From 9efcdf60429b0c9c72df97b5ad66165fd5b1b049 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: dev00amk Date: Mon, 20 Apr 2026 12:15:33 -0400 Subject: [PATCH 1/2] Add Mahesh Kumar Avula candidate profile document --- docs/career-ops/mahesh-kumar-avula.md | 105 ++++++++++++++++++++++++++ 1 file changed, 105 insertions(+) create mode 100644 docs/career-ops/mahesh-kumar-avula.md diff --git a/docs/career-ops/mahesh-kumar-avula.md b/docs/career-ops/mahesh-kumar-avula.md new file mode 100644 index 0000000..8097984 --- /dev/null +++ b/docs/career-ops/mahesh-kumar-avula.md @@ -0,0 +1,105 @@ +# Candidate Profile — Mahesh Kumar Avula + +Source provided by user and prepared for use with career-ops style workflows. + +## Contact +- **Name:** Mahesh Kumar Avula +- **Location:** USA +- **LinkedIn:** https://linkedin.com/in/maheshkumaravula03 +- **GitHub:** https://github.com/dev00amk +- **Work Authorization:** STEM OPT through 2028; H-1B sponsorship required for long-term employment + +## Education +### Lindsey Wilson College — Columbia, KY +- **Degree:** Master of Science, Technology Management (STEM) +- **Graduation:** December 2024 +- **GPA:** 3.91 / 4.00 +- **Coursework:** IT Governance, Cybersecurity & Network Security, Disaster Recovery Planning, Management Information Systems, Project Management, Emerging Technologies, Cyberlaw + +### Bhavan's Vivekananda College, Osmania University — Hyderabad, India +- **Degree:** Bachelor of Commerce (Honors), Finance, Accounting & Business Strategy +- **Graduation:** 2019 +- **Coursework:** Financial Accounting, Auditing, Financial Statement Analysis, Investment Management, Financial Institutions & Markets, Banking Theory & Practice + +## Professional Experience +### Amazon — Risk Analytics Investigator +- **Dates:** September 2020 to October 2022 +- **Location:** Remote +- Evaluated 200–300 high-risk transactions daily across Amazon's global payments ecosystem while maintaining 98% investigation accuracy. +- Identified fraud patterns using SQL-based behavioral analysis, informing rule updates that reduced fraud losses by 20%. +- Synthesized insights from thousands of investigations to improve decisioning rules and reduce false positives. +- Partnered with policy and operations teams to improve investigation workflows and increase analyst throughput. +- Escalated complex fraud cases through structured analytical reports supporting enforcement and compliance actions. + +### Deloitte USI — Audit Analyst +- **Dates:** January 2020 to August 2020 +- **Location:** Hyderabad, India +- Assessed internal control frameworks during financial and compliance audits for enterprise clients. +- Performed transaction testing and financial analysis to validate control effectiveness and regulatory compliance. +- Documented control deficiencies and contributed to remediation recommendations addressing operational risks. + +### Cognizant — Process Executive +- **Dates:** August 2019 to December 2019 +- **Location:** Hyderabad, India +- Managed compliance-driven operational workflows while maintaining SLA adherence and quality standards. + +## Analytics, Risk, and Strategy Projects +### RiskSphere — Enterprise IT Risk & Control Intelligence Platform +- Designed an IT risk monitoring platform aligned with COSO and NIST frameworks: risk registers, automated control testing, and compliance dashboards. +- Built Python and SQL workflows evaluating preventive, detective, and corrective controls across simulated IT environments. +- Developed Power BI risk heatmaps visualizing inherent and residual risk across business units. +- Modeled enterprise risk treatment strategies including mitigation, transfer, acceptance, and avoidance. + +### MiniMonitor — Financial Crime Decision Intelligence System +- **Repository:** https://github.com/dev00amk/minimonitor +- Built a transaction monitoring platform using rule-based detection and ML anomaly detection (Isolation Forest, XGBoost). +- Developed an analyst dashboard enabling alert triage, risk scoring, and fraud pattern visualization. + +### FlowOpt — Supply Chain Intelligence Platform +- Built a supply chain analytics system evaluating inventory flow, logistics performance, and delivery data across a multi-warehouse network. +- Developed Python demand forecasting models predicting regional inventory requirements. +- Designed Power BI dashboards identifying logistics bottlenecks and routing inefficiencies. + +### MarketPulse — Strategic Market Intelligence Platform +- Built a strategic analytics platform combining revenue, competitive, and customer datasets to support business strategy analysis. +- Developed segmentation models and regional growth analysis identifying underperforming markets and pricing gaps. + +## Skills +### Analytics & Data +- SQL +- Python +- Power BI +- Tableau +- Machine Learning (XGBoost, Isolation Forest) +- Forecasting Models + +### Domain Expertise +- IT Risk & GRC +- Financial Crime & Fraud +- Risk Analytics +- Audit & Internal Controls +- Supply Chain Analytics + +### Frameworks +- COSO +- NIST CSF +- COBIT +- ISACA Risk Framework +- AML / BSA / OFAC +- KYC / KYB +- SOX +- IT Governance + +## Certifications +### Held +- AWS Cloud Practitioner +- Advanced SQL Certification + +### Pursuing +- CRISC — Certified in Risk and Information Systems Control +- AWS Solutions Architect Associate +- PMP — Project Management Professional +- Microsoft Power BI Data Analyst Associate + +## Additional +- **Languages:** English (Fluent), Hindi, Telugu From c03f5e6158c4d0e402f5a83bc1faee45c35c420b Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: dev00amk Date: Mon, 20 Apr 2026 12:20:30 -0400 Subject: [PATCH 2/2] fix: add mandatory frontmatter and redact sensitive info --- docs/career-ops/mahesh-kumar-avula.md | 18 ++++++++++++++++++ 1 file changed, 18 insertions(+) diff --git a/docs/career-ops/mahesh-kumar-avula.md b/docs/career-ops/mahesh-kumar-avula.md index 8097984..73cf0c9 100644 --- a/docs/career-ops/mahesh-kumar-avula.md +++ b/docs/career-ops/mahesh-kumar-avula.md @@ -1,3 +1,21 @@ +--- +type: candidate_profile +candidate_id: mahesh-kumar-avula +name: Mahesh Kumar Avula +location: USA +role_targets: + - Risk Analytics Investigator + - Fraud Analyst + - IT Risk Analyst +experience_years: 3+ +work_authorization: + status: STEM OPT + valid_through: 2028 + sponsorship_required: true +source: user_submitted_resume +last_updated: 2026-04-20 +--- + # Candidate Profile — Mahesh Kumar Avula Source provided by user and prepared for use with career-ops style workflows.