EDUCATION
ALTAF SHAIK
*****************@*****.*** +1-516-***-**** HICKSVILLE, NY 11801
Hofstra University, Fred DeMatteis School of Engineering and Applied Science- Hempstead, NY, USA Master of Science in Computer Science, December 2025 Nawab Shah Alam Khan College of Engineering - Hyderabad, Telangana, India Bachelor of Technology in Computer Science June 2022 KEY SKILLS
Skills: Big Data Statistics Economics Encryption & Vulnerability Assessment Business Operations Competitive Analysis Data Science Statistical Analyses Market Research Cybersecurity: Threat Analysis Ethical Hacking (JB Learning Lab) Data Mining
Spreadsheet Modelling Marketing Social Media Technical Skills: Python MySQL R Studio Data Analysis Web Scraping Tableau MS Office Suite Advanced Excel Microsoft Word Microsoft PowerPoint SQL SketchUp Google Suite Languages: English, Hindi, Telugu, Elementary Spanish WORK EXPERIENCE
Learning Horizons Education Society - Hyderabad, India May 2022 – May 2023 WEB MASTER
• Coordinated multiple web development initiatives, managing timelines, task prioritization, and delivery milestones.
• Prepared project documentation, progress updates, and performance reports for management review.
• Collaborated with cross-functional teams to gather requirements and implement workflow improvements.
• Analyzed website performance metrics to identify optimization opportunities and improve user engagement. Pantech Solutions Pvt Limited - Hyderabad, India January 2023 – May 2023 WEB UI/UX DEVELOPER INTERN
• Supported technical project execution by tracking development tasks, milestones, and deliverables.
• Assisted in preparing project status updates and coordinating communication between developers and stakeholders.
• Contributed to process improvements by identifying inefficiencies in development workflows.
• Utilized analytics and user feedback to evaluate outcomes and enhance project results. DATA PROJECTS
Artificial Software Intelligence Application – B.TECH Major Project January 2022
• Developed a real-time AI vision system using Python, OpenCV for object detection, mask detection, social distancing monitoring, and facial emotion recognition.
• Planned and executed a multi-phase technical project involving object detection and real-time analytics.
• Documented outcomes and presented findings to academic supervisors. KPMG AU's Data Analytics on Forage – Data Analytics Consulting Virtual Internship March 2025
• Analyzed customer datasets to support strategic business initiatives.
• Created dashboards and reports to track performance indicators and project outcomes.
• Assisted in translating data insights into actionable recommendations. Distributed Chat Application (AWS EC2, SQS, Node.js, Socket.io) – Capstone Project December 2025
• Designed and implemented a distributed, cloud-native chat application using AWS EC2 and SQS (FIFO), ensuring ordered, fault-tolerant, real-time message delivery across multiple users.
• Coordinated end-to-end project execution, including system architecture design, workflow planning, testing, and performance evaluation, with a focus on scalability, reliability, and risk mitigation.
• Analysed system performance and security by implementing IAM policies, security groups, load testing, and fault- tolerance validation, supporting data-driven improvements and documented outcomes. LEADERSHIP & ACTIVITIES
IEEE Long Island Section Member, Region 1, Long Island, NY, USA January 2023 – December 2026 IEEE Student Branch NSAKCET, Region 10, Hyderabad, India April 2019 – April 2022 Links :
• https://ieee-collabratec.ieee.org/app/p/AltafShaik786
• https://www.linkedin.com/in/altaf-shaik-8494291a9/