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🎓 UX Research & Design @ UMich

🚗 Former UX Research Intern at Uber

💖 Friendships, Frameworks, and Jams

Hey I'm Rohan, I'm a design technologist and qualitative user researcher that enjoys experimenting in the 0-to-1, concept-to-launch phase of product development. One sticky note at a time, I’ve had the privilege to learn new methodologies through investigating my own passions, like sports, music, and productivity platforms.

From this experience, I take pride in the moments where I've stumbled across real-life insights, from making recommendations for a video game to discovering the potential of a social betting platform. In 2023, I'm excited to continue practicing these skills as I look out for product design and user research opportunities.

I really appreciate you stopping by! If you'd like to learn more about me outside of research, scroll down below. Lastly, I’m addicted to coffee, so please do contact me any time!

ROHAN

Words of wisdom that resonate with me

Quote: You never really understand a person until you consider things from his point of view… until you climb in his skin and walk around in it.

Quote: Asking a question is embarrassing for a moment, but not asking is embarrassing for a lifetime.

Quote: Yesterday is history, tomorrow is a mystery, but today is a gift. That is why it is called a present.

Quote: about finding yourself [...] You just have to let go of yourself first. Get over yourself. Break yourself down so you can build yourself up.

What I bring to a team

Friendships 👋

A true Campaigner at heart, I am an aspiring friend to all, and I hope to make the people around me feel happy and comfortable. This innate desire helps empower my peers to open up and share their true, passionate feelings, whether it be a teammate or research participant.

Frameworks 🎨

In standup comedy, each comedian develops their own artistic way of getting a laugh out of an audience. Similarly, in UX Research, frameworks and methodologies inspire new, artistic ways for researchers to empathize with users. Personally, learning these frameworks has opened me up to the powerful, creative world of research craft.

Jams 🚀

The sticky note is my favorite medium of art, as I love to use my creativity and inspire new ideas. Pairing creativity with my positive energy, I believe I can help bring fun to team ideation sessions, as well as an excitement as teams transition from the problem space to the solution space.

Out of Office

3 disposable camera photos of me filming a TED talk, me playing hockey, and my favorite symbol (the shadow)

TED Talks

Watching TED talks is my favorite, most scholarly hobby. In high school, I did a TED talk of my own, just so I could get a cool picture next to the red TED blocks. This love carried into college, where I joined TEDxUofM. Come Sophomore year, I directed the 2021 TEDxUofM Conference. From this conference, I'm most proud of the discussions that lived on; above, you can see a picture from Nic Glynos's TEDxUofM talk, which has prompted more than 2000 comments on YouTube.

Hockey

Growing up, hockey was my identity, and today, it more-or-less still is. Playing hockey has taught me so much about life, and into my high school years, it helped me question a lot about my identity. Looking back, I wouldn't trade the hockey community for the world, and I'm so thankful for the memories that came with it. In 2019, I was named to the Michigan High School Hockey All State Class; this is an award that means a lot to me, through all of the ups and downs with the sport.

Acoustic Guitar

During my final semester of college, I've picked up Guitar. Currently, I'm learning Fast Car & Hotel California, but in the future, I'd love to try electric guitar and play tunes like Freaking Out the Neighborhood & The Adults are Talking. Guitar is such a calming activity for me, and I couldn't be more thankful for it; it's a refreshing reminder that to learn something new, you must first step out of your comfort zone.

Vision for the next 5 years

If I could be one superhero, I'd be Sean Evans in Hot Ones. In the next 5 years, I'd love to learn how he manages to provide ample background to a question, while still leaving it open-ended for his guests to answer.

I admire the work of design engineers, as they're so creative & talented in their use of design & code. One day, I'd love to learn and practice these skills, so that I can create solutions for the design world altogether.