Maaz Chowdhry

Experience

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  Precog Innovations Partners

  Jul 2020 - Sept 2020

  Global Market Research Analyst and Strategist Intern

  Presented research to the Founder and CEO, used to increase funding and develop partnerships with market leaders in India, such as Hero Electronix and Tata Power SolarManaged a team of 5 to research how renewable energy can support EV charging infrastructure. Analyzed the top 100 companies in the Electric Vehicle (EV) market in the US, Europe, and China and investigated how the Indian companies can apply their success

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  Hope Academy

  Jul 2020 - Sept 2020

  Programming Teacher

  Taught 30 students virtually at various skill levels, covering the basics of coding to more advanced topics like web design in HTMLIncreased exposure to technology in 2 months amongst young girls and boys by implementing hands-on projects, coding challenges, video games,websites, and appsBuilt structured teaching plans for interactive sessions.

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  PepsiCo

  Sept 2021 - Mar 2022

  Junior Brand Ambassador at Expo 2020

  Managed all aspects of PepsiCo’s three pavilions at Expo 2020. Partnered with Expo on-site operations and 40+ team members to ensure PepsiCo sites operated efficientlyDeveloped a QR code-based map for the Aquafina Water Stations across the Expo site with clickable pins, enabling customers to locate water stations easilyTrained newly hired interns and received positive feedback from Manager and peers

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  PUMA Group

  Jun 2022 - Aug 2022

  Software Engineer Intern

  Designed and implemented a web-scraping tool to automate the extraction of merchandising data from 5 websites for market and competitor analysis, reducing manual effort from 400 to 6 hoursAnalysed local vs global brand pricing strategies and identified inconsistencies and areas to improve revenue sharePresented data-backed recommendations to leadership, paving the way for a revised price architecture to improve market competitiveness and revenue growth

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  PUMA Group

  May 2023 - May 2024

  Audited Puma Korea’s existing process to track repair requests and identified the opportunity to introduce image upload functionality to streamline the processLed the design and development of Agency Management System(AMS) v3, a web platform consolidating previous functionalities previously split across two outsourced systemsEnhanced security and user experience by implementing secure OAuth login and webmail integration, replacing insecure password storage practicesDivided the tasks into multiple microservices, enabling modularity, continuous deployment and independent scalingOptimised loading times by splitting a large SQL Server query into multiple small queries, increasing user satisfaction Show less Implemented internal software with PowerPages, automating filling shipping documents and uploading zip files for tax incentives, saving 200+ man-hours per month for the logistics team.Mediated technical discussions between the finance and IT teams for 10 projects by preparing design documents, meeting notes, flow charts and presentations, resolving technical roadblocks and aligning key stakeholdersImproved operational efficiency by creating a comprehensive calendar for monitoring daily automated processes, leading to a 50% reduction in server idle time. Show less

  • Software Engineer Intern

    Sept 2023 - May 2024

  • Software Engineer Intern

    May 2023 - Sept 2023
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  Apple

  Jun 2024 - Sept 2024

  Software Development Engineer Intern

  Developed and unit-tested core application logic (in Java, Spring Framework) to migrate key tokenisation components for Apple Pay from Aurora PostgreSQL to DynamoDB, enhancing system scalability and performance.Drove OpenAPI contract upgrades from v4 to v7 to enable efficient code generation, resulting in faster development cycles.Transitioned services from Javax to JakartaEE namespaces, improving maintainability and reducing dependency conflicts.Led transformative improvements to the software development lifecycle by optimizing Apple's proprietary CI/CD pipeline with pre-merge testing, slashing developer feedback time by over 90% (from 2 hours to 10 minutes) and eliminating rollbacks.Recognized for technical expertise and consistently chosen for specialized optimization projects, delivering ahead of schedule and significantly enhancing backend performance and Developer Experience (DevX). Show less