Zaki Elhassan
Richardson, Texas, *****; 469-***-****; ****************@*****.***
www.linkedin.com/in/zakielhassan
EDUCATION
The University of Texas at Dallas May 2026
Bachelor of Science, Computer Information Systems & Technology, Concentration in Business Intelligence and Analytics
Dallas College, Richland Campus December 2022
Associate of Science
PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE
Amazon Web Services (AWS), Dallas, Texas May 2025 – August 2025
Cloud Engineering Intern
Designed and implemented a scalable, multi-region network architecture across multiple VPCs and AWS regions with AWS Transit Gateway, and engineered a network observability pipeline using AWS VPC Flow Logs, Athena, and QuickSight to analyze traffic, identify over 10 security anomalies, and increase network efficiency by 20%.
Developed and secured resilient web apps and network architectures, implemented fault-tolerant designs to ensure high availability with 99.9% uptime and an increase in network efficiency by 40%.
Twirl, Atlanta, Georgia June 2024 – August 2024
Data Analyst Intern (IT)
Analyzed large datasets (over 500,000 records) using SQL and Python to identify key business trends, supporting data-driven decision-making for the sales and marketing teams.
CERTIFICATIONS & SKILLS
Certifications: AWS Certified Solutions Architect, AWS Certified AI Practitioner, AWS Certified Cloud Practitioner
Skills: SQL, Java, Python, HTML, CSS, Power BI, Tableau, AWS Athena, AWS QuickSight, Excel, Linux, Windows, macOS
Cloud Technologies: AWS VPC, AWS EC2, AWS IAM, AWS S3, AWS Transit Gateway, AWS CloudWatch
ACADEMIC PROJECT EXPERIENCE
Multi-Region Cloud Networking and Security Architecture May 2025 – August 2025
Designed a scalable, multi-region network architecture across multiple VPCs and AWS regions with Transit Gateway, attachments, and peering to enable transitive routing and simplify network management. Configured Internet Gateways, route tables, firewalls, security groups, and NACLs. Utilized EC2 instances for testing and traffic generation.
Engineered a network observability pipeline using S3 to store flow logs, Athena for SQL querying, and QuickSight for visualization to analyze traffic and identify security anomalies, including unauthorized port scans.
Sales Performance Data Analysis and Forecasting for Retail Business September 2024 – October 2024
Utilized a public dataset to analyze historical sales data for a retail company to identify trends, patterns, and key factors influencing sales performance. Developed a forecasting model to predict future sales and inform business decisions.
ORGANIZATION EXPERIENCE
National Society of Black Engineers, Board/Admin September 2023 – May 2024
Organizing events and ensuring there’s a clear plan of action for activities
ADDITIONAL INFORMATION
Languages: English, Amharic
Eligibility: US Citizen, Eligible to work in the US for internships and full time with no restrictions