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nizamshaikh12/README.md
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๐Ÿ‘จโ€๐Ÿ’ผ About Me

I am a FinTech professional combining 4+ years of hands-on financial operations experience at a global asset management firm with an MSc in Financial Technology at the National College of Ireland, Dublin.

  • ๐ŸŽ“ MSc Financial Technology โ€” NCI Dublin, Ireland (Sept 2025 โ€“ Present)
  • ๐Ÿ’ผ Senior Financial Services Operations โ€” SS&C Financial Technologies, Mumbai (2021โ€“2025)
  • ๐ŸŒ Based in Dublin, Ireland | Open to FinTech, AML, Data & Operations roles
  • ๐Ÿ”ญ Building projects in AML Detection, Portfolio Management (AI & DRL), Explainable AI
  • ๐ŸŒฑ Deepening skills in SHAP/LIME, RegTech for SMEs, Deep Reinforcement Learning
  • ๐Ÿ† Spot Award 2024 โ€” Zero record-keeping breaches across full performance year

๐Ÿ› ๏ธ Tech Stack

๐Ÿ’ป Programming Languages

๐Ÿง  Machine Learning & AI

๐Ÿ“Š Data & Analytics

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โ˜๏ธ Platforms & Dev Tools

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๐Ÿ”— Blockchain

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๐Ÿš€ Featured Projects

# Project Description Tech Stack
๐Ÿฆ AML Transaction Monitoring XplainTM (In Progress) Cost-sensitive ML models (XGBoost, RF) for suspicious transaction detection with SHAP explainability Python ยท XGBoost ยท SMOTE ยท SHAP ยท LIME
๐Ÿ“ˆ Crypto Portfolio Management โ€” AI & DRL (In Progress) Adaptive cryptocurrency portfolio management using AI models (RF, XGBoost, CNN, LSTM, GRU) with transaction-cost-aware backtesting and SHAP explainability Python ยท LSTM ยท GRU ยท XGBoost ยท SHAP
๐ŸŒพ Rural Agri-Financial Digital Hub FinTech platform bridging rural farmers and formal financial systems โ€” GDPR & SDG compliant Research ยท Data Governance ยท RegTech
๐Ÿ”— Blockchain Technologies โ€” ERC20/ERC721 NizGalaxyTokens (ERC20) tokenization & NFT (ERC721) implementation on Ethereum testnet Solidity ยท Ganache ยท MetaMask ยท IPFS
๐Ÿ“‰ Portfolio Analysis & Derivatives Quantitative CAPM/Beta portfolio analysis + research on derivative markets and the 2008 crisis Excel ยท CAPM ยท Financial Modelling
๐Ÿ“š Modern Bond & Stock Markets Research analysis on bond/equity market evolution, central bank policy & macroeconomic impacts Financial Research ยท Economics

๐Ÿ“Š GitHub Activity

GitHub Stats Top Languages
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๐ŸŽ“ Education

Degree Institution Grade Period
MSc Financial Technology National College of Ireland, Dublin ๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡ช In Progress 2025 โ€“ Present
BMS Finance University of Mumbai, India ๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡ณ 2:1 Honours 2018 โ€“ 2021

MSc Modules: Blockchain Technologies ยท AI for Finance ยท Machine Learning for Finance ยท Financial Regulations ยท Payments & Transaction Services ยท Data Governance ยท Ethics & Sustainability ยท Programming for Financial Data Science


๐Ÿ… Achievements & Activities

  • ๐Ÿฅ‡ Spot Award 2024 โ€” Maintained zero record-keeping breaches at SS&C Financial Technologies across the full performance year
  • ๐Ÿค SAAS AI Volunteer โ€” Crew member engaging AI startup leaders: Ticket Tailor, EcoSend, Squaredup, Mendix, Damson Cloud
  • ๐Ÿ“œ CASS (6โ€“9) Certified โ€” Custody, Client Money, Mandate & Reporting Essentials (SS&C, 2021โ€“2022)
  • ๐Ÿ“‹ Annual Code of Business Conduct โ€” Certified 2021โ€“2024, SS&C Securities Policy

๐Ÿ’ผ Professional Experience

SS&C Financial Technologies | Senior Financial Services Operations Representative (2021โ€“2025)

Managed cash management, reconciliations and client reporting for institutional clients including Aberdeen, AXA, JPMorgan, Royal London & Vanguard. Led process automation (SDBS Mega Tool), delivered team training, acted as team lead and supported UK senior stakeholders on governance and compliance.

National College of Ireland | MSc FinTech Student (2025โ€“Present)

Building advanced capabilities in ML for finance, blockchain, AI, regulatory technology and financial data science through coursework and independent capstone research projects.


๐ŸŒ Connect With Me

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"Bridging financial domain expertise with cutting-edge technology โ€” one commit at a time."

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