Biography

# Nikita is a scalable vector existence… 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](https://youtu.be/BugMnnXhLXc?si=WUvND4PtJtgyvthc), 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](https://www.16personalities.com/intj-careers), she is a detail-oriented person and likes to organize & plan her tasks out. Her drive lies in exploring new fields and picking up new skills.