Shri Varshan Periyaswamy

Data Science Intern @ TCS | Graduate Assistant @ University of Maryland

College Park, Maryland, United States

About

Experience

  • UMD Counseling Center (College Park, Maryland, United States · On-site)
    • Graduate Assistant
      Sep 2025 - Present · 10 mos

      - Supporting the Counseling Center’s mission by managing and analyzing student and counseling data, creating reports that helped improve services and track engagement. - Assisted in streamlining records management and refining operational workflows, ensuring smooth functioning of daily activities within the Center. - Collaborating with staff and student workers, contributing to program coordination and initiatives that promoted mental health, academic support, and overall student well-being. - Improving technical and organizational skills by applying data analysis, reporting, and process optimization in a real-world student services environment.

    • Graduate Data Analyst
      Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 · 1 yr

      - Developed predictive models (MLP, SVM, Gradient Boosting) in R to forecast graduation rates, dropout risks, and academic performance for 4,000+ students, improving accuracy by 20%. - Optimized ETL pipelines in Python to analyze exam accommodations and student engagement, cutting reporting time by 40% while ensuring policy compliance. - Conducted sentiment analysis on student feedback using NLP to evaluate satisfaction, identify challenges, and enhance accessibility services. - Built interactive Power BI dashboards with DAX to track student accommodations and performance trends, driving a 25% boost in data-driven decisions.

  • Data Science Intern at Tata Consultancy Services
    Jun 2025 - Aug 2025 · 3 mos

    - Contributed to the Customer Success Action Plan (CSAP) project by building reports and refining workflow components, helping teams use data more effectively to guide business strategy. - Gained hands-on exposure to analytics tools and automation techniques, working with multiple data sources and seeing how solutions can be scaled and deployed in enterprise environments. - Enhanced communication and stakeholder collaboration by participating in discussions to gather requirements, share progress updates, and ensure that technical outputs aligned with business needs. - Strengthened technical capabilities in data science through practical experience in reporting, automation, and workflow design, while learning how to connect analytical work with meaningful business outcomes.

  • Frontend Developer Intern at Mallow Technologies Private Limited
    May 2023 - Jul 2023 · 3 mos

    During my internship at Mallow Technologies, I worked on front-end development, creating responsive and user-friendly web interfaces using HTML, CSS, and JavaScript. I got the chance to collaborate with different teams, bring design ideas to life, and troubleshoot real-world issues. This experience not only improved my coding skills but also gave me valuable insights into how the development process works in a professional environment. It was a great learning opportunity that helped me grow as a developer.

  • Event Management Lead at Mathematics Club VITCC
    Dec 2022 - Jul 2023 · 8 mos

    As the Event Management Lead for the Mathematics Club at my college, I took charge of organizing events and making sure everything ran smoothly. We put together a range of activities, including a curtain-raiser, and worked with other student clubs to host collaborative events. This role taught me a lot about leadership, teamwork, and event management, and it was a rewarding experience to help create a fun and engaging space for students who love math.