Aadil Shakir
Manager, Cybersecurity & Privacy at PwC
Cybersecurity Strategy & Transformation
An experienced professional passionate about Cyber Security with a proficiency in both, technical and business, sides of the competency. Graduated to earn a Master of Science in Information Technology and Management with a concentration in Business Intelligence and a Bachelor of Engineering in Computer Engineering, which has laid a strong technical foundation.

Experienced in building and transforming standalone programs as well as security operations programs with the following capabilities integrated for a threat driven approach:

•	Security Operations Center (SOC)
•	Vulnerability Management (VM)
•	Threat Intelligence (TI) 
•	Incident Response (IR)

Collaborated with professionals from around the globe, through global student organizations and professional roles, which has helped in developing a broad perspective across diverse cultures.

gender parity advocate | travel enthusiast | performance arts admirer | curious about everything
PwC
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IBM
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Security Intelligence and Operations Consultant
Assisted clients, across various industry verticals, in building and optimizing their Security Operations Center (SOC) by incorporating next generation concepts to detect, respond, and remediate security incidents. Engagements included the following:
• SOC assessment, establish baseline and target maturity levels, and develop transformation strategy
• SOC architecture and organization design, develop cross functional processes, and governance integration
• Use Case development for effective security monitoring and incident response
• SIEM assessment and optimization
Dallas/Fort Worth Area
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Deloitte
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Enterprise Risk Services Intern
• Contributed towards a Software License Management engagement for a major retail vendor.
 • Delivered a detailed license positioning and a process gap analysis for their IT infrastructure.
 • Conducted meetings with third-party clients and performed analysis of data acquired from end customer’s IT environment and purchasing records to determine entitlement to software licenses. 
 • Facilitated meetings with clients’ senior IT management to discuss contract/ licensing terms and obligations to clarify and resolve issues, increase customer knowledge, and determine contract compliance.
Mumbai Area, India
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AIESEC
https://www.linkedin.com/company/aiesec
Communication and Information Management Manager
•	Lead a team of 4 members to promote international cultural exchange internships.
•	Launched a strategic online campaign to promote and encourage cultural exchange internships, targeted at individuals between the age of 18 to 30, through various interactive online posts involving audience participation.
•	Managed and regulated legal documentation of international interns for an efficient transition.
• Lead information seminars about the work processes and progress statuses of the organization to corporate clients.
• Supported activities towards Corporate tie-ups with regards to hiring International Interns.
• Conducted market research and analysis, innovations in workflow and processes, client relations, and trainee relations.
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Information Technology and Management
Master’s Degree
The University of Texas at Dallas
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Computer Engineering
Bachelor's of Engineering
Ramrao Adik Institute of Technology
Accounting for Managers
ACCT 6305
Advanced Business Intelligence
MIS 6334
Agile Software Project Management
MIS 6360
Business Data Warehousing
MIS 6309
Business Economics
MECO 6303
IT Security
MIS 6330
Innovation and Entrepreneurship
ENTP 6370
Intro. To Business Intelligence Software and Tech
MIS 6324
Quantitative Introduction to Risk and Uncertainty in Business
OPRE 6301
Spreadsheet Modeling and Analytics (Advanced Microsoft Excel)
OPRE 6332
Systems Analysis and Project Management
MIS 6308
UT Dallas Business Idea Competition
• Developed a business idea to create a mobile application called "Forget Me Not!", to solve the issue of networking at large social events with the help of technology which would help build more meaningful and lasting connections.
• Built a complete process model, data model and the object behaviour model as a part of the analysis and planning of the project.
• Worked on the interface design, database design, software design and a complete set of controls that the end application would be capable of performing.
• Went up to the second qualifying round at the competition.
Social Media Analytics
•	Analyzed the network data about the students in our class of Advanced BI to find any interesting patterns about the class population.
•	Used UCInet to find ego network of individuals, divide the population into factions and find cliques. 
•	Found the reachability of each pair of student in the class to see whether there exists a path of any length that connects them.
Purchase Prediction for Expedia
• Compiled and analyzed the data containing the purchasing records of Expedia to predict future purchases by customer.
• Used Weka and SAS Enterprise Miner perform the various pre-processing techniques in order to get the data ready for analysis and mitigate the risk of any ambiguous results.
• Created various classification models like linear regression, Bayesian network, Naïve Bayes and Neural Networks and tested these models after applying model enhancement techniques to compare performances of these models to choose the best model performance for the prediction analysis.
• Based on these results the best model and model enhancement techniques were chosen and prediction analysis of the whether a purchase would be made or not was carried out.
Business Intelligence using R, Tableau
•	Performed data analysis on a dataset related to the variants of Portuguese wine. 
•	Developed dashboards in Tableau using line chart, bar graphs, and heat maps to identify key areas of concentration with the flexibility of utilizing filters, parameters to analyze data as per analysis requirement.
•	Identified potential customer segments and provide insights that will help drive the sales and increase the profit ratio.
SAP Business DataWarehousing with BOBJ
•	Modified existing query results in using the context menu in BEx Analyzer and in BEx Query Designer. 
•	Created queries by using the object restricted key figure using restricted characteristics. 
•	Used the variable wizard and created a new single value, optional variable which is ready for input and a new formula. 
•	Created a new calculated key figure (for percentage share of idle time compensation) using two key figures (with respect to wages and salaries). 
•	Created conditions and exceptions for pre-existing queries. 
•	Created Info Areas, Catalogues, Character InfoObjects, Key Figures, DataStoreObjects (DSO), Source
•	System, Application Component, DataSource, InfoObjects, created InfoPackage and loaded data into PSA. 
•	Created Transformation to DSO, create and start Data Transformation Process (DTP) in DSO and activated data in DSO. 
•	Created InfoCube and added characteristic, key figures and time characteristics. Implemented Extract,
•	Transformation and Load (ETL) by creating transformation, data transfer, loaded text data, created
•	Transformation to Cube, created and started DTP to Cube. 
Performed Customer Segmentation and ABC classification (classified customers into classes A, B, C according to the sales revenue they generate) with the help of Analysis Process Designer (APD).
SAP Crystal Reports & Dashborad Design (Xcelcius)
•	Created queries using Web Intelligence and analyzed the data given. 
•	Created query filter (Slicing) and created an additional query filter (Dicing). 
•	Created a Crosstab and performed functions on it. 
•	Created a new SAP Crystal Dashboard Design project that is based on an existing spreadsheet
•	Created a Sales Revenue Report which contained sections, breaks, charts (vertical stacked chart, vertical
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Education
IBM
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Presenter (GIGAWOT Camp 2017 and 2018)
The IBM office in Coppell hosts an annual summer event, GIGAWOT, targeting middle school girls. The event is focused at introducing young women to the various areas in STEM (Science Technology Engineering and Math) through fun and interactive activities. The intention is to expose them to the various opportunities in this field and encourage them to pursue a career in one of the STEM areas.

