Kailash N. Dattkaya studied Masters of Design at IIT Bombay (1999–2001). He completed an EGMP in information technology from the Indian Institute of Management, Bangalore (2009-2010). He has 20+ years of experience in design leadership; managing and executing UX design projects; coordinating with stakeholders, evangelising and implementing the UX processes; defining the project-specific design approach and strategy; managing project plans; and enabling collaboration across functional groups. His experiences are: Visual Designer at Trans Planet PVt Ltd (Aug 1998-Mar 1999), Senior User Experience Designer at Tangent Software Pvt Ltd (Sep 2001-Oct 2002), UX Design Consultant as Freelance Design Consultant (Oct 2002-Jan 2003), Lead Visual Design Architect at Hurix Systems Pvt Ltd (Jan 2003-Nov 2005), Senior User Experience Designer at Saba Software India Pvt Ltd (Nov 2005-May 2006), Senior Manager User Experience at Oracle India Pvt Ltd (Aug 2006-Sep 2011). From Nov 2011 he has been working as a Senior Director User Experience at Edifects.