Pranav Pishawikar
"Old age starts when curiosity ends" ~ José Saramego
Work Experience
Senior Data Analyst/ Data Scientist 05/2021 – Current
Work involves gathering social media data and performing analysis and insights generation through sentiment analysis and various other NLP techniques for various clients such as Google, Facebook, ARM, Bimbo and Ballpark.
Also involved in developing in house tools for better social media listening, developing better performance metrics, clientele targeting and streamlining and improving efficiency of current analysis techniques and operations.
Physics Teaching Assistant 08/2019 – 05/2020
TA for PHYS1501 where work included but was not limited to:
Conducting labs and lectures for prospective engineering students teaching basic Statics and Dynamics
Setting up and grading homework and examinations, holding regular office hours
Eversource Energy Security Engineer 05/2019 –12/2019
Work involved Security Analysis and Modeling of Micro-Grids
Modeling and generating creative attack strategies to cause blackouts or wear down or damage to various grid elements
Modeling, Simulations and use of Machine Learning to detect and predict Botnet attacks on the grid using historic and live grid data
Biology Teaching Assistant 08/2018 – 05/2019
TA for BIOL1107 where work included but was not limited to:
Conducting labs by providing instruction and guidance to students, setting up labs, helping students understand and complete experiments
Setting up and grading homework and examinations, holding regular office hours
VoTeR Lab Security Engineer 05/2017 – 08/2018
Work involved Testing of polling machines and related equipment and validation of election results cast on paper ballots in the state of Connecticut
Used SVM machine learning to improve accuracy of paper ballot scanning and vote/no vote recognition
Was responsible for Security and Viability testing of various commercially available electronic voting solutions for the State of Connecticut
Civil & Environmental Engineering IT Support 08/2015 – 05/2017
Worked as IT support for Civil and Environmental Engineering (CEE) at UCONN.
Setup and maintained all new computers and network peripherals for CEE faculty, Staff, Students and Labs.
Assisted with research and networking needs, resolved computer and related equipment hardware/software problems.
Volunteer / Other Experiences
Software Developer / Researcher at UCONN
Instructor, Organizer at IDEA Foundation
Mandodi Garage Mechanic / Technician
Robocon Workshop Organizer at SAOE
Education
Data Science Bootcamp
The AI Institute, Boston MA
Datasets, Classification, Regression, Time Series Analysis, Natural Language Processing, Transformers, Generators, Data Analysis, Visualization, Cloud Computing
MS Computer Science
University of Connecticut, GPA 3.77
Machine Learning, Optimization, Computer Security, Network Security, Network Embedded Systems, Cryptography, Algorithms, Distributed Computing
MS Mechanical Engineering
University of Connecticut, GPA 3.42
Finite Element Analysis, Advanced Solid Mechanics, Advanced Dynamics, Design Optimization, Computational Geometry, Engineering Analysis
BE Mechanical Engineering
Sinhgad Academy of Engineering, University of Pune
Basic Statics, Dynamics, Theory and Design of Machine Elements, Engineering Graphics, Metallurgy, Production Technology and Work Flow Optimization
Tools and Languages
Languages
Python Swift
C Ruby
Objective C MATLAB
SQL MATHEMATICA
HTML BASCOM
PHP
Analysis and Modeling Software
AUTOCAD
Creo
Mastercam
ANSYS
ABAQUS
Parasolid
Computer Graphics Software
Adobe Illustrator
Adobe Photoshop
Adobe Flash
3D Studio Max
Maya
Productivity and Collaborative Software
Microsoft Office Suite
Libre Office Suite
Google Office Apps
Github
Trello
Slack
Various Voice and Video Communication Software
Strengths / Focus
Machine Learning through Keras/Tensorflow
Working knowledge on Network Security involving:
TCP
UDP
HTTP
DNS
Routing and Web Security
IEEE 802 Networks for Commercial, Real-time, Industrial and IoT
Computational Geometry
Distributed Computing
Optimization
Soft Skills
Solution driven
Motivated
Team player
Flexible
Proactive
Creative
Quick learner
Achievements
OLTC Weardown GUI program
10/2019 – 11/2019
Created a GUI program to model and predict Botnet attacks on Power Grids through recorded gridline data for Eversource Energy
OLTC Attack through Botnet
05/2019 – 08/2019
Modeled new attack strategies and countermeasures for OLTC wear down in Power Grids through Botnets and proved effectiveness of said attacks through simulations for Eversource Energy
Election Audits
05/2017 – 08/2018
Audited results of multiple elections for the state of Connecticut successfully, while significantly improving the speed and reliability of the audits compared to previous years
Election Audit Software
05/2017 – 08/2018
Worked on backend software to enable faster and more accurate auditing of election results using modern scanners and SVM training for paper ballot digitization
e-Voting Solution Testing
05/2017 – 08/2018
Conducted security analysis and provided in-depth analysis on various vulnerabilities in potential electronic voting solutions for the state of Connecticut
Teaching Recognitions
08/2018 – 05/2020
Awarded multiple commendations for teaching excellence from the Office of the Provost at the University of Connecticut
Hobbies
Sketching/Painting
Traveling