University of Washington
Master of Science in Information Management2019 - 2021
CGPA: 3.89/4
Shikhar Bharat Shah
I currently work as a Business Intelligence Analyst with Amazon Web Services. I have a Master's degree in Information Management from the University of Washington specializing in Data Science and Business Intelligence. I also have a Bachelor's degree in Computer Engineering from the University of Mumbai. Over the years, I have gained experience in Software Development, Data Analytics, and Machine Learning and proficiency in tools like R, Python, SQL, SAS, Tableau, Power BI, AWS SageMaker, WEKA, and Excel.
In the Age of Information, the idea of bridging the gap between data and knowledge stimulates me. I am passionate about solving complex problems using data and making an impact in this world.
Education
University of Mumbai
Bachelor of Engineering in Computer Engineering2015 - 2019
CGPA: 8.86/10
Experience
To challenge myself and venture out of my comfort zone, I have taken up multiple positions in diverse disciplines. These experiences allowed me to use my analytical skills and technical know-how in solving problems of various domains, which expanded my horizons.
Student Researcher, Microsoft
Jan 2021 - Jun 2021
AI for Accessibility is a Microsoft program committed to empowering people living with disabilities.- Developed a web application using Flask that centralizes information about inclusive employers to support the disabled.
- Mined social media data and built web crawlers to retrieve information about corporate culture and inclusive policies.
Data Science Intern, PATH
Sep 2020 - Mar 2021
PATH is a global nonprofit improving public health.- Developed web crawlers using Beautiful Soup and Selenium to extract news articles about vaccines in African countries.
- Analyzed data using Python and Tableau to identify trends in news coverage and social media reach of articles.
- Performed sentiment analysis and topic modeling on textual data to support the vaccine acceptance study.
Business Analyst Intern, Amazon Web Services
Jun 2020 - Sep 2020
AWS Worldwide Public Sector (WWPS) works with global government, education and nonprofit organizations to create meaningful impact in the world.- Developed centralized reporting solutions for internal AWS WWPS teams using Tableau dashboards.
- Gathered data from various stakeholders using SQL Server and built dashboards satisfying customer requirements.
- Analyzed business processes and suggested areas of improvement relevant to business operations for WWPS.
Business Analyst Intern, Symphony
Dec 2017 - Mar 2018
Symphony is an early-stage startup functioning in the niche market of music social networks.- Performed market research and assisted in drafting a business plan, finances, and investor pitch deck.
- Helped the startup secure INR 100,000 in initial funding and win multiple startup competitions.
- Developed a chatbot functionality using Firebase and Dialogflow that was integrated into the company application.
Data Analyst Intern, Central Drug Research Institute
Sep 2017 - Feb 2018
CDRI is a multidisciplinary research lab focused on various areas of biomedical science.- Scraped news websites using Python to extract articles about AIDS in India to analyze public sentiment.
- Collected epidemiological data about Parkinson’s disease in Africa through a literature review.
- Analyzed disease prevalence and incidence rates and studied disease spread with factors like age, gender, and race.
Financial Analyst Intern, Codebreak
Jun 2017 - Aug 2017
Codebreak is a financial services company providing stock predictions and portfolio management services.- Performed fundamental research on 29 companies from various sectors listed on the Indian stock exchanges.
- Collected and analyzed data using the companies’ financial statements and other reliable financial outlets.
- Used financial models to evaluate the long-term investment worth of the companies.
Marketing Intern, PYB Travels
Dec 2016 - Jan 2017
PYB Travels is a boutique travel company which specializes in planning tailor-made vacations.- Developed and employed a marketing strategy on Facebook and Instagram.
- Generated engaging content for the company’s blog and social media accounts.
- Using marketing analytics, increased the number of Facebook likes by 140% under a month.
Projects
Movie Success Dashboards
Jan 2021 - Apr 2021
Tableau dashboards analyzing movie success for multiple factors.
DGA Domain Detection using XGBoost
Apr 2020 - Jun 2020
A scalable application which classifies DGA and benign domain names using XGBoost.
Grocery Store Sales Analysis
May 2020
A grocery store sales analysis and forecasting project.
Sales Data Warehousing & Analysis
Apr 2020 - Jun 2020
A Business Intelligence project involving data warehousing, ETL process, and reporting of sales data.
Movie Review Classification using Naive Bayes
Feb 2020 - Mar 2020
A project classifying Rotten Tomatoes movie reviews as 'fresh' or 'rotten' using Natural Language Processing and Naive Bayes.
Twitter Topic Modeling using LDA
Jan 2020
A project analyzing 'Data Science' topics from Twitter data using LDA.
Furniture Sales Forecasting using ARIMA
Dec 2019
A project which employs Time Series Forecasting to predict furniture sales at a superstore.
Speech to ISL Converter
Aug 2018 - Mar 2019
An Android application which converts English speech to corresponding Indian Sign Language gestures.
Stockopedia
Mar 2018
A web application which recommends stocks based on portfolio risk, short-term predictions, news sentiments, mutual fund activity among other factors.
Recommendo
Sep 2017 - Oct 2017
A web application which recommends movies to a user based on their ratings.
Leadership Roles
To contribute to the broader community and to hone the necessary art of collaboration and leadership, I participated in various organizations in leadership positions.
Placement Coordinator, DJSCE Placement Committee
Jun 2018 - Apr 2019
- Organized on-campus placement activities and managed placement data collection.
- Maintained close communication with the recruiting companies.
Hospitality Head, TEDx DJSCE
Jun 2017 - Jan 2018
- Assisted in providing the ultimate TED experience for attendees and speakers.
- Handled mainly logistics and finances of the event.
Marketing Head, DJSCE E-cell
Aug 2016 - May 2017
- Assisted in securing event sponsorships and increasing sponsor engagement.
- Increased E-cell engagement with alumni and college-originated startups.