Aditya Salunkhe

Aditya Salunkhe has a diverse range of work experience in the design industry. Aditya is currently working as a Product Design Manager at CleverTap, where they began in December 2022. Prior to this, they worked as a Guest Faculty at the MIT Institute of Design from September 2020. At MIT, they mentored Masters of Design students and focused on design fundamentals such as Design Thinking and Inclusive Design.

Before joining CleverTap, Aditya worked as a Product Designer at Sprinklr from January 2022 to December 2022. Aditya was responsible for simplifying technology to enhance customer experiences and designing experiences for a 360° customer view.

From November 2020 to January 2022, Aditya worked as a UX Designer at Tata Consultancy Services. Aditya designed experiences in the Life Sciences and Healthcare domain, translating business and user needs into design solutions. In addition, they facilitated the design capability uplift of R&D Tech product teams through UX frameworks and coaching.

Prior to their role at Tata Consultancy Services, Aditya worked as a UX Designer at Microsoft from January 2020 to July 2020. Aditya contributed to the design of a solution that utilized the camera on a mobile device to capture content in a List.

Aditya also gained valuable experience as a Designer at Rebel Foods (formerly Faasos) from May 2019 to July 2019, where they explored and learned about user experiences in the industry.

Earlier in their career, Aditya worked as a Graphic Designer & Visualiser at Ethinos Digital Marketing from November 2017 to June 2018. Aditya designed digital communication and marketing materials for key clients.

Before joining Ethinos Digital Marketing, Aditya was self-employed as a Graphic Designer. During this time, they worked on freelance design assignments, focusing primarily on brand identity design.

Aditya Salunkhe's education history is as follows:

Aditya Salunkhe completed a Masters in Design with a specialization in Design Management from MIT Institute of Design from 2018 to 2020.

Prior to that, from 2014 to 2017, they pursued a Higher National Diploma, Level 5 in Graphic Design from Pearson College London.

In the same period, they also obtained a Bachelor of Science degree in Multimedia and Animation from B.D. Somani Institute of Art and Fashion Technology.

Before their higher education, Aditya Salunkhe completed their senior secondary education from Arunodaya Public School, Thane from 2012 to 2014 with a focus on CBSE Commerce.

Aditya started their academic journey at D.A.V. Public School, Thane in 2009, but no specific degree or field of study information is provided.

In addition to their formal education, Aditya Salunkhe has obtained various certifications, including:

- Sprinklr Product Analyst Pro from Sprinklr, obtained in February 2022.

- Enterprise Design Thinking - Team Essentials for AI from IBM, obtained in January 2022.

- Enterprise Design Thinking Practitioner from IBM, obtained in January 2022.

- UX Deep Dive: Usability Testing from LinkedIn, obtained in June 2020.

- UX Foundations: Prototyping from LinkedIn, obtained in June 2020.

- Customer Experience: Journey Mapping from LinkedIn, obtained in February 2020.

- Design Thinking: Customer Experience from LinkedIn, obtained in February 2020.

- Sketch for UX Design from LinkedIn, obtained in February 2020.

- Digital Animation and Video Production certification with a Grade A+ from B.D. Somani Academy of Digital Communications, obtained in July 2016.

- Digital Web Design certification with a Grade A+ from B.D. Somani Academy of Digital Communications, obtained in July 2015.

- Digital Print Design certification with a Grade A+ from B.D. Somani Academy of Digital Communications, obtained in July 2014.