We introduced a Cyber Security section in these exercises through interactive Cryptography and Cyber-BINGO games. The purpose was to spark interest, by educating about the basics and some terminologies, in cyber security and encourage young women to consider a career in Cyber Security.
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Education
IBM
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Presenter (STEAM Camp 2018)
IBM participated in Coppell Education Foundation's STEAM camp for 7th & 8th grade girls & boys at R. J. Lee Elementary (Coppell ISD). The session saw 110 students participate to learn about basic internet hygiene to protect themselves in the digital world along with an interactive Cryptography game to introduce the basics and some terminologies in Cyber Security.
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Social Services
Jewish Family Service
https://www.linkedin.com/company/jewish-family-service-losangeles
Guest Speaker (Instructor)
Delivered a session on "Online Identity Protection" for a group of ~15 in the age range of 50+ who are mostly in a career transition phase. The group was not as technology savvy, but spent most of their time on LinkedIn, career oriented sites, job boards (indeed, monster, etc), online shopping, and banking. The workshop covered the following topics:

•	Measures for consumer identity protection in light of recent security breaches (eg. Equifax, Target, Yahoo)
•	Identifying a trustworthy and legitimate website against a fraudulent website
•	Best practices to protect online identity and data (password management, use of public wifi, etc)
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Social Services
The University of Texas at Dallas
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International Student Mentor
• Worked with the International Student Services Office during the orientations for new international students.
• Conducted small group sessions to educate students about the importance of academic integrity. 
• Helped the new international students by answering questions on campus, life in US and other suggestions based on personal experiences for a smoother transition into a foreign land.
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Science and Technology
The University of Texas at Dallas
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TEDxUTD Volunteer
• Stage Setup and Take down, which involved setting up the TEDxUTD Stage Letters as well as red circular rug.
• Coordinated the line up of speakers and the ground work to prep for each speaker.
• Helped the band performing setup their equipment during the 15 min intermission, and take down their equipment following the intermission.
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Arts and Culture
University of Texas at Dallas
https://www.linkedin.com/company/university-of-texas-at-dallas
iWeek Volunteer
• Helped in set up for the event and during the event.
• Managed the crowd.
• Coordinated the sequence of performances at the event by coordinating with all the performing groups.
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Education
AIESEC
https://www.linkedin.com/company/aiesec
Team Member (Aashayein)
• Volunteered as a part of a social initiative, "Aashayein", which focused on uplifting the less fortunate children of society.
• Collaborated and worked with interns from different parts of the globe to plan and execute fun learning activities in public schools which aimed at giving them an exposure to other cultures and impart global knowledge.
• Helped in organizing a main event at the end of the month long social drive where children could demonstrate things they learned during the course of the event to boast their encouragement.
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Social Services
National Association For the Blind (NAB)
https://www.linkedin.com/company/nationalassociationfortheblindnab
Volunteer
Helped in raising funds for the visually impaired.
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IBM Agile Advocate
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IBM
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IBM Agile Explorer
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IBM
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IBM Blockchain Essentials
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IBM
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IBM Security: Bootcamp & Capstone Experience
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IBM
AWS Certified Solutions Architect – Associate
Amazon Web Services (AWS)
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CompTIA Security+
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CompTIA
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Human-Centered Design
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PwC
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IBM Blockchain Consulting
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IBM
The SAS Institute UT Dallas Graduate Certificate in Business Intelligence and Data Mining
SAS
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