Utkalika draws on her experiences working in India as an architect and planner for several years, primarily in the cities of New Delhi, Ahmedabad and Bhubaneswar. With this rich background, she has been resourceful in all scales of design and execution, adapting quickly to the requirements and constraints of development and construction in the New York City metropolitan area. Utkalika’s major projects are varied and numerous, including multiple projects in the Bronx and upper Manhattan, as well as a new supportive housing project in Far Rockaway recently completed. She is now lending her talents to a new family shelter in Flushing, that incorporates both Passive House principles and Feng Shui, as well as a new mixed-use high-rise building in East Harlem. As of January 2025, Utkalika is now a principal at UAI.