Nawaz Hussain

Specialized and Data Driven Software Automation Engineer at IBM. I utilize the latest technologies in developing, streamlining and automating software automation frameworks for IBM’s top financial clients across Canada including ‘Payments Canada’ and ‘Canadian Imperial Bank of Commerce (CIBC). Transforming labour-intensive and inefficient processes using enterprise-grade application programming bringing forward enhanced-value and cost-saving measures for clients across Canada. Performing continuously in cross-functional teams since 2016, as a Data Analyst and Software Engineer across numerous domains with demonstrated success and data-proven performance improvements for all employers. Career Accomplishments: Building data pipeline for Quality Group Limited (Dubai) and real-time application to keep track of temperature sensitive food storage in humid environments. Resulting in a 30% reduction in inventory wastage and 15% increase in profit margin by optimizing supply chain using data analytics. Automating Test Frameworks for Payments Canada Real-Time Gross Settlement (RTGS) system resulting in 80% minimum time-improvement versus manual testing cycle implementation. Recipient of 'IBM’s New Spark’ award in 2019. An award given to IBM IGNITE Division member for exceptional performance and brightest outlook in the first 9 months of joining. Receiving multiple recognition from Senior IBM Management for excellence in all tasks assigned. Becoming an IBM industry recognized Banking Domain Specialist with a specialization in Real-Time Payment Mechanisms. Education Accomplishments: Post-Graduate degree holder with a M.Sc. Computing and Data Analytics from Saint Mary’s University (Halifax, Nova Scotia) – GPA 4.0 B.Sc. Computer Science Majoring in Game Development and Multimedia from University of Wollongong (Wollongong, Australia) – GPA 3.3 Personal Accomplishments: Nova Scotia Open Data Challenge 2020 Second Place Service Canada Hackathon 2019 Second Place Innovation Challenge 2019 Winner (Transportation Category) Technical Expertise: • Python (Pandas, Numpy, SciKit-Learn, Keras, Seaborn & Matplotlib) • Tableau & Tableau Prep • SQL & MongoDB • AWS (Athena, RedShift, Kinesis, Glue, S3, SageMaker) • Selenium • Github/Git • IBM IGNITE • Atlassian Jira & Confluence • HP ALM Soft Skillsets: • Critical thinking • Communication and writing • Teamwork and collaboration • Goal setter and self-starter Key Certifications: • AWS Cloud Practitioner • IBM Banking Industry Certification • IBM Design Thinking Practitioner