Faizan Akhtar

Results-oriented Data Engineer with hands-on experience in data engineering, web data sourcing, analytics, and business intelligence. Skilled in building ETL pipelines, data models, and dashboards using AWS, Azure, and Databricks, with a track record of delivering data projects ahead of schedule through automation. Strong foundation in Python, SQL, and PySpark, focused on turning raw data into reliable business insights.

Data Analyst & Data Sourcing Contractor at Australian Private Client (2026-05 – Present)

• Completed a data aggregation project originally scoped for 3 months within 1 month by designing an automated, streamlined data collection workflow.
• Sourced and extracted large volumes of e-commerce data, including product catalogs, supplier contacts, and authorized distributor listings, from multiple international retail platforms using web scraping and data mining techniques.
• Cleaned, deduplicated, and standardized raw supplier and product data using Python (Pandas) and advanced Excel, ensuring accuracy across thousands of records.
• Organized pricing, stock availability, and vendor metadata into clean, structured datasets ready for direct business use.
• Delivered structured datasets and comparative pricing metrics that supported faster procurement and inventory decisions.

Data Engineer at Danzsoft (2025-02 – 2025-11)

• Designed and optimized data pipelines and ETL workflows, improving the speed and reliability of internal data processing.
• Extracted and processed structured and unstructured data using Python (Selenium), turning raw data into usable reports.
• Built and maintained SQLite3, PostgreSQL, and MySQL databases, ensuring smooth and efficient data storage and retrieval.
• Performed data cleaning, transformation, and validation, improving accuracy and consistency across systems.
• Automated repetitive data extraction tasks, cutting manual effort and boosting team productivity.
• Delivered cleaned and structured datasets to the analytics team, helping them make faster, data-driven decisions.

Bachelor of Science in Artificial Intelligence – The Islamia University of Bahawalpur (2021-03 – 2025-01)