suman devadula

* Led a team of 3-5 people initiating Industrial Design Services to John Deere factories Worldwide, involving Industrial Design (ID), Product & Engineering Design and GUI support for: * John Deere, India (ID conceptualisation for frugal manufacturing of secured-operator space and storage for small Tractor project) * John Deere, Russia (ID conceptualisation for frugal manufacturing of Backhoe-loader project) * John Deere, Waterloo, USA (Parametric Class A surface development for the 8000 series Tractor * Perspective hand sketches to assist CAD modelling of complex surfaces of casting parts of Backhoes * Harvester illumination analysis for better operator vigilance) * John Deere, Mannheim, Germany (Development of Class A surfaces for operator controls and Vector Graphics for the GUI on operator consoles in Harvester Operator Cabin project) * John Deere, China (Class A and B development of Hood, for the Tractor customization project) * John Deere, Brazil (Tractor Hood, Class B detail development) * John Deere, France (Class A surface quality analysis of Harvester Panels)

If 'Design' is the most important phase where the consequences of manufacture, distribution, use and ref-use of the product could be controlled, what with and how should the process of 'Design' be informed? As the consequences of industrial activity affect climate and resource availability for people existing and of generations to come, how should we 'Design' to retain opportunity enough for all to realise their rights for a sustained development? As transparency, accountability and responsibility requirements are slowly being mandated, businesses and governance require the know-how to align their interests with global goals for sustaining development for humanity. They need pragmatic Design know-how to intervene into the socio-political nature of sustainability challenges. I intend to support industry/institutions with this knowledge informing their value chain, policy and sustainable reporting requirements.

Design is central to leading transitions to sustainable development, right from conceiving alternate paradigm for development that is people-centric, to redesigning existing institutions and designing new ones aligned to and avoiding the mistakes of previous ones. Situating design in the context of human development along with the methods to inform design of appropriate interventions are found lacking in literature. My research attempts to fill this knowledge gap.

If the temperature of rejection matters for thermal efficiency of engines, how best to reject heat? My bachelors project improved understanding of combined modes of heat transfer for Al alloy fins.

Artefacts are, as they are, because we intended them to be so. And so are the consequences of their manufacture to climate and resources. We have woken up to this fact, albeit lately. Nevertheless to steward ourselves towards more secure futures we need to redesign how we consume resources. To start with essential resources, we need to re-design how we consume water and dispose waste. My master's project addressed the surmounting issue of urban water-supply scarcity, predominantly innovating for culling its use for transporting and treating house-hold organic waste. This involved designing and functional prototyping.