Saumya Arora

Interaction Designer and Researcher

Toronto, Ontario, Canada

Work Experience

Centre For Addiction And Mental Health

Interaction Design Researcher

November 2015 - Present Ontario, Canada

Cisco Systems

UI/UX Designer and Researcher

May 2016 - September 2016 Ontario, Canada

Mako Invent

Junior Industrial designer

Worked and handled multiple design projects from beginning to the end as well as assisted senior designers.
July 2014 - November 2014 Toronto, Ontario, Canada

LUMIUM Innovations

Industrial design Intern

Diploma thesis project on an innovative flat bread making consumer appliance.
The project included in depth extensive design research, mechanical detailing of the concepts and the Industrial design detailing. I was a part of a team of 6, including engi- neers, designers and a project manager.
August 2013 - February 2014 Ahmedabad, India

Axiom Consulting

Industrial Design Intern

Worked on multiple projects including an air purifier, smart locker system and a tooth- brush kit.
June 2012 - August 2012 Bangalore, India

Education

George Brown College

Post graduate in Interactive Media Management

September 2015 - September 2016 Ontario, Canada

MIT Institute Of Design

Graduate Diploma in Design

June 2009 - April 2014 Pune, India

Strate College Designers'

Object and Interaction design

Exchange semester in Interaction design.
September 2012 - February 2013 Paris, France

Sophia Girls' School

Graduation

Junior College. Graduated in science and maths.
March 1994 - March 2008 Meerut, India

Languages

Hindi (Native),
English (Fluent),
French (Beginner),

Skills

Adobe After Effects, Adobe Illustrator, Adobe Indesign, Adobe Photoshop, HTML/CSS, Hypershot, Keyshot, MAYA 3D, Rhinoceros 5.0, Sketchbook Pro, Solidworks,