Shabbir Khandwala

Pune, India | LinkedIn | (91) 8290 533188 | [email protected]

ABOUT

● A finance geek with experience of fostering community and shipping projects.

● 3+ years of experience in automation engineering, worked in a highly regulated and compliance-driven investment bank.
● 2+ years of experience with blockchain technology and distributed systems.
● Over the past three years, built an extensive network with protocols, LPs, and exchanges in the crypto space.
● Onboarded 6 new partner comapnies as of March 2023.

EDUCATION

Savirtribai Phule Pune University Pune, India

Computer Science & Engineering (CGPA: 8.33) June 2021
● Organizations: President @CodingHub & Training & Placement Co-ordinator Head

WORK EXPERIENCE

F3 Buidlers Remote
Freelance Web3 Developer May 2020- present
• Smart contract developmen for projects like : BookAuth, LeafTrack and StarSocial.
• Token creation and NFT developmen for projects like: Plants and Pillars, Meet3Club and Dream Date World
• Blockchain research and writing for projects like : Artesi and Securr
Symbiosis University (Part-time) Pune
Blockchain & Hyperledger Faculty Jan 2023- present
• Trained 30+ students on Distributed Systems, Hyperledger Fabric, Blockchain and Open-Source Contribution.
• Set forth building & deploying of decentralized applications on Ethereum; resulted 17 projects in a semester
State Street Remote
Site-Reliability Engineer Oct 2021- Dec 2022
• Service Availability & Improvement: Ensured 14 applications' availability and utilized data analysis tools to define KPIs.
• Change Management: Drove change across business units and transitioned daily operations for FundSuite software.
• Incident Management: Reduced incident volumes from 14% to 0% in 6 months, enhancing efficiency and effectiveness.
Wiley Mthree Remote
SRE Intern May 2021- Oct 2021
• Deployed code updates and patches using tools like Jenkins, Ansible, and Git.
• Monitoring system performance, security, and availability using tools like Snow, Splunk and AWS CloudWatch.
Square Remote
Product Design Intern Feb 2021- Sept 2021
• A 12-week summer internship where I created wireframes and prototypes using design softwares & participated in design reviews.
• Partnered closely with your cross-functional peers, assisted in 4 partnerships with the lead.

COMMUNITY EXPERIENCE
Chainlink Pune, India
Community Advocate Aug 2022- present
• Influenced Chainlink initiatives and moderated multiple 4 meetups and 2 panel discussions.
• Led multiple partnerships and hosted sessions & workshops at Eth Conferences.
StackOS Pune, India
Ambassador Nov 2022- present
• Partnered with existing cloud providers to provide diverse and scalable solutions to end users.
• Successfully outreached 6 VCs for funding and strategic support for growth.
The Phoenix Guild Pune, India
Pune Chapter Lead Sept 2022- present
• Plan online & offline campaigns for promotion as well as attracting new members to the guild.
• Handled social media platforms (Telegram, Twitter, WhatsApp and Instagram) and conduced hackathons, community meetups etc
RECOGNITION & ACHIEVEMENTS

Recognition: Member of Internet Society since 2017| SPPU 2021 Batch Training Placement Cell(TPO) Head | 2019 Best Computer Science
Project for MH-CET.
Achievements: 20+ Web3 meet-ups organized in Pune & Mumbai | Trained 30+ engineering students on Blockchain Technology |
Successfully placed in-total of 74 engineering students | EthIndia 2022 Winner | EthShanghai & The Network State Finalist | Raised $30k+
worth of equity-free grants |
Publications: CyberConnect on-chain protocol and explore the potential use cases | DID methods and the applications | Creating an NFT
with Stacks.

SKILLS & INTERESTS

Skills: Solidity & Python | AWS & GCP Suite | React | Distributed Systems | Hyperledger Fabric | Technical Writing | Public Speaking
Outreach & Mentoring | Strategic Partnerships | Fundraising | Community Building