Hello! I’m Priyanka
A purpose driven product and service designer
Discovery to implementation
From understanding problems and exploring solutions to designing and prototyping experiences to launching and optimizing products - I bring six years of experience in helping diverse organizations address complex business and social challenges by applying a collaborative process that combines design, science and agile methods.
Organizations I have the opportunity to partner with:
Alphabet
Hopelab
Instagram
Providence Health
SF Department of Public Health
Santa Clara County Housing Authority
The Omidyar Group
Volkswagen and more
Currently at Daylight, I lead projects at the intersection of UX and social good, help evolve Daylights digital design capabilities and organize initiatives to support its growth and culture.
A glimpse into my work…
Most of my work is confidential. If you would like to see my portfolio or resume, just drop me a note and I will send it over!
Making Section 8 housing experience less complex and more accessible
Digital experience of two web apps aimed at greatly improving the end to end, Section 8 (public housing) experience for low income people in Santa Clara County. With a progressive launch through 2019-2020, these apps will be used by more than 100,000 Section 8 applicants and participants.
ROLE: Project lead + UX design + Research and strategy
SANTA CLARA COUNTY HOUSING AUTHORITY
OUNCE OF PREVENTION
Helping parents reflect and grow
A science based reflection app for low income parents enrolled in Head Start programs across the country, to better support them on their parenting journey.
ROLE: Project lead + UX design + Research and strategy
THE OMIDYAR GROUP
Enabling social impact leaders to learn systems thinking
A digital hub and an online toolkit for social impact leaders at The Omidyar Group to learn systems thinking. Through +Acumen, this toolkit has been leveraged by over 14,000 people working at non-profits and foundations across the globe.
ROLE: UX design + Research and strategy
HEALTH + INSURANCE PROVIDER
Co-designing care for the chronically ill Medicaid population
Helped design and launch a new healthcare model and service experience for the most vulnerable and chronically ill medicaid population.
ROLE: Service design
Education and experience
EXPERIENCESenior Designer / 2017 - Current
Daylight Design, San Francisco
Experience designer / 2014 - 2017
Daylight Design, San Francisco
Teaching assistant / Feb 2014 - May 2014
IIT Institute of Design, Chicago
Experience designer / June 2013 - Aug 2013
Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center, New York
Design Manager / 2010 - 2011
Godrej Interio, Mumbai, India
ACHIEVEMENTSDesign coach /2019
UN World Food Program Innovation Bootcamp, SF
Talk on Design for Social Impact /2017
SF design week
Semifinalist /2013
Gates Foundation Records for Life contest 2013
Work exhibited / 2009
Salone Satellite, Milan
EDUCATIONMaster of Design/2012 - 2014
IIT Institute of Design, Chicago, Illinois
Masters in Industrial Design /2008 - 2010
Industrial Design Center, Indian Institute of Technology, Bombay, India
Graduate Diploma in Product Design /2004 - 2008
Symbiosis Institute of Design, Pune, India
Best academic performance 2008