# Pihu Chawra

> Industrial Design Student at University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign

Location: Sunnyvale, California, United States
Profile: https://flows.cv/pihu

## Work Experience
### Product Design Developer @ National Organization for Business and Engineering: Illinois Chapter
Jan 2026 – Present
- Developing a portable cable gym attachment that encapsulates most types of attachments (wide bar, v-bar, etc.) on Fusion 360

### Interior Decorator @ Mondelēz International
Jan 2025 – Present
- Redesigning Mondelēz International’s office at UIUC Research Park
- Modeling new office layouts in low, mid, and high fidelity while accounting for various budget ranges
- Maintaining communication within my team and the office lead to ensure we are in agreement on the design

### Champaign-Urbana Community Subteam Member @ Design For America at UIUC
Jan 2025 – Present
- Explored various challenges faced by the community around the campus, high schools in the area in particular
- Designed a plan for a mentorship program for high school students to connect with university students as a resource for future planning
- Implementing program with AVID, a class during school hours with the same goal, to avoid extra time commitments for students

### Design Team Member @ Fremont High Robotics
Jan 2021 – Jan 2024
- Designed and drew robot parts (brackets, box tubes, 3D printed covers) using OnShape CAD software
- Manually designed 15+ mechanisms/assemblies each year with numerous iterations
- Communicated with electrical, mechanical, and software subteams to reach a functioning and operational robot within 3 months

### Studio Artist @ ArtHub Academy
Jan 2022 – Jan 2024

### Basketball Coach @ Private Basketball Coach
Jan 2019 – Jan 2023
- Improved K-8 kids' basketball skills.
- Prepared them for school/club team tryouts.
- Coached quick decision-making and team dynamics.
- Learned the importance of structure and patience.

### Activity Director @ Cedar Crest Nursing and Rehabilitation Center
Jan 2023 – Jan 2023
- Conducted easy programs for seniors including a bookmark-making workshop to uplift the spirits of the patients in the nursing home.
- Created social and therapeutic experiences for the seniors attending workshops.
- Took all safety measures and used simple materials for beautiful keepsakes considering their risk of infections and varying motor skills.

### Intern @ City of Sunnyvale
Jan 2023 – Jan 2023
- Worked with a Sunnyvale City Council Member to brainstorm ideas to beautify the city with art. 
- Task was to make the plain metal bollards in the downtown area visually appealing.
- Designed an artistic bollard design, including roll-out surface variations that could be tucked into the metal to avoid damage while maintaining functionality.

### Intern @ Open Remodel
Jan 2022 – Jan 2022
- Designed a 1000-sqft ADU (Accessory Dwelling Unit) floorplan on Autodesk Revit.


## Education
### Industrial and Product Design
University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign

### High School Diploma
Fremont High School

### Art/Art Studies in General
De Anza College

### Industrial and Product Design
Academy of Art University

### Architecture
Saddleback College

### Architecture
West Valley College

### Architecture
UCLA


## Contact & Social
- LinkedIn: https://linkedin.com/in/pihuchawra

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Last updated: 2026-04-08