Kavya Arun

about me

I'm a student at the University of Waterloo studying Systems Design Engineering. I'm currently interning @ TribalScale as a Product Manager, and I've previously interned @ Deloitte as a Systems Engineer, RBC as a Software Developer and @ Kenna as a Web Application Developer.

During my free time you can find me watching thriller movies, dancing, coding, travelling, trying new foods, or making music. Follow me on spotify :)

some of my work...

Deloitte - Systems Engineer
Sept 2021 - Dec 2021

Driving technological change in developing end to end technology delivery capabilities, and streamlining internal processes, increasing efficiency by over 50% by developing Python scripts with Pandas and numpy.

systems engineer intern

RBC - Software Developer
Jan 2021 - Apr 2021

Utilized Angular, TypeScript, NodeJS, and HTML/SCSS, to update and create the online banking page, while implementing Jasmine and Jest tests, for an increasingly secure and seamless banking experience.

software developer intern

Kenna - Web Developer
Jun 2020 - Aug 2020

Designed and remodeled 60+ e-newsletter publications and existing web applications to become dynamic on all platforms using HTML/DHTML, CSS, JavaScript, and jQuery.

web developer intern

Waterloop
Industrial Designer

Used SOLIDWORKS Visualize to design various high-quality pod renders, while adding texture, material, and decal overlays. Additionally, I worked on CAD design and planned how the renders would look.

industrial designer

180 Degrees Consulting
Business Development Manager

Managing and retaining client relationships at the world’s largest consultancy for non-profits. Increasing client base through market research and developing growth strategies for the UW chapter.

business development manager

Wanderlust
Hack the North

Built a responsive React web application, and used React Router Hooks to access state of the router and navigate. Used history and state hooks along with firebase data snapshot to store/retrieve data in firestore to display to the user.

wanderlust
hack the north

career goals

knowledge + interests

i'm extremely interested in software engineering along with product management. my favourite programming languages include c++ and javascript, along with html and css for web development. my future career goals include a role that is an amalgamation of SWE and PM, where I have the chance to oversee technical processes.

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Tech Industry 90%

Design 70%

Software Engineering 80%

Business/Consulting 75%

Product 65%