Arnav Gupta
Hi, my name is Arnav and I am currently a student at the University of Waterloo, pursuing a bachelor's degree in Computer Science with a specialization in Artificial Intelligence. I decided to pursue computer science after participating in my first hackathon which helped to realize the role technology plays in our daily lives and how vast the opportunities within this field are. During my spare time, I like to read, learn to play guitar or watch Formula 1.
Experience
Data Scientist - Government of Canada
Solutions Engineering Intern - Pepper
Pepper is building the digital OS for the food supply chain. Our eCommerce platform enables food distributors to find new customers, deepen relationships, grow revenue, and run more efficiently.
Software QA/DevOps Intern - Loblaw Companies Limited
Loblaw is a grocery retail experience to better serve Canadians.
▶ Led project of writing automated tests in Groovy for Web App, reducing manual work by 50%.
▶ Created separate CI/CD pipelines in GitLab for Validation and Regression tests using YAML.
▶ Authored Confluence page outlining steps for integration of AI/ML Ops in the Product Quality team.
▶ Assisted DS team in replacing Curve Fit with Bayesian Model for price recommendation to vendors.
▶ Generated Workflow Diagrams of application using Microsoft Visio, which were distributed to vendors.
▶ Discovered critical bugs during manual testing prior to feature releases, fixed before releasing to production.
Financial Crime Analyst Intern - Deloitte Canada
Deloitte is a consulting firm that provides audit & assurance, consulting, financial advisory, risk advisory, tax and related services to public and private clients spanning multiple industries.
▶ Analyzed, designed, and developed dashboards for reporting and analytics in Power BI and Tableau.
▶ Improved existing SQL and Tableau components of use-case training to provide new hires exposure to tools.
▶ Utilized MS SQL Server to populate Tableau dashboards, showcasing expertise in querying syntax and database structure to perform data pulls for effective data analysis.
▶ Created Process Flow Diagrams using Microsoft Visio which highlighted complete flow in process handbook.
▶ Performed testing of Webform using C# and created pipelines to run test suite using Azure DevOps.
Software Engineering Intern - Polar
Polar is a powerful direct-sold ad format for advertisers to extend social creatives on to trusted publisher websites.
▶ Developed new features/fixed bugs on Polar’s ad tech software - MediaVoice, which uses React for the UI.
▶ Patched the Django ORM by implementing equivalency operators to prevent spurious migrations.
▶ Created unit tests, performed manual testing and wrote automated tests in Python using Selenium.
▶ Contributed to the upgrade of Jenkins which decreased build times by 60%.
▶ Analyzed campaign data through Sequel Pro using MySQL queries.
▶ Filed critical bugs on JIRA with steps to reproduce and worked with assigned developers to fix them.
▶ Trusted to be involved in code reviews for peers to provide meaningful feedback.
Portfolio
Recommendations
During his time at Pepper, Arnav demonstrated an exceptional aptitude for technical challenges, strong work ethic, and an unrelenting eagerness to learn. He embraced new tasks eagerly, driving initiatives with enthusiasm and consistently producing high-quality results. Arnav's impactful contributions have set a very high standard for all future interns at Pepper. Thank you so much for your contributions Arnav, you were fantastic to work with!
Anna ToronovaOperations Lead at Pepper
Arnav performed as a Software DevOps/QA Co-Op for us in the Fall 2022 term. Arnav was not only a great technical resource but also became a valued team member during his time. He diligently and quickly learned the tools (Katalon, Gitlab, Jira-Zephyr) and processes (DevOps) required of him and then diligently applied these learnings for the role’s tasks at hand. His work was not just of a high quality but was executed with an optimal mix of autonomy and teamwork. His collaboration with stakeholders – which was critical to the role - was exemplary, spanned across multiple Agile teams to which he became an endeared member. I have no doubt that Arnav will be a successful resource in any of his future endeavors and recommend him very highly.
Rob VirdeeTeam Lead - Quality Engineering at Loblaw Companies Limited
Arnav is a very dedicated and knowledgeable and a fast learner. He is calm and analyzes situations well and adapts well to change in a fast pace environment. He has good knowledge of Test Automation tools. I would be happy to work with Arnav again, or recommend him to others. I am sure Arnav will be a successful resource in any of his future endeavors and highly recommend him.
Naveen AkulaSenior Quality Engineering Lead at Loblaw
Arnav has been an exceptional resource for the FCA team. He has a solid understanding of the technical development requirements and has a great potential for developing expertise in Analytic story telling given his fluent oral and written communication skills and ability to build client relations. He is a fast learner and can adapt to changing requirements in a fast pace environment. Arnav has had a powerful impact on the practice with his inputs and has put in effort to build lasting relations with team members.
Mahveen IrfanSenior Consultant, Financial Crime Analytics at Deloitte
It was a pleasure to work with Arnav. His passion for software development and AI are inspiring. He continues to improve his skills both inside and outside of work. He is a great team and individual contributor. I would be happy to work with Arnav again in the future.
Adam AlinauskasTeam Lead - Software Development at Polar and Nova