Angel Walia

Experience

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  Rockwell Automation

  May 2019 - Jul 2019

  Software Engineering Intern

  Worked on a project to retrieve data from a database as per the date-time-parameters entered by the user.- Used Python library Tkinter to implement UI.- Integrated database management using mysql-connector python library.

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  MIDAS: Multimodal Digital Media Analysis Lab

  Aug 2019 - May 2020

  Undergraduate Researcher

  Designed and developed a gaming console for the visually impaired. Managed product vision and life cycle, ranging over requirement gathering, interaction design and deployment.- Conducted interviews, FGDs and usability studies with the students at the National Association for Blind, Delhi. - Conducted user studies for 11 participants – increased average game score from 9 to 15.- Developed a 3D Spatial Audio equipped Egg Catcher Android Game.

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  Living Lab, IIITD

  Dec 2019 - Jun 2021

  Undergraduate Researcher

  Explored how students, teachers and parents are adapting to the sudden shift of schools to online medium in the event of the pandemic and what are their needs and aspirations.- Investigated how technology is facilitating online learning and teaching for both public and private schools and how is home perceived as a site for learning. - Researched how students and teachers from low-income communities have mediated the lack of infrastructure to continuing schooling online.

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  Goldman Sachs

  May 2020 - Jun 2020

  Technology Analyst Intern

  Worked on a client-server model using C++ and gRPC for communication.- Structured data to be transferred using protocol buffers.

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  The homework app

  Feb 2021 - Apr 2021

  Product Manager

  Worked towards improving teacher engagement with The Homework App – app to create and assign homework.- Conducted 15+ interviews with teachers to understand needs around assigning homework.- Analyzed 20+ user sessions using UXCam - reported usage patterns and UI Improvements.- Restructured the error handling messages to support a better user experience

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  Goldman Sachs

  Jul 2021 - Feb 2023

  Technology Analyst

  Developed a middleware to replace the firm’s existing proprietary data store with open-source alternatives.Technologies: C++, RocksDBLed a team of 9 in a firm-wide hackathon to secure the 2nd position - designed and developed a decentralized finance application on Ethereum blockchain.

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  Zynga

  Feb 2023 - now

  Producer

  Producer at Farmville 2 Country Escape