Meenu M Pillai

Co-founder & Chief Product Officer at Xfinito Biodesigns

Meenu M Pillai has a diverse work experience in various design and product strategy roles. Currently, they are the founder of Squids.Design, a company they started in 2021. Prior to that, they worked as the Chief Designer & Product Strategist at xeuron.ai from 2020 onwards. In 2020, they also served as the Head of Product Design at Kerri Moore. In 2019, they were the Chief Designer and Product Strategist at Texport Syndicate India Limited Advanced Material Division, where they focused on designing safety equipment and conducting market research. From 2018 to 2019, they worked as a Designer at Wildcraft India, where they specialized in product design, user testing, and user experience research. Before that, they gained experience at ARVIND MILLS, INDIA, where they worked on projects related to Formula 1 racing suits and winter wear design. In 2016, they worked as a Project Specialist at Tarasafe International Pvt Ltd. Meenu also has internship experience as a Project Intern at Lumos Design Technology Pvt. Ltd. and served as the Head of Wearable Technology at FYRSTA INNOVATIONS (INDIA) PRIVATE LIMITED from 2011 to 2014.

Meenu M Pillai has a diverse education history. In 2007, they began their undergraduate studies at Kumaraguru College of Technology, where they pursued a Bachelor's Degree in Material Technology. Meenu completed their degree in 2011.

Following their undergraduate studies, from 2014 to 2017, Meenu enrolled at the National Institute of Design to pursue a Master of Design degree. Although the field of study for their master's degree is not specified, they successfully completed the program.

In 2020, Meenu obtained additional certifications to enhance their skillset. Meenu completed the "Visual Elements of User Interface Design" certification from the California Institute of the Arts in June 2020. Additionally, they obtained the "Chatbot Building Essentials" certification from IBM in May 2020.

Looking to further develop their expertise, Meenu enrolled in the xPro - Virtual Reality & Augmented Reality program at the prestigious Massachusetts Institute of Technology in 2022. Meenu is currently pursuing their studies in the field of VR & AR but the end year of their education is not mentioned indicating that they are still enrolled or the program is ongoing.

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Timeline

  • Co-founder & Chief Product Officer

    August 1, 2023 - present

  • Chief Designer & Product Strategist

    January, 2020