# Mayur Dhande > Industrial Designer at Bobcat Location: San Francisco Bay Area, United States Profile: https://flows.cv/mayurdhande An Industrial designer with diverse experience in medical, automotive, and consumer products. Adept at integrating high-level strategy, design craftsmanship, and engineering creativity to sculpt beautiful, functional products. ## Work Experience ### Industrial Designer @ Bobcat Company Jan 2024 – Present | United States (Contract) via Tata Technologies Inc ### Industrial Designer @ Personal Project: Prana Jan 2023 – Jan 2023 | San Francisco Bay Area Led hardware design for smoking cessation, integrating user-centric approach and personalized experiences to address nicotine dependency Design for personalization for each user segmentation, providing real-time insights and support based on their progress and behaviour. Created hardware prototypes, and high-fidelity mock-ups to visualize and communicate design concepts and interactions to stakeholders. Conceptualized and prototyped innovative wearable technology, revolutionizing real-time support for individuals battling nicotine dependency. Collaborated closely with cross-functional teams, including developers, product managers, and behavioral experts, to ensure the seamless integration of AI and evidence-based behavioral change strategies. ### Product Designer @ Oliv AI Jan 2022 – Jan 2023 | San Francisco Bay Area - Mapped user journeys and designed wireframes and high-fidelity interactive prototypes of dashboard flows using design system. - Designed part of Oliv's website communicating features and offerings, employing user-centered design principles to ensure an intuitive and engaging user experience and customer buy-in ### Founding Industrial Designer @ Mayur Dhande Studio Jan 2018 – Jan 2021 | Pune Enabled early stage startups as an independent UX, Industrial Design and Engineering consultant to strategise, innovate, design, and manufacture products for market entry. ### Industrial Design Researcher @ Turian Labs - Design led Research & Innovation consulting Jan 2020 – Jan 2021 | Pune - Contributed in deriving strategic design directions to define the colour, form, material, finish and industrial design standards for luxury smartphones aesthetics in Indian context. - Defined research objectives and created interview guides. - Managed the recruitment of 35 participant and 5 industry experts from Pan-India geographical locations. - Facilitated participant interviews, card sorting exercises and co-creation workshops with client team. - Synthesised the raw research data(qualitative and quantitative) - Crafted personas, themes to effectively communicate the research findings. ### Industrial Designer @ BETiC, IIT Bombay Jan 2019 – Jan 2020 | Mumbai Area, India - Contributed to the designed and manufactured a fully reusable biopsy device compliant with ISO human factor standards. - Conducted hardware UX research. Reversed engineered a variety of biopsy devices to establish a benchmark case study of materials, appearance, feasibility, functionality, user-experience and manufacturability. - Lead on-field research, observed doctors and technicians perform biopsy procedures to identify needs/requirements. - Synthesised research and translated insights into design solutions. - Collaborated with board members, clinical experts, engineers and sales team to define product features and functionalities. - Iteratively conceptualized product designs and physical interactions using sketching, 3D CAD, renderings and physical mock-ups to ensure precision, comfort and safety. 60% reduction in loading and trigger actuation efforts. - Documented and maintained Design for Manufacturing and Assembly standards of 40+ parts of the device. - Collaborated with human factors engineers, clinical experts and healthcare technicians to understand user goals, product requirements, UX pain points. - Collaborated with vendors and suppliers to set up a end-to-end product development cycle. ### Industrial Designer @ NeoMotion Jan 2019 – Jan 2020 | Chennai Area, India - Designed Neomotion's future facing wheelchair product as sole Industrial designer. - Defined product roadmap for scalability considering engineering and financial feasibility. - Envisioned, sketched and CAD modeled product concepts with careful consideration of manufacturing and cost concerns, resulting in faster turnaround time and fewer revisions. - Rapidly prototyped and tested parts for fit, form and function. - Specified color, material, finish, surface classification, and cosmetic inspection standards for line of products. - Collaborated with vendors and manufacturers to troubleshoot CMF results of powder coated and anodized parts. - Lead market research, user-centric research and requirements gathering initiatives to identify new product opportunities and diversification, leading to 35% increase in customer base. - Conducted hardware UX studies, user observation, field research and interviews. - Communicate with board members, cross functional teams, users and vendors to understand their needs, desires and expectations for product designs. - Revamped the packaging and delivery experience. - Designed kiosks for exhibiting Neomotion's products and communicating the brand's vision. ### Design Engineer @ Tata Technologies Jan 2015 – Jan 2016 | Pune - Utilized CAD tools (such as AutoCAD and SolidWorks) to create precise and comprehensive 3D models of engine, transmission, and lubrication systems for commercial vehicles. - Implemented design changes and improvements to enhance the efficiency and performance of commercial vehicle systems, with a strong focus on cost reduction. - Conducted thorough engineering analysis, simulations, and stress tests to validate the structural integrity and functionality of the designs. - Produced detailed technical drawings, specifications, and documentation to facilitate the manufacturing and assembly processes. ### Intern Engineer @ Volkswagen India Jan 2014 – Jan 2014 | Pune Area, India Implemented Poka-yoke principle to prevent incorrect assembly of front door assembly parts. Implemented Kizen principle for stud insertion process. Designed and implemented a solution which improved the assembly process time. Designed CAD models of mounting brackets of fixtures. ## Education ### Master’s in Design in Human Computer Interaction California College of the Arts ### Industrial and Product Design SPD Scuola Politecnica di Design ### Bachelor of Technology - BTech in Mechanical Engineering Vishwakarma Institute Of Technology ## Contact & Social - LinkedIn: https://linkedin.com/in/mayur-dhande --- Source: https://flows.cv/mayurdhande JSON Resume: https://flows.cv/mayurdhande/resume.json Last updated: 2026-04-13