Professional Experience
Sr. Engineer I, Software at Harman International (India) Pvt Ltd
June 2012 - present
Developing cross-platform (using Qt & C++) apps for mobile (iOS & Android) & desktop (Mac & Windows), within Signal Processing Group at Harman Professional - India Research & Development Centre.
June 2012 - present
Developing cross-platform (using Qt & C++) apps for mobile (iOS & Android) & desktop (Mac & Windows), within Signal Processing Group at Harman Professional - India Research & Development Centre.
Senior Systems Engineer - Infosys Research Lab at Infosys Limited
October 2011 - May 2012 (8 months)
October 2011 - May 2012 (8 months)
- Spearheaded the dynamic iOS Application Development Framework within Infosys mConnect*.
- Core member of Infosys Mobility Practice and iOS Center of Excellence.
- Provided consultation as Subject Matter Expert (SME) of Mobile User Experience to various teams cutting across verticals like Banking, Retail, Social Media, Enterprise Solutions etc.
- Co-authored research on Scalable & Immersive Navigation Techniques. Brainstorm, prototype & implement use-cases for tablet form-factor devices.
- Mentored InStep Intern, Fine-Arts sophomore from University of Washington.
Software Engineer - Infosys Research Lab at Infosys Limited
July 2009 - September 2011 (2 years 3 months)
July 2009 - September 2011 (2 years 3 months)
- Founding member of Research & Innovation Group. Developed several POCs (proof of concepts, paid pilots) and working prototypes for a wide variety of internal and external clients.
- Executive manager of Dynamic iOS Application Development Framework for Infosys Enterprise Mobility Middleware (Infosys mConnect*). Single handedly developed the kernel of Dynamic iOS Application Framework.
- Conceptualised Universal Interaction Controller Platform, with focus on leveraging Touch-less Interfaces within an Enterprise (currently using MS Kinect & Nintendo Wii controllers).
- Established & lead the research on Touch-less Interfaces, aimed at evolving contemporary forms of interaction and invent techniques of ubiquitous content accessibility.
Software Intern - Infosys Limited
January 2009 - May 2009 (5 months)
January 2009 - May 2009 (5 months)
- Underwent a 4 month comprehensive internship cum training program at the Infosys, Mysore campus. Was trained for 2 months on various Java technologies like core & advanced Java, JSP, database technologies (JDBC), PL/SQL using Oracle 9i.
- TiddlyUMLˆ - Developed an innovative mobile application for touch enabled Smartphones, using Java ME technology that enables users to visually gather software requirements on a mobile device. The underlying UML rule-engine ensured error-free scenario generation and features like layers, cut, copy, paste facilitated a rich user-experience.
ˆ[patent pending]
Techno-Commercial Trainee - The Times Of India
June 2008 - August 2008 (3 months)
Developed a social networking application using the Google's OpenSocial API (using JavaScript & XML) on Orkut, for Times Business Solution, The Times Group of India.
June 2008 - August 2008 (3 months)
Developed a social networking application using the Google's OpenSocial API (using JavaScript & XML) on Orkut, for Times Business Solution, The Times Group of India.
Education
Jaypee Institute of Information Technology (2005 - 2009)
B.Tech, Information Technology
B.Tech, Information Technology
- Chief Coordinator of Training and Placement Department (2007-09)
- Student Coordinator for Artificial Intelligence DSIG
- Student Coordinator for International Conference on Contemporary Computing '08
- Active member of college Robotics Club
Delhi Public School Ghaziabad (2004)
Higher Secondary School Certificate, Grade 12th
Higher Secondary School Certificate, Grade 12th
- House Captain of school
- Distinction in National Science Olympiad
- Sung songs for documentaries - Shakyamuni, Antariksha
- Second prize in Solo Singing
- Third prize in Street Play competition.
Honors & Awards
HARMAN Superior Performance Award
HARMAN Heroes Reward Program • November 2014
'For his and team's outstanding efforts and contribution towards indigenous design & development of ConferControl Desktop & Mobile Application.'
HARMAN Heroes Reward Program • November 2014
'For his and team's outstanding efforts and contribution towards indigenous design & development of ConferControl Desktop & Mobile Application.'
Code Champion
Infosys Excellence Award 2011 • December 2011
'Pulkit Arora is credited towards building iPhone thick client track for Infosys mConnect. He has brought fresh perspective to the table with his innovative thinking and knowledge about the domain.'
Infosys Excellence Award 2011 • December 2011
'Pulkit Arora is credited towards building iPhone thick client track for Infosys mConnect. He has brought fresh perspective to the table with his innovative thinking and knowledge about the domain.'
Most Promising Debutant Award
Infosys Labs • December 2009
Adjudged as the 'Most Promising Debutant' amongst 500+ new employees joining Infosys in Q3-2009.
Infosys Labs • December 2009
Adjudged as the 'Most Promising Debutant' amongst 500+ new employees joining Infosys in Q3-2009.
Chief Student Coordinator
Training & Placement Department, JIITU • October 2007-08
Responsibilities included:
Training & Placement Department, JIITU • October 2007-08
Responsibilities included:
- Single-handedly managing campus recruitments for 1100+ students
- Training & mentoring 500+ students for campus recruitments for companies like, Infosys, Accenture, Wipro, TCS, NIIT Tech, Nucleus Software etc. October 2007 - December 2008
Best Web Design
Web Factory - Annual Web Designing Competition • October 2008
Web Factory - Annual Web Designing Competition • October 2008
Most Innovative Model
Crap Modelling Competition - JIITU Youth Club • October 2008
Theme : Abode
Task : Create a model using the provided crap material, old newspapers, paper napkins, poster colors & scissors within 60 mins.
Crap Modelling Competition - JIITU Youth Club • October 2008
Theme : Abode
Task : Create a model using the provided crap material, old newspapers, paper napkins, poster colors & scissors within 60 mins.
2nd Prize - Algorithm Category
International Conference for Contemporary Computing • August 2008
Our research project 'Self Adaptive Clustering of 3D Objects' received 2nd prize in inter-college project exhibition.
International Conference for Contemporary Computing • August 2008
Our research project 'Self Adaptive Clustering of 3D Objects' received 2nd prize in inter-college project exhibition.
Strong Contenders (above 91%ile)
Google Online Marketing Challenge • August 2007
Google Online Marketing Challenge • August 2007