Tinkle Mittal
USING TECHNOLOGY TO BUILD RESILIENT COMMUNITIES
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I am an engaging and effusive communicator, skilled at quickly building strong relationships and collaborating with others to achieve goals. With a natural talent for motivating and persuading through positive and enthusiastic
communication, I thrive in dynamic environments that prioritize teamwork and interaction.
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Website
Columbus Ohio
Education
INDIANA UNIVERSITY,
INDIANAPOLIS, IN
M.S., Human-
Computer Interaction
Dec 2023
LAB WORK at IU-
Crisis Technology
Innovation Lab
Embodied Interaction
Lab
RGPV UNIVERSITY, INDIA
B.arch, Architecture
May 2019
Workshops -
Career So Far
SALES ASSOCIATE, AMERICAN FREIGHT
May 2024
USER EXPERIENCE DESIGN VOLUNTEER, GRAVITY DRIVE
April 2024-May 2024
Contributed to wayfinding user research aimed at improving the navigational experience for a church. My role involved developing a comprehensive user study plan to gather insights on how to enhance wayfinding within the church environment. JOB SEARCH
Jan 2024-March 2024
PRODUCT DESIGNER/OWNER, AGRINOVOUS
Jan 2023- Dec 2023
• Developed and executed contextual user research, studying community farms and farmers markets in urban neighborhoods of Indianapolis, resulting in a
comprehensive understanding of their impact on food insecurity.
• Analyzed data from diverse sources through contextual observation, inquiry, object collection, and social media tracking.
• Envisioned AggNET, a generative AI-based mobile app fostering community engagement among farmers,
facilitating digital diary maintenance, industry insights access, market discovery, and farm data monetization. Skills
UI/UX design
Qualitative User
Research
Usability testing
Digital
Communication
Design
Research moderation
Focus Group
Conduction
Participatory design
workshop facilitation
Rapid Prototyping
Conceptualization
Visualization
Technical
Skills
Adobe Creative Suite
Figma/ Figjam
Miro
Maze
Lumion
Google Sketchup
AutoCAD
Unity (beginner)
RESEARCH ASSISTANT, INDIANA UNIVERSITY, INDIANAPOLIS May 2022- Dec 2023
• Assisted in participatory design workshops for developing a Personal Informatics Tool that supports African American community-based health programs targeting older adults by adopting a culturally relevant design approach.
• Translated data into multiple prototype iterations, streamlining self-tracking of blood pressure and glucose level monitoring with adequate co-tracking support based on Tracker- Goal Evolution Model
• Woven cultural storytelling through gamification into the digitization of community programs. Performed literature studies, crafting workshop materials for the workshop, analyzing the design workshop data, UX writing, and crafting multiple wire- frame iterations for the MVP design.
TEACHING ASSISTANT, INDIANA UNIVERSITY, INDIANAPOLIS Aug 2023- Dec 2023, Professor Seth Wilson, Legal Informatics Jan 2022- May 2022, Professor Seth Wilson, Information and Computer Ethics
CO-FOUNDER, MANSA BUILDCON, INDIA
Architecture, design, and real estate development
Jan 2020 – Dec 2021
• During this time, I envisioned various architectural projects such as Landscaping design, Row housing projects, small-scale residential planning, and elevation design.
• Apart from this, I did various commissioned design works that included book cover design, digital illustrations, and 3d visualization work.
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ARCHITECTURE INTERN, STUDIO MO-OF, MUMBAI, INDIA
Jan 2019 – Nov 2019
• As an intern at Studio MO-Of, I had the opportunity to gain insights into every project. I worked on multiple projects and the tasks ranged from making working drawings for the construction to creating visual presentations of the designs using Adobe Creative suite. The projects were of residential, commercial, and categories.