Design Intern Augmented Reality

Namit Kapoor

***********@******.*** Atlanta, GA

www.namitkapoor.me 603-***-**** www.linkedin.com/in/namitkapoor/ WORK EXPERIENCE

School of Building Construction, Georgia Institute of Technology Creative Technologist February 2024 – May 2024 Atlanta, GA

Led 3D animation and Unity development, enhancing the promotional video with optimized scenes that improved performance by 30% and increased frame rates by 20%.

Accelerated development timeline and enriched promotional video’s narrative by implementing efficient animation workflows and advanced character rigging techniques. My Influency UX Design Intern May 2023 – August 2023 Atlanta, GA

Refined the design system by overhauling color palette, typography, illustrations, and system architecture to create an intuitive interface for My Influency's web platform.

Onboarded flagship client by facilitating interactions between 12 influencers and 45 small businesses. Arlene 3D Experience Designer October 2021 – July 2022 New York City, NY

Led end-to-end design process from conducting user-research and building wireframes to creating and animating the 3D assets for Macy’s WebAR virtual holiday experience 2021, which led to a 1.52% increase in Macy’s quarterly sales.

Collaborated with a diverse portfolio of product promotion teams at Coach, Disney, Warby Parker, and La Mer to deliver interactive augmented reality experiences.

PROJECT & RESEARCH EXPERIENCE

Master’s Thesis, Georgia Institute of Technology UX Engineer August 2023 – May 2024 Atlanta, GA

Led the development of an innovative spatial task management system integrating augmented reality (AR) with spatial audio reminders and calendar synchronization, enhancing productivity through intuitive spatial cues and sensory engagement.

Autonomously conducted comprehensive research, designed user-centric features to prototype and tested a tool that promises to improve task recall and organizational efficiency. Imagine Lab, Georgia Institute of Technology Graduate Research Assistant January 2023 – May 2023 Atlanta, GA

Constructed highly optimized VR environment through photogrammetry techniques, mapping over 20 buildings with precise architectural details of Midtown Atlanta surrounding Georgia Institute of Technology.

Optimized over 5 million polygons of 3D assets to achieve heightened visual fidelity and ultimately improved efficiency by 85%.

EDUCATION

The Georgia Institute of Technology MS, Human Computer Interaction May, 2024 Atlanta, GA

First Prize in Augmented Reality Category at Georgia Tech Mixed Reality Hackathon in 2023. Dartmouth College BA, Interdisciplinary Major, Digital Studies June, 2021 Hanover, NH

Leslie Center for Humanities Scholar and Junior Research Scholar for the years 2019 and 2020. SKILLS & INTERESTS

Design User Interface Design, User Experience Design (UED), Graphic Design, Web Design, Wireframing, Product Design, Interaction Design, Project Design, A/B Testing, UX Research, Design Thinking, Usability Testing, Usability, User-centered Design.

Development: HTML, CSS, Three.js, C#

Tools: Figma, Adobe Creative Suite, Unity, Procreate, Blender, 3Ds Max, Maya, Illustrator, Photoshop, After Effects, MS Office Suite

Interests: Metaphysics; Astronomy; Open world RPGs; Automotive designs; Optical Illusions; Innovative thinking

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