I’M SOMEONE WHO HAS ALWAYS BEEN DRAWN TO TECHNOLOGY AND TO FINDING BETTER, SMARTER WAYS TO WORK. THE PACE OF CHANGE IN THE TECH WORLD IS RAPID, BUT CONSTRUCTION OFTEN MOVES SLOWLY, AND THAT GAP HAS SHAPED A LOT OF MY CURIOSITY. I LIKE EXPLORING HOW NEW TOOLS, DIGITAL SYSTEMS, AND EMERGING IDEAS CAN ACTUALLY MAKE PROJECTS CLEARER, FASTER, AND MORE RELIABLE IN THE REAL WORLD.

I GREW UP IN INDIA AND EARNED MY UNDERGRADUATE DEGREE IN ARCHITECTURE FROM THE NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY, RAIPUR. LATER, I MOVED TO THE UNITED STATES TO COMPLETE A MASTER OF SCIENCE IN CONSTRUCTION MANAGEMENT TECHNOLOGY AT PURDUE UNIVERSITY IN WEST LAFAYETTE, INDIANA. THAT SHIFT FROM DESIGN STUDIOS TO CONSTRUCTION SITES CHANGED THE WAY I THINK. IT PUSHED ME TO UNDERSTAND NOT JUST HOW THINGS SHOULD LOOK, BUT HOW THEY ACTUALLY GET BUILT, COORDINATED, AND DELIVERED.

AFTER GRADUATION, I MOVED TO RALEIGH AND WORKED AS A CONSTRUCTION MANAGEMENT PROFESSIONAL, SPENDING TIME ON BOTH THE DIGITAL DELIVERY SIDE AND THE FIELD SIDE BEFORE DECIDING TO FOCUS MORE DEEPLY ON HOW PROJECTS COME TOGETHER ON SITE. TODAY, I WORK AS A VDC MANAGER AT JACOBS, WHERE I GET TO COMBINE DESIGN THINKING, CONSTRUCTION KNOWLEDGE, AND DIGITAL TOOLS TO SUPPORT COMPLEX PROJECTS.

I’M ALWAYS TRYING TO IMPROVE, LEARN, AND EXPERIMENT WITH THINGS THAT INTEREST ME, WHETHER IT’S NEW TECHNOLOGY, BETTER WORKFLOWS, OR IDEAS THAT MAKE THE WORK MORE EFFICIENT AND INTENTIONAL. ONE DAY, I HOPE TO TAKE EVERYTHING I’VE LEARNED AND BUILD SOMETHING OF MY OWN, A PROJECT, A PRODUCT, OR A STARTUP THAT REFLECTS THE WAY I THINK AND THE PROBLEMS I CARE ABOUT SOLVING.