Akshitha Shankar Email & Phone Number

Chicago, Il, Us

• Maintained schemas with over 200,000+ data records from vulnerability assessments conducted on open-source AI models hosted on HuggingFace and GitHub• Executed end-to-end ETL processes using Python to extract, clean, transform, and load the data, optimizing it for advanced analytics and reporting purposes

The Kelley HOPE Digital Project collaborates with the Indiana Economic Development Corporation and Indiana Small Business Development Centers (ISBDC) to drive positive impact and support businesses and organizations in Indiana.As a Consulting & PMO Intern, I:• Successfully managed a team of 11 graduate and undergraduate students to deliver 3 key projects focused on website development, process optimization, and dashboard development, driving measurable impact for clients and enhancing team collaboration.• Led a team of 3 students to design and implement an interactive dashboard, automating data visualization processes for a client in the education sector.• Engaged with clients to conduct thorough requirements gathering, ensuring alignment of project deliverables with customer needs and effectively tracking progress to meet project milestones.

Courses: - C# Programming (OOPS)- Database Design - Python Programming Responsibilities:- Evaluating and grading assignments, exams, and other course deliverables- Holding regular meetings with students to address their questions and concerns

Bengaluru, Karnataka, India

As a software engineer on a product development team focused on enhancing functionalities for manufacturing clients, I:• Led the design and deployment of features by translating user stories into practical technical solutions using .NET, C#, XAML, and SQL, which notably improved our sprint velocity.• Worked closely with cross-functional teams of engineers, business analysts, and QA professionals to prioritize the product backlog based on business value and technical feasibility.• Performed root cause analysis to identify and resolve critical bugs, improving application performance.• Managed and optimized SQL databases using query optimization techniques, resulting in faster data retrieval.

AIESEC is a student-led, not-for-profit organization that believes that youth leadership is not an option, but our responsibility. It enables young people to develop their leadership potential through practical experiences.

India

(One among 200 students selected across India) Created content on social media (Twitter, Instagram, Facebook) for a Drug Abuse Awareness campaign called 'Nasha Mukht Bharat Abhiyaan'

Master Of Science - Ms, Information Systems, 3.93 / 4.00

Activities and Societies: Cybersecurity Association, Data Science and AI Research Lab, MSIS Student Ambassador, GCC Student.

Bachelor Of Technology - Btech, Electrical And Electronics Engineering, 3.76 / 4.00

Activities and Societies: IET VITC, IEEE, Enactus, Music Club, Dance Team, Event Management for 'Vibrance'Courses: Object Oriented.

Computer Science

Activities and Societies: All Rounder Award (2015), Bharat Kalachaar Scholarship for Music (2010)Classes: Physics, Chemistry, Mathematics.