navarjun | about

Currently

I am a design technologist with 10+ years of experience working as a software engineer and a UX designer. I am currently working as a design technologist at CER.

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Education

Master of Fine Arts
Information Design and Data Visualisation
Northeastern University, Boston, MA, USA
Jan 2016 – Aug 2018

Bachelor of Engineering
Thapar University, Patiala, PB, India
Jan 2016 – Aug 2018

Longer biography

I did my undergrad in Computer Engineering, and started a venture right out of university. The venture didn't take-off well, so I worked as an iOS Developer, iOS Lead, and Project Manager for about 3 years before finding my interest in design.

I pursued an MFA in Information Design at Northeastern University, Boston, MA. During the grad program I worked at the Health Informatics Lab (formally, CTPC) as a Research Designer/Developer for data visualisations.

After graduating I have worked as a Product Designer/Developer (mostly remote) with Great Escape, Central 1, SFU and CER.

Earlier, in 2019 while working remotely, I travelled around the Indian subcontinent. I used this travel year to improve my photography skills (an old interest). You can find these images on my instagram.

Work Experience

Canada Energy Regulator
Design Technologist | Vancouver, Canada
Designing and developing data visualisations, internal tools and design system.
Nov 2022 – Present

SFU - ixLab
Research Associate | Vancouver, Canada
Designing and developing image based tool for exploratory visualisations.
Mar 2021 – Oct 2022

Central 1
Design Technologist | Vancouver, Canada
Worked in the software support team for supporting existing clients with required changes to their product.
Sep 2020 – March 2021

GreatEscape.co
Product Designer | Remote
Responsible for improving the user experience of a travel inspiration product.
May 2019 – Feb 2020

Consortium for Technology for Proactive Care
Data Visualization Designer/Developer | Boston, MA
Designed and developed data visualisations involving realtime personal health data using JavaScript (D3, AWS Lambda). The visualisations are integrated within NUCoach system which is actively used to conduct health research.
Jan 2019 – Dec 2019

Complete Resume

You can take a look at my full resume here.