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I’m Soumya Unhelkar, an XR designer focused on crafting immersive AR, VR, and MR experiences that feel intuitive and engaging. I enjoy turning research and human-centered thinking into interactive storytelling, spatial interfaces, and polished prototypes that bring ideas to life. Alongside XR design, I’ve developed experience in stakeholder-facing roles—translating requirements into actionable plans, refining workflows, and building solutions that improve user and partner outcomes. From heritage AR prototypes to agentic AI interaction concepts, I’m driven by creating technology that supports natural communication and meaningful engagement.…I’m Soumya Unhelkar, an XR designer focused on crafting immersive AR, VR, and MR experiences that feel intuitive and engaging. I enjoy turning research and human-centered thinking into interactive storytelling, spatial interfaces, and polished prototypes that bring ideas to life. Alongside XR design, I’ve developed experience in stakeholder-facing roles—translating requirements into actionable plans, refining workflows, and building solutions that improve user and partner outcomes. From heritage AR prototypes to agentic AI interaction concepts, I’m driven by creating technology that supports natural communication and meaningful engagement.

Soumya Unhelkar

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I’m Soumya Unhelkar, an XR designer focused on crafting immersive AR, VR, and MR experiences that feel intuitive and engaging. I enjoy turning research and human-centered thinking into interactive storytelling, spatial interfaces, and polished prototypes that bring ideas to life. Alongside XR design, I’ve developed experience in stakeholder-facing roles—translating requirements into actionable plans, refining workflows, and building solutions that improve user and partner outcomes. From heritage AR prototypes to agentic AI interaction concepts, I’m driven by creating technology that supports natural communication and meaningful engagement.…I’m Soumya Unhelkar, an XR designer focused on crafting immersive AR, VR, and MR experiences that feel intuitive and engaging. I enjoy turning research and human-centered thinking into interactive storytelling, spatial interfaces, and polished prototypes that bring ideas to life. Alongside XR design, I’ve developed experience in stakeholder-facing roles—translating requirements into actionable plans, refining workflows, and building solutions that improve user and partner outcomes. From heritage AR prototypes to agentic AI interaction concepts, I’m driven by creating technology that supports natural communication and meaningful engagement.

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I’m Soumya Unhelkar, an XR designer focused on crafting immersive AR, VR, and MR experiences that feel intuitive and engaging. I enjoy turning research and human-centered thinking into interactive storytelling, spatial interfaces, and polished prototypes that bring ideas to life.

Alongside XR design, I’ve developed experience in stakeholder-facing roles—translating requirements into actionable plans, refining workflows, and building solutions that improve user and partner outcomes. From heritage AR prototypes to agentic AI interaction concepts, I’m driven by creating technology that supports natural communication and meaningful engagement.

Skills

Experience Level

Expert

Expert

Expert

Expert

Expert

Intermediate

Intermediate

Intermediate

Intermediate

Intermediate

Language

English

Advanced

Hindi

Advanced

Work Experience

Jr. XR Intern at Studio Vitamin D

January 1, 2026 - Present

Designed and supported immersive AR/VR/MR concepts and prototypes with a focus on user engagement and impactful storytelling. Worked on XR interaction ideas and natural modalities to make experiences feel intuitive. Contributed to ideation frameworks and technical design thinking for immersive media projects, aligning concepts with human-centered communication principles.

XR/UX Intern (Classroom Internship) at Samsung R&D Institute India

January 1, 2025 - January 1, 2025

Supported XR/UX design work during a classroom internship, contributing to exploration and ideation for immersive interaction concepts. Participated in research and concept development related to how users engage with futuristic XR devices, focusing on natural modalities like gaze, audio, and gesture. Helped build human-centered use cases grounded in psychology and natural communication principles.

Jr. XR Intern at Studio Vitamin D

January 1, 2025 - July 1, 2025

Developed immersive AR heritage experiences for Shaniwar Wada, Pune, including a front-camera face filter and rear-camera statue tracking prototypes. Owned the end-to-end design pipeline: concepting, storyboarding, Figma UI/UX, interaction flows, and bilingual (EN/HI) screen systems. Built an interactive 3D model viewer and implemented the experience in Unity using AR Foundation, ARCore, ARKit, and Vuforia. Contributed to XR storytelling and interaction design by aligning user journeys with device-appropriate interaction patterns.

Partner Growth & Experience Manager at Swiggy - Dineout

November 1, 2022 - November 1, 2023

Managed end-to-end relationships for a portfolio of restaurant partner accounts, including onboarding, relationship management, retention, and revenue growth targets. Analyzed market and partner performance metrics to create strategic consulting decks and drive data-informed decisions for account growth. Identified upsell and cross-sell opportunities, consistently exceeding monthly sales and retention goals. Served as the primary point of contact between Swiggy Dineout and restaurant partners, translating business needs into actionable account strategies, while monitoring competitor activity and local/national trends.

Partner Growth & Experience Manager (Swiggy - Dineout) at Swiggy - Dineout

November 1, 2022 - November 1, 2023

Managed restaurant partner accounts end-to-end, including onboarding, relationship management, retention, and revenue growth against monthly targets. Built data-informed consulting decks using market and partner performance metrics. Identified upsell/cross-sell opportunities and exceeded sales and retention goals. Served as a primary point of contact between Swiggy Dineout and partners, translating business needs into actionable account strategies while monitoring competitor activity and industry trends.

PhonePe Merchant Experience (Mx) Specialist at PhonePe

June 1, 2022 - October 31, 2022

Handled merchant account technical issues, account management, and payment-processing queries to ensure smooth transactions. Managed escalated cases end-to-end using troubleshooting tools and product knowledge within SLA. Identified recurring merchant pain points and contributed to process improvements that reduced escalation volume over time. Documented internal workflows and built structured guides to improve team consistency and merchant-facing communication.