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My name is Rushank Shah and I am an experienced Developer and a MS in Computer Science Student.
I am currently working as an Associate Software Engineer at C3.AI wherein I am building Generative AI applications for large enterprises at Scale. I have a Master's Degree in Computer Science from the University of Southern California and have completed Bachelor's Degree in Information Technology from D.J. Sanghvi College of Engineering, Mumbai, India and am experienced working on wide range of technologies and projects from C++ development for Arduino in Robotics and Automation project to building modern and beautiful mobile and web apps using Flutter and React.
I enjoy building up new Ideas and solutions to real life problems and devising feasible solutions to broadly relevant problems.
Key Technical Skills
Education
University of Southern California
August 2022 - May 2024
Masters of Science (M.S.) - Computer Science
3.81 / 4.0 CGPA
Dwarkadas Jivanlal Sanghvi College of Engineering, Mumbai University
August 2018 - May 2022
Bachelor of Engineering (B.E.) - Information Technology
9.55 / 10 C.G.P.A
Work Experience
C3 AI
July 2024 - Present
Associate Software Engineer
- Developed and deployed 5+ enterprise-level Generative AI applications, driving $1.7M+ in revenue across sectors like State & Local Government, Manufacturing, and Iron & Steel. Utilized PGVector DB for Retrieval-Augmented Generation (RAG), integrated Gemini/OpenAI LLMs, and leveraged React, RhinoJS, and Python for scalable, high-performance solutions.
- Engineered and optimized data ingestion pipelines for structured (MSSQL, BOMSNet) and unstructured (PDF, Docx) data, applying advanced chunking and indexing techniques to ensure efficient, accurate data retrieval.
ClaimBrite Inc
Feb 2024 - May 2024
Software Engineer Intern
- Built and launched a responsive, customer-facing website using Next.js and Tailwind CSS, improving user experience through optimized performance, modern design, and mobile-first responsiveness.
- Collaborated cross-functionally with designers, product managers, and stakeholders in an agile development environment to collect user feedback, iterate on features, and implement design improvements, resulting in a more intuitive and user-centric website.
Keck Medicine of USC
October 2022 - May 2023 & Aug 2023 - May 2024
Application Developer
- Working on the Salesforce Development Team (Lightning Web Components and Apex) for Norris Cancer Hospital and Transfer Center.
- Writing Scripts for automation using JavaScript.
- Assisting in the SharePoint and Power Automate Team by solving issues and writing automated flows.
- Working on the marketing of the Internship program.
C3 AI
June 2023 - Aug 2023
Solution Engineering Intern
- Collaborated with the Solution Engineering Team to design and develop AI-based applications utilizing the C3 Platform based on JavaScript, Python, JSON, and their custom C3typ.
- Contributed to developing and maintaining a post-production AI-based predictive maintenance application for sensor predictive maintenance in a manufacturing facility, partnering with one of the largest private companies in the US.
Harvard Medical School
July 2021 - July 2022
Research Developer
- Worked on a mental health app which will be used by the McLean Hospital
- Built the backend, database and iOS components of Frontend for the application
METX Robotics
April 2019 - June 2021
Research and Teaching Assistant (Technical – Software)
- Worked in various automation projects like Line Following Robot, IOT based automation system, etc.
- Experienced in teaching over 20 students in STEM education and about 12 students for coding skills in C programming
Position of Responsibility
Google Developers Students Club, DJSCE
September 2021 - April 2022
Technical Coordinator
- Lead the cloud, web, mobile and IOT Domains in the Club
- Connected with these domain experts and conducted sessions and workshops about the same
Computer Society of India (DJCSI) , DJ Sanghvi
November 2020 - August 2021
Secretary
- Managed the whole committee as a backbone in the core committee
- Ensured meetings and events are effectively organised
DJCSE Trinity, IDPT
February 2020 – April 2020
Captain
- Lead the whole inter-department cultural competition which is almost about 2 months long.
- The team secured runner’s up position with a minimal amount of budget and resources.
Computer Society of India (DJCSI) , DJ Sanghvi
September 2019 - November 2020
Publicity co-committee member
- Worked towards conducting National level events with enormous participation from all over India.
- Built a large connection of people and have been to various Colleges across Mumbai to publicize events and make them a successful one.
Achievements and Extra-curricular
- Selected as a MITACS Globalink Intern 2021 for a 4-month Research internship focusing on Optimizing Worlds-In-Miniature for Mixed Reality Applications at the University of Calgary at Alberta but couldn’t attend it due to COVID-19 pandemic. [LOR]
- Secured 4th place in Scholastic robotics Competition organised by IIT Bombay (National level).
- Winner at CodeIt hackathon organized by E-Cell, DJSCE in association with ACM, DJSCE.
- Finalist in Hack the Hourglass Hackathon organised by IEEE-MAIT and DotSlash 4.0 organized by NIT Surat.
- Written a research thesis under METX Robotics for Line following Robot using PID based Algorithm.
- Cleared with first division with distinction in Bal Junior and Bal Senior in Keyboard organ from Bharatiya Sangeet Samiti.
- Managed a complete event at NESCO Exhibition centre for METX Robotics. (3-day long event).
- Participated in Business Plan competition organised by D.J. Nirmiti in collaboration with ISME and DJSCE.
- Successfully Completed CANSAJ - Satellite Designing and Launching Workshop held at Rajiv Gandhi Institute of Technology, Mumbai.
- Part of Rotaract Club of Mumbai Royales for social service.
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