Meet Shital

1. What is your role at Sonar?

Technical Consultant

2. What are your personal career goals?

My main goals are to focus on improving my communication and technical skill to be expert in my field.  I also like to stay up to date  on new technologies and techniques to get more opportunities to work on various projects.

3. What is a perfect work day for you?

A perfect work day for me is to set a to-do list of all tasks, collaborating with the team on projects to achieve goals and completing it while learning along the way!

4. Where do you look for inspiration for your work?  (websites, podcasts, publications etc)

Podcast : 3 Things You Must Do Everyday – By Sandeep Maheshwari

5. What do you enjoy outside of work?

I am very fond of going to new places, especially beaches and mountains! Last year, I visited Adelaide and the Gold Coast and it was so much fun! I also love to watch cricket matches, especially Australia vs England or India vs Pakistan! Badminton is my favourite game to play on weekends sometimes. I also love to Garba dance.  This is a Gujarati Folk Dance that is played on a special occasion called Navratri in the western part of India.  Also, right now I’m enjoying shopping for a new house.

6. What is your favourite thing about working for Sonar?

Sonar is the first job I have had since arriving in Australia. The people here are very welcoming and friendly so it helped me a lot in settling into a first job and a new City.  I also enjoy the flexible work environment that Sonar provides.

7. What are your top three songs, books, podcasts, and movies?

Songs: Everything at once by Lenka, Stitches by Shawn Mendes and any song sung by Arijit Singh

Books: The Tatas, Three Thousand Stitches and The Power Of Now

Movies: Top Gun, Avengers Endgame, Passengers.

8. What is your favourite food?

Of course I love Indian food (vadapav and dosa)! Apart from that I also enjoy Mexican food.

9. What is your usual coffee order?

I am not a fan of coffee.  I prefer a hot chocolate or mocha:)

10. What is your favourite quote?

“If you can’t fly, then run. If you can’t run, then walk. If you can’t walk, then crawl. But whatever you do, you have to keep moving forward” -Martin Luther