Faizan Muktar Shaikh

AI & Machine Learning Engineer with hands-on experience building, fine-tuning, and deploying production-ready ML and LLM systems. Expert in Prompt Engineering, LLM Fine-tuning (LoRA/QLoRA), Hugging Face Transformers, RAG pipelines, and Agentic AI (CrewAI/AutoGen). Proficient in computer vision (YOLO, CNN), MLOps (MLflow, DVC, W&B), and cloud platforms (AWS, GCP).

Experienced in evaluating AI-generated content for quality, fluency, and accuracy. Passionate about advancing AI through rigorous training, evaluation, and real-world deployment.

Data Science Intern - AVAIntern - Remote

(2025-07 - 2025-09)

• Performed data analysis and predictive modelling using Python, Pandas, and statistical visualisation (Matplotlib, Tableau / Power BI).
• Built end-to-end ML pipelines for structured datasets; validated model performance using cross-validation and W&B (Weights & Biases) experiment tracking.
• Applied Prompt Engineering techniques to evaluate LLM-generated outputs for quality, accuracy, and fluency — directly aligned with AI training and evaluation workflows.
• Documented evaluation criteria, annotation guidelines, and model feedback reports to support AI model improvement cycles.
• Stored and queried pipeline metadata using PostgreSQL; assisted in integrating model outputs into production via FastAPI endpoints.

Machine Learning Intern - ACS Technology - Maharashtra, IN

(2025-01 - 2025-02)

• Developed and evaluated ML models on structured datasets using Scikit-learn, TensorFlow, and PyTorch; tracked 20+ experiments with MLflow.
• Performed data preprocessing, feature engineering, and hyperparameter optimisation to improve model generalisation by 12%.
• Collaborated with cross-functional teams to integrate ML outputs into workflows via REST APIs (Flask / FastAPI).
• Annotated and reviewed AI-generated outputs for quality control — experience directly applicable to AI Trainer evaluation tasks.

Bachelor of Engineering - Artificial Intelligence and Data Science - SNJB's Late Sau. K. B. Jain College of Engineering (2026-06)