Aijaz Shaik

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.

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.

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 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, 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.

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.

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, 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.

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 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.