HELLO,
I’m Varsha Sankar,
I am a Product Manager / Designer
Currently, I am a Master’s student at Carnegie Mellon University. My design journey began at Lasalle College of the arts, Singapore, where I pursued Product Design. I am drawn to the problem-solving approach of product design and am constantly seeking to find opportunities in niche markets for designing and innovating in. I am intrigued by all things unorthodox and unique. Being a quick learner who loves to challenge herself, I am constantly exploring and have skills beyond my study area.
Fun Fact: During my free time I enjoy clicking and editing photos.
Link to my Photography !
Education
Masters in Integrated Innovation of Products and Services, Carnegie Mellon University, Pittsburgh, United States. 2021 - 2022
BA(Hons) in Product Design, Lasalle College of the Arts (Singapore), Goldsmiths, University of London. 2017 - 2020
Foundation in Visual Arts, Lasalle College of the Arts, Singapore. 2016 - 2017
CERTIFICATE
Certified Product Owner, Scrum Inc - December 2022
Entrepreneurship Essentials, Harvard Business School Online. - September 2020
Fundamentals in Graphic Design, California College Of Arts, Coursera. - December 2018
Work EXPERIENCE
Product Manager at Manakin Robotics, Los Angeles, United States - March 2023- August 2023 ( 5 Months)
Product Manager at Glassdoor, San Francisco, United States - June 2022- August 2022 ( 3 Months)
Product Designer & Business Development Associate at Arthur Zaaro, Singapore - August 2019 - October 2020 ( 1 yr 2 Months )
Industrial and Product Design Intern at Arthur Zaaro, Singapore - May 2019 - August 2019 ( 3 Months )
Design Intern at View Imaging, New York, United States - June 2018 - August 2018 ( 2 Months )
ACCOMPLISHMENT
Winners of McGinnis Venture Competition, Carnegie Mellon University, 2022 (NiFTy - NFTs for Gaming)
Winners of Hack-a-Startup, Carnegie Mellon University, 2021 (NiFTy - NFTs for Gaming)
Salone del Mobile-Milano Furniture Fair 2020 - Lasalle x Keiji Takeuchi, ( Project Unwind )
EXPERTISE
Tools
Adobe Photoshop/ Adobe Illustrator/ Adobe Indesign/ Adobe Lightroom/ Autodesk Sketchbook/
Procreate/ Rhino/ Keyshot/ Figma/ Miro/ iMovie/ Microsoft Office / Weka/ Canva/ Mongo DB/
Balsamiq/ JIRA/ Mural/ Tableau/ HTML/ CSS
Industry Knowledge (MANAGEMENT)
AGILE/ SCRUM/ Problem Solving/ Market Analysis/ Competitor Analysis/ Strategic Thinking
Industry Knowledge (design)
Prototyping & Model Making / Sketching / Product Photography/ Woodworking/ 3D Printing
Web Designing/ Digital Rendering/ Design Research/ User Experience/ User Research