@yakiv-shapovalov

Building Scalable Systems & AI Development

CS Cyber Operations student at EWU building secure, resilient distributed systems. I specialize in integrating cloud infrastructure with advanced AI solutions to solve real-world problems.

Work samples

Discover my work and projects as I develop my skills in AI and data extraction within the tech landscape.

  • Pfizer Advanced: AI-Powered Document Insights & Data Extraction Externship
    Pfizer Advanced: AI-Powered Document Insights & Data Extraction Externship
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    Pfizer · Sep 2026 · ✅ Verified by Extern

    Pfizer Advanced: AI-Powered Document Insights & Data Extraction Externship

    Prototype AI-powered document intelligence with Pfizer—using OCR, LLMs, and RAG to automate real enterprise PDF workflows and build a standout portfolio project.

    AI & MLPythonDocument IntelligencePresentation Skills
  • AWS Solutions Architecture Job Simulation
    AWS Solutions Architecture Job Simulation

    Forage · Jul 2025

    AWS Solutions Architecture Job Simulation

    Architected a scalable, distributed hosting infrastructure using AWS Elastic Beanstalk and EC2 Auto Scaling groups to resolve severe latency and growth bottlenecks for a startup client's web application. Integrated a comprehensive AWS stack including Route 53, Elastic Load Balancing, RDS, and S3 to

    AWS Elastic BeanstalkEC2RDSPythonRoute 53Elastic Load BalancingS3AWS CodePipeline

About me

CS Cyber Operations student at EWU building secure, resilient distributed systems. I specialize in integrating cloud infrastructure with advanced AI solutions to solve real-world problems.

I am Yakiv Shapovalov, a junior majoring in Computer Science at Eastern Washington University. I'm at the beginning of my career journey, eager to develop my technical skills and make a meaningful impact in the tech industry. Currently, I'm gaining hands-on experience through an externship with Pfizer, focusing on AI-powered document insights and data extraction.

Externships

Pfizer Advanced: AI-Powered Document Insights & Data Extraction Externship

Pfizer

Experience

AI-Powered Document Insights & Data Extraction Extern

Extern (in collaboration with Pfizer) Remote · July 2026 – Sep. 2026

IT Support Specialist

WorkSource Spokane · July 2026 – Sep. 2026

Education

Eastern Washington University Spokane, WA

BS, Computer Science Cyber Operations (GPA: 3.85) | Dean’s List (3 Quarters) · Class of 2028

Spokane Falls Community College Spokane, WA

AS, Computer Science (GPA: 3.79) | Dean’s List (3 Quarters) · Class of 2025

Skills

AI SolutionsData ExtractionTechnical SkillsProblem SolvingComputer Science Fundamentals

✅ Verified by Extern

Pfizer Advanced: AI-Powered Document Insights & Data Extraction Externship

Prototype AI-powered document intelligence with Pfizer—using OCR, LLMs, and RAG to automate real enterprise PDF workflows and build a standout portfolio project.

AI & MLPythonDocument IntelligencePresentation Skills

Overview

In the Pfizer Advanced externship, I