Aijaz Shaik

Led frontend feature development and automation test initiatives, significantly improving the efficiency and reliability of critical financial systems at Goldman Sachs.

• Drove feature development and maintained automation frameworks for Ayco Tax Center Billing using Worksoft Certify, significantly improving billing system efficiency and reliability.
• Engineered a comprehensive customer tax billing and revenue management solution, enhancing accuracy and streamlining the end-to-end billing process.
• Executed code and managed deployments via advanced DevOps practices, boosting system performance and achieving faster processing times.
• Contributed to increased system reliability through robust development and automation strategies.

Headed automation test planning and framework maintenance for Advantage Fee, significantly enhancing customer billing and revenue management processes.

• Led Automation Test Planning and maintained robust automation frameworks for Advantage Fee, optimizing customer billing and revenue management processes.
• Executed comprehensive automation tests to ensure product quality, leading to improved reliability and customer satisfaction.
• Served as the primary contact for the Automation test suite, streamlining testing processes and accelerating issue resolution.
• Compiled and utilized Jenkins-generated bug reports, facilitating efficient debugging and significantly improving software quality.
• Developed and managed automated Jenkins integrations for Selenium execution, ensuring regular and effective automation suite runs to enhance testing efficiency.

Contributed to planning and executing test scripts for Azure-PaaS Backend and Frontend, ensuring smooth testing processes and improved software reliability.

• Assisted in planning and executing test scripts, monitoring defects for Azure-PaaS Backend and Frontend Testing in an Agile environment to ensure smooth testing processes.
• Conducted diverse testing types, including Smoke, Sanity, Regression, and Integration testing, to ensure high software reliability and performance.
• Collaborated on Asset Tree, Blob to Queue Ingestion, and API web service testing, providing crucial support for end-to-end regression testing and improving overall efficiency.
• Delivered timely technical updates and tracked bugs, enhancing communication and accelerating issue resolution within the team.

Coordinated with cross-functional teams to resolve production archival issues, ensuring uninterrupted operations and enhanced data insights.

• Coordinated effectively with clients and cross-functional teams to preemptively resolve potential production archival issues, ensuring uninterrupted operations.
• Extracted table and column details from the database using CMBD, maintaining comprehensive technical documentation for Source to Target load and Archival activities, enhancing data accuracy and accessibility.
• Facilitated daily scrums and conducted informative kick-off calls to explain the archival process to relevant stakeholders, improving team understanding and project alignment.
• Developed complex reports using Microsoft Office Suite and Azure Active Directory, enhancing data insights and decision-making capabilities for multiple data providers.

Designed and executed test cases for various software types, significantly improving software reliability and reducing post-release issues.

• Designed, modified, and executed test cases for various testing types, improving software reliability and user satisfaction.
• Tracked and reported defects while preparing Test Summary Reports, enhancing client deliverable quality and reducing post-release issues.
• Ensured software quality through defect verification, validation, regression testing, and test scenario and case creation, providing robust UAT support.

Chaired the GSO Approval Committee, reviewing and approving over 50 student organizations and streamlining evaluation processes.

• Reviewed and approved 50+ Graduate Student Organizations (GSOs) and evaluated proposals, ensuring compliance with university policies and alignment with student interests.
• Increased approval efficiency by 40% and streamlined the review process by implementing a standardized evaluation rubric, reducing average approval time from two weeks to one week.
• Provided detailed feedback to over 80% of applicant organizations, guiding them in refining their mission statements, goals, and membership structures.
• Organized training sessions for newly approved GSOs, educating their leaders on operational guidelines, event planning, and funding opportunities.

Evaluated 15+ AI research proposals annually, ensuring ethical implications and technical feasibility, and promoting student engagement in AI.

• Reviewed 15+ AI Research Proposals Annually, evaluating ethical implications, technical feasibility, and potential impact of AI-related projects, ensuring compliance with ethical guidelines.
• Collaborated with 10+ Faculty Experts and AI researchers from Computer Science, Data Science, and Software Engineering to ensure a multidisciplinary approach to AI initiatives.
• Enhanced student engagement in AI and organized 5+ AI-focused workshops and seminars, attracting over 200+ student participants and promoting awareness of ethical AI practices.

Represented 2,500+ graduate students, voicing concerns and preferences regarding campus dining options and promoting cost-effective meal plans.

• Represented 2,500+ Graduate Students, advocating for their concerns and preferences regarding campus dining options, including dietary needs, cultural considerations, and affordability.
• Evaluated 10+ Dining Service Proposals Annually, assessing menu variety, food quality, pricing models, and sustainability efforts in coordination with Chartwells and UMBC Dining Services.
• Promoted cost-effective meal plans and advocated for pricing revisions and flexible meal plans, resulting in a 12% increase in graduate student meal plan enrollment.

Represented over 3,000 graduate students, advocating for their academic, social, and financial concerns, and initiating welfare improvements.

• Served as the voice of over 3,000 graduate students, actively representing their academic, social, and financial concerns.
• Collaborated with university administration to introduce initiatives improving student welfare, including mental health support programs, housing assistance, and tuition relief advocacy.
• Organized and moderated regular town halls and focus groups, gathering insights from 200+ students on academic challenges, campus services, and university policies.
• Increased graduate student participation in GSA activities by 40% through targeted communication, digital outreach, and personalized support.

Managed the complete GSA election cycle for 30+ Senate and Executive Council positions, achieving a 25% increase in voter turnout.

• Managed the complete election cycle for the GSA, overseeing nomination, campaigning, voting, and results announcement for 30+ Senate and Executive Council positions annually.
• Implemented digital and in-person voting strategies, achieving a 25% increase in voter turnout, with over 500 graduate students participating in the most recent election.
• Designed and enforced clear election guidelines covering candidate eligibility, campaign conduct, and vote counting, ensuring 100% compliance by all candidates.

Conducted advanced research on the Digital Nutrition Label (DNL) project, focusing on ethical implications of software applications.

Provided one-on-one and group tutoring sessions for Baltimore public schools in mathematics, supporting student understanding and independent learning.

Created a campus food inventory application to provide real-time stock updates and automate food entry.

Developed a full-stack AI-powered Learning Management System (LMS) designed to automate quiz generation and provide user progress analytics.

Designed and developed an innovative Water Jet Printer capable of printing images using water instead of traditional ink or toner.

Designed and developed a real-time Portable Anti-Missile Tracking System using Computer Vision and Machine Learning.

Developed an innovative Light Sensing Glitter system that dynamically changes color and intensity based on surrounding light conditions, recognized with a 1st Place award.

Received for innovative and successful deliverables on projects.

Received recognition from leadership multiple times for innovative newsletter publications.

Received for innovative and successful deliverables on projects.

Received for innovative and successful deliverables on projects.

Received for innovative and successful deliverables on projects.

Received for innovative and successful deliverables on projects.

Achieved 1st place for the 'Light Sensing Glitter' project, recognized for creativity, technical design, and practical application.

Ranked among the top 515 in the 13th NSO in Andhra Pradesh.

Recognized for mentorship contributions to JAPAN ATCI.

Achieved first place in the Swimming Annual Sports Meet.

Achieved second place in the 450m Swimming Annual Sports Meet.

Represented Andhra Pradesh State as a swimming player.