precise 2D localization of acoustic emission with two aligned microphones; contributed to Large Aperture Directional Array (LADA)
Centre for Atmospheric & Oceanic Sciences:
- Studied diurnal to interannual variability in the tropical Indian Ocean & South Asian Monsoon
- Analyzed sea surface temperatures, salinity, water density, & ocean currents in the Bay of Bengal
- Enhanced existing monsoon prediction model resolution
Engineer (Central Planning)
(2008)Larsen & Toubro - Komatsu Ltd., Bengaluru
- Optimized supply chain and strategic planning. As team leader, won best team award during a one-month orientation at L&T Mysore for excellence in quizzes, presentations, and group activities.
Talks
Extramural Lecture, IIT Palakkad (Mar 2017): Discussed the synergy of arts and sciences, and how engineering and martial arts training contributed to a cross-disciplinary approach in performing arts.
Education
Bachelor's in Mechanical Engineering
Manipal Institute of Technology (2004-08)
- Final Project: CFD Analysis of centrifugal air blower using CATIA, Ansys, & Fluent
- Industrial Training: Hindustan Aeronautics Limited, Aircraft Division
- Joint Secretary: Literary & Debating Society
- Creative Director: Dramanon Theatre Co.