NAME : Charu Sharma
DESIGNATION : Assistant Professor

OVERVIEW OF PROFILE :

Charu Sharma graduated from Sophia Girls' College in Rajasthan with a Bachelor's in Commerce before earning a master’s degree in Design Management from MIT ADT University in Pune. She has 1.5 years of academic job experience and 6 months of industry experience. Her areas of competence include innovation, entrepreneurship, design thinking, user research, interface design, and service design. She has assisted numerous students with their projects in behavioral research, visual design, and ethnographic research.

She has previously worked for 1.5 years with ImaginXP, a Pune based Ed-tech company. She has worked on and supervised several ongoing interface redesign and research projects. She acted as a coach for students undertaking fieldwork for the online portal My Coach platform of ImaginXP. She spent five months as a design intern with FairShuffle, where she worked as a user experience researcher and developed business and design strategies. She also served as an intern for digital marketing at HealthifyME x Cognizant. She has a certificate from ImaginXP's Faculty Development Program in User Experience Design. She took part in several design workshops, including Usability 10, Designing and Delivering UX for Global Customers, and UX Strategy & Planning.

She possesses outstanding communication and organizational abilities, a mature outlook, and a strong commitment to excellence. She likes to travel, explore new places and cultures, and enjoy spontaneous well-planned experiences to keep a good balance between work and life.

EMAIL ID : charu.sharma@mitaoe.ac.in

EXPERIENCE : 7+ years Architectural as well as Education field

WORK PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE:

Worked on Residential & Commercial Architecture and Interior Design projects to give end to end solutions for following firms.

  • (2013-2015) Sankalp Designers, Pune
  • (2015-2016) Fourth Dimensions Architects Pvt Ltd., Pune
  • (2016-2017) DesignQube Architects & Interior Designers, Channai
  • (2013- 2016) B. K. P. S. College of Architecture, Pune - Visiting faculty of Basic Design
  • (2017- 2020) S. B. Patil College of Architecture & Design, Pune. –
  1. Academic: Teaching / guiding B.Arch students- Architectural Design, Building Technology and materials, Communication skills, Humanities, Architectural Drawing & Graphics, History of Architecture, Workshop, Elective subjects like Interior & Product Design, and Guided Fifth Year B.Arch THESIS students as well.
  2. University: was Examiner of the subjects like Third Year Architectural Design & Building Technology and materials of Savitribai Phule Pune University Exams since 2017.
  3. Administrative / Co-curricular: Headed various portfolios like Industrial interactions, students’ competitions, Guest lectures, students’ workshops, webinars, conferences & seminars. She was in charge of transforming the ambience of new Architectural building by engaging over 300 students.
  4. Amorva Designers is a complete design solution firm handling Architecture Interior Design, Product Design & Market / User research.

EXHIBITION

  • Show at Jehangir Art Gallery ,Mumbai “ Sensuous Cognizance” – 2018
  • Art installation Show at Rangdhanee Art Gallery – “ Out of Box” – 2018
  • Painting Show of faculties at Rachana Sansad art gallery
  • Painting Show at Bajaj Art gallery, Mumbai - 2007
  • Monsoon show at Jehangir art gallery – 2007
  • Artist of the Week – Drawing and sketching online display at Elaura Art Gallery
  • Online Painting Exhibition at Samyak Drishti Art Gallery, Mumbai – 2020 etc.

DEMONSTRATIONS

  • Demonstration of portrait at Sahyadri School of Art, Sawarde – Chiplun – 2018
  • Demonstration of still life ( Oil medium) at Vasai Vikasini college – Vasai -2012
  • Demonstration of a Portrait of hon. Actor - Mr. Shashi Kapoor Sir on 150th anniversary ceremony of Sir J.J School of Art, Fort – Mumbai -2007
  • Portrait Demonstration at Grand Central Mall Art Gallery – Navi Mumbai – 2019
  • Portrait Demonstration for Pidilite company – Mumbai - 2014
  • Demonstration of a portrait at Rachana Sansad college – 2018
  • Demonstration of a portrait at Raheja School of art – Bandra Mumbai - 2010
  • Demonstration Of a Drawing by charcoal at Sir J.J college of Architecture -2010