Education & Professional Experience

Upasana has studied at The New School, New York in Liberal Arts and Design, then at Fashion Institute of Technology in International Trade and Marketing, then at National Institute of Fashion Technology in Liberal Arts and Design.

Upasana worked for DICE Districts (Parent Brand of ISDI, ISME and ISDI WPP School of Communications) as Head (Strategy and Partnerships) between Nov 2018 and Oct 2019, for ISDI Mumbai as Managing Director, Innovations & Partnerships between Sep 2016 and Oct 2019, for Indian Center for Immersive Media as Head between Sep 2017 and Nov 2018, for YES FOUNDATION (India) as Advisor, Responsible Banking between Jan 2013 and Apr 2015, for BLANC NY as Production Manager between 2011 and 2012, for National Institute of Fashion Technology as Visiting Faculty, User and Retail interface Design between Jul 2008 and Nov 2008, for Foley Designs as Design Consultant, Product & Experience Design between Jul 2007 and Jul 2008, for International Labour Organization (ILO) as Consultant - Design Strategy, Project Indradhanush between 2008 and 2008, for Titan Global Design Studio (a TATA Group Company) as Product Designer and Brand Incharge, Fastrack between Nov 2005 and Jun 2007.

 Skills & Competences

Upasana has the following skills : Product Design, Industrial Design, Concept Design, Strategic Design, Creative Problem Solving, User Interface Design, Design Strategy, Design Thinking, Rhino, Service Design, Experience Design, Sketching, Adobe Creative Suite, User-centered Design, Concept Generation, Concept Development, Rapid Prototyping, Interaction Design, User Experience, Design Management.

Upasana speaks the following languages : German (Basic), Mandarin (Basic).