which may be described as somewhat of a material world version of SVGs: adaptable and accurate. She came up with this original tagline after making incredible amounts of original SVG designs.
Today, you will find her as a software engineer at Cisco, but her journey in tech began as a mechanical engineer at IIT Roorkee. Nikita gained experience in open-source and design by working as the Outreachy 2022 summer intern with Fedora and later as a consultant with Software Freedom Conservancy. She has brushed upon the field of FinTech in the past as a part of J.P. Morgan Chase Quant Research Mentee and became the top team from India in WorldQuant Alphathon 2022. She had interned at Cisco, India as a Technical intern in the summer of 2023 and continued with them as a full time software engineer for the IoT team.
Her creative spirit lies with her art and music. She plays the Sitar, Flute or keys sometimes and also likes to work with all forms of art from sketching to sculpting; from digital to physical. Being an INTJ, she is a detail-oriented person and likes to organize & plan her tasks out. She has been described as ‘Monica’ more often than not, even though she has never watched the show ‘FRIENDS’. Her drive lies in exploring new fields and picking up new skills.
Just as human art began from cave painting, my inception as an Artist was when I covered my house walls in crayons some 15 years ago.
You can explore more of my evolution from Acrylics & Oils to Charcoal to Epoxy Clay to Digital Art on my Instagram Page.
Spoke at GNOME Asia 2023 in Kathmandu, Nepal 🇳🇵
https://mstdn.mx/@federicomena/111509235188186206
https://floss.social/@jwf/111509225810145302
GNOME Asia Summit 2023 – Day 2, track 2
Spoke at Flock to Fedora 2023 in Cork, Ireland 🇮🇪
https://twitter.com/jwf_foss/status/1686762801488916481?s=20
https://twitter.com/outreachy/status/1532374780262895617?s=20
Fedora Suite (Tivoli) — Day 1 — #FlockToFedora 2023 @ Cork, IE
In a team of 4, we achieved the Top National qualifying team (first) position from India in the World Quant Alphathon 2022
WorldQuant on LinkedIn: Global Alphathon Spotlight: India
Participated in the 1000 Interns Outreachy meetup, India
https://twitter.com/rie_cat/status/1677995926072307712?s=20
I secured an All-India Rank 10 in the JEE Mains B.Architecture entrance exam 2020
https://mobile.twitter.com/Fiitjee_Noida/status/1307649879003394048
Here is a list of my extra-curricular endeavors:
| Award | Issuer | Year |
|---|---|---|
| Canvas Clash digital art competition (3rd position) | E-sports, IIT Roorkee | 2024 |
| Express to Inspire 2.0 painting competition (1st position) | Wellness Centre, IIT Roorkee | 2023 |
| Badminton Mixed Doubles (2nd position) | Cisco, India | 2023 |
| Atomic Artistry painting competition (1st position) | National Cadet Corps, IIT Roorkee | 2023 |
| Poster Making competition (2nd position) | DInC with IPR Cell & IPR Chair, IIT Roorkee | 2023 |
| Clay Modelling competition (2nd position) | SPIC MACAY, IIT Roorkee | 2023 |
| Drawing Competition (3rd position) | Mahatma Gandhi Central Library, IIT Roorkee | 2022 |
| Best Artist of the Year 2018-2019 | Vishwa Bharati Public School, Noida | 2020 |
| Melange Resonato: Canvas Painting competition (2nd position) | Seth Anandram Jaipuria School, Ghaziabad | 2019 |
| Image 2018: European Impressionism Art competition (3rd position) | Cambridge School, Noida | 2018 |
| Expressions ‘18: Folder Making Coffee painting competition (1st position) | Somerville School, Greater Noida | 2018 |
| Kala Sangam 2018: Live Portrait making competition (3rd position) | Apeejay School, Noida | 2018 |
| enovators interschool Tech Debut competition (2nd position) | Vishwa Bharati Public School, Noida | 2018 |
| Indian National Mathematical Olympiad 2018 Awardee | Homi Bhabha Centre for Science Education | 2017 |
| Interschool E-Zone Animatronics competition (2nd position) | Sarla Chopra D.A.V. Centenary Public School, Noida | 2016 |
| National Children’s Science Congress Uttar Pradesh, State Child Scientist awardee | Department of Science & Technology, Government of India | 2015 |
| Interhouse Football Tournament (1st position) | Vishwa Bharati Public School, Noida | 2015 |
| Resplendence French Poem Enactment (2nd position) | Vishwa Bharati Public School, Noida | 2014 |
| Rangoli Decoration Competition (2nd position) | Vishwa Bharati Public School, Noida | 2012 |
| Kho-Kho competition (1st position) | Vishwa Bharati Public School, Noida | 2011 |
| Earth Day Celebration art competition (2nd Position) | Vishwa Bharati Public School, Noida | 2011 |
| Hindustan Times AY Scholarship | Hindustan Times, India | 2010 |
| Akhil Bharatiya Rashtrabhasha Hindi competition (1st position) | Mahatma Gandhi Rashtrabhasha Hindi Prachar Sanstha, Pune, India | 2010 |
| Design a Greeting Card Contest | Wartsila, India | 2010 |
Trophies in extra curricular activities
Crescendo 2023, IIT Roorkee