Data & AI Engineering

Building dependable systems.
Designing with clarity.

Shivani Paunikar overlooking New York City
Shivani Paunikar Data Solutions Engineer II at Axon

Mission-driven engineering

I turn complex data into useful systems

Data engineering, AI tools, research, and public-safety technology, brought together with a developer's eye for polished experiences.

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Area 01 / Systems

Engineering that holds up in the real world

Reliable data layers, useful automation, and interfaces built for repeated use.

Current role

Data Solutions Engineer II at Axon

Data systems for mission-driven public-safety technology, operational reporting, and trusted workflows.

Past experience

Data Engineer at Tucson Police Department

Former TPD data engineer supporting analytics and backend workflows for operational clarity.

Core stack

SQL, Snowflake, ETL, Python, frontend

Engineering across data quality, automation, analytics layers, and user-facing tools.

AI tools

Practical AI for real workflows

LLM workflows, machine-learning concepts, and computer-vision research connected to useful outcomes.

Area 02 / Research & IP

Ideas documented, published, and protected

Research signals spanning computer vision, publications, patents, and international intellectual property.

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Indian patent

Application 202541055731

An Intelligent System for Digital Image Forgery Detection Using Machine Learning and Artificial Intelligence Techniques.

Canada

Copyright Registration 1236755

An international intellectual-property signal, presented without document downloads.

United Kingdom

UK Intellectual Property Office

UK IPO recognition included among international affiliation signals.

Published books

ISBN portfolio

978-93-7183-278-6 and 978-93-89476-76-7.

Area 04 / Credentials

Proof of range, learning, and leadership

Technical certifications, competition judging, and community work across engineering and AI.

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Licenses & certifications

AWS, Agile, Jira, DevOps, Analytics, and DataCamp credentials.

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Competition judging

Opportunity Hack, ASU Fall Hackathon, Summer Global Hackathon, and Technovation Silver Judge.

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Community leadership

AI webinars, chapter involvement, practical learning support, and ecosystem work.

Area 05 / Travel Notes

A little life beyond the screen

Places, landscapes, and a camera roll full of perspective. Hover, focus, or tap a point in the constellation to open one of my favorite frames.

Shivani's travel photo from Arizona Frame 10
Current pin Arizona

A personal frame from the journey

Area 06 / Outside Work

Meet my companion Shaay

Outside work I stay curious, creative, and very much a dog person. Shaay brings mountain air, reset energy, and loyal company after intense engineering weeks.

Open to collaboration For meaningful technical missions where systems thinking meets human impact.
Thanks for visiting Keep building with curiosity, care, and a little joy along the way.
Shaay resting in the snow
SHAAY / MOUNTAIN + OFF-DUTY MODE