Akshay Thakare | Portfolio

Hi, I'm Akshay Thakare.

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Self-driven, quick starter, passionate programmer with a curious mind who enjoys solving a complex and challenging real-world problems.

About

Welcome to my portfolio! Hi, I’m Akshay — a recent graduate with a Master’s in Information Systems (GPA: 4.0) from UT Arlington. I’m an AWS Certified Solutions Architect with a strong interest in cloud engineering and emerging technologies like agentic AI. With hands-on experience in cloud infrastructure, backend development, and a passion for innovation, I have cultivated a strong foundation in problem-solving skills in cloud environment. My passion lies in leveraging cloud computing to deliver impactful solutions that enhance user experiences and address real-world challenges.

AWS Cloud: EC2, S3, Route53, CloudFront, Bedrock, QuickSight, Glue, Athena
AI: Agentic AI n8n, Openai, botpress, Github Copilot
Dev Tools: Git, Docker, Kubernetes, Terraform, Ansible
Programming: Linux, Python, Java, C, HTML/CSS, R
Databases: SQL, Dynamo DB
Libraries: NumPy, Pandas, Pyvis, Flask, Streamlite

Excited to contribute to a forward-thinking team in a Cloud Engineering role that offers technical challenges, creative problem-solving, and room for personal growth.

Experience

Scouting America

Data Science and Analytics Intern

Automated data cleaning workflows using Excel & Power BI, cutting manual effort by 40%
Deployed Power BI dashboards for real-time insights and faster decision-making
Integrated Agentic AI into systems to drive ethical automation
Tested AI outputs for ethical compliance and response accuracy
Enhanced data quality through preprocessing and validation techniques
Collaborated cross-functionally to deliver data-backed strategic insights

Irving, TX | March 2025 - May 2025

UT at Arlington

Graduate Teaching Assistant

As a Graduate Teaching Assistant at University of Texas at Arlington for Cloud Computing and Python Programming, I provided technical support and hands-on guidance to students in Cloud Computing and Python Programming. I assisted with AWS setup, cloud service configuration, security best practices, and troubleshooting, while also mentoring students in Python programming concepts.

Assisted students in AWS setup, cloud configurations, and security best practices.
Guided hands-on labs covering EC2, S3, IAM, Lambda, and serverless computing.
Provided real-time support for AWS coursework, troubleshooting issues during practical sessions.
Conducted office hours to assist students with Python assignments and coding logic.
Delivered lectures on Python fundamentals, including data structures, functions, and OOP.

Arlington, TX | Aug 2024 - Feb 2025

Tata Consultancy Services

System Engineer

Orchestrated the seamless migration of 2.2 million members across 23 states from General Electric's AuditWork system to AWS cloud-based servers, demonstrating expertise in data migration.
Spearheaded the management of critical cloud servers, ensuring uninterrupted business operations for clients. Developed and optimized ETL jobs, resulting in a 60% improvement in the data ingestion process.
Utilized SQL and Tableau to conduct data analysis on various projects, producing insightful reports for executive leadership. Identified implementation barriers and recommended strategic business solutions and initiatives.
Formulated and maintained information architecture documents, implementing automated processes that enhanced communication between teams. This initiative led to a remarkable 30% reduction in impediments, blockers, and downtime.
Provided continuous 24/7 support for multiple AWS Cloud servers, playing a pivotal role in monitoring and debugging the AuditWorks Application backend during peak periods, such as quarterly auditing exercises.
Diagnosed issues and championed process redesign to enhance team efficiency. Collaborated with database management teams to address data-related issues, managing and updating data libraries in MongoDB.
Supported Agile Safe development for large-scale implementation and corporate integration projects, contributing to the expansion of product offerings under General Electric.

Mumbai, IN | June 2017 - Oct 2018

Projects

                
Cloud Resume Challenge
                  Resume hosting on S3 using github pipeline.
                
AccomplishmentsTools: AWS S3, Dynamo DB, Lambda, Botpress and GitHub
Developed a visually appealing and responsive personal online portfolio using services mentioned in Cloud Resume Challenge.

Cloud Data Analytics
                  Data Analytics Project using AWS Services
                
AccomplishmentsTools: AWS IAM, S3, Glue, Athena, and Amazon QuickSight to analyze the Superstore dataset from Kaggle.
Cleaned Data, executed queries on Athena,created insightful visualizations with Quicksight.

Cloud Audio Narrator
                 AWS powered text-to-audio narrator using AWS Polly.
                
AccomplishmentsTools: AWS Polly, S3, lambda
 Constructed a Text-to-Speech web app using AWS Polly, to convert text into natural-sounding speech
Generated automated S3-Lambda workflow, triggering speech synthesis upon text file uploads and storing output in S3