Hey! I am Prathamesh Malage

I am an aspiring Cloud Engineer.

About Me

Let me begin by introducing myself. I am Prathamesh from Mumbai, India. Currently I am pursing my MS in Information Systems from University of Maryland, College Park. I did my Bachelor's in Engineering from University of Mumbai and my major was Electronics and Telecommunication and graduated in 2020.

My interest lies in solving complex problems, data analysis, data processing and visualization. I am proficient in Python, SQL, R, Excel, Tableau, Agile Framework, JavaScript, and Cloud Fundamentals. Furthermore, I have done various certifications and also have 5 ⭐ in Python and 4 ⭐ in SQL on HackerRank

Currently, I am working on my GCP certification.

I am highly focused and career-oriented person with a high attention to detail. As an engaging communicator, my focus on building strong professional relationships has been a beneficial asset throughout my career.

Background

- WORK EXPERIENCE
TGS
Cloud Developer Intern June 2022 - Present

- Containerized applications using Docker and deployed it on GKE clusters hosted on Google Cloud Platform.

- Built CI/CD pipelines using Azure DevOps and created Kubernetes clusters (GKE) spanning multiple zones using Terraform (Infrastructure as Code) resulting in 20% deployment efficiency and increased availability of applications .

- Checked for known vulnerabilities in applications by generating SBOM and uploaded it on Dependency Track enhancing security and deployment of robust applications in the cloud infrastructure and automated entire process using CI/CD pipelines and cloud functions.

- Deployed monitoring applications Zabbix and Wazuh on GKE cluster using helm charts.



Software AG
R&D Consultant January 2021 - May 2021

- Developed project management bots for Cisco, resulting in increased productivity, and reduced latency.

- Built data visualization charts predicting growth of approximately 15% in customers using bots by end of 2021.

- Mentored interns and facilitated in onboarding process along with being first point of contact.



Software AG
Intern July 2020 - December 2020

- Debugged and solved 90% of issues faced by customers through support tickets and was the first point of contact.

- Presented data, formulated for Cisco team to showcase number of people utilizing bots monthly.



i-TEMCLAB
Intern July 2019 - August 2019

- Collaborated in testing of telecommunication equipment as per Indian Government Standards utilizing GNS3 software for client.

- Informed client about few discrepancies in equipment, resulting in Government standard manufacturing.

- PROJECTS
Data Processing & Analysis in Python - Pythonic Playlistners
Technologies used - Jupyter notebook, Python, Numpy, Pandas, Seaborn, Matplotlib

- Collaborated with a team of five to analyze Spotify users' listening habits by leveraging playlist data and API calls.

- Collected data from 1,000 playlists (65,000 songs) to visualize factors affecting playlist/song choice and optimized recommendation system; performed explanatory analysis to understand what makes a track popular.

- Suggested a playlist by taking one song as input and recommended 20 songs using cossine similarity.



Feed The Turtle - Database Design & Development
Technologies Used - SQL, Microsoft SQL Server Management Studio, Tableau

- Partnered with a team of 3, gathered inspection data of restaurants in Silver Spring.

- Designed a robust database by creating ER model, relational schema, and normalization.

- Visualized the analysis in Tableau to give an idea which regions in Silver Spring were safe.



- EDUCATION
University of Maryland, Robert H. Smith School of Business
M.S in Information Systems August 2021 - December 2022

GPA - 4.0



University of Mumbai, Rajiv Gandhi Institute of Technology
B.E in Electronics & Telecommunication August 2016 - October 2020

GPA - 3.7


- LEADERSHIP & VOLUNTEER
IETE Student's Forum
Database SecretaryAugust 2019 - July 2020

- Collaborated in organizing three technical workshops and one industrial visit for 70 undergraduates; coordinated facilities, communicated with faculty members, and arranged logistics resulting in opportunities for students to gain industry-level exposure.



Smith Master's Student Association
Student AmbassadorAugust 2021 - December 2021

- Smith Master’s Student Association Fall 2021 Student Ambassador for Administration and lead in communicating about various events to 400 Smith’s Master students.



Impact Consulting Fellowship, Bethseda Green
October 2021 - December 2021


- Cooperated with a team of 6 MBA, Masters, and Undergraduate Students to recommend a CRM software for Bethseda Green to help clients streamline process of B-Corp certification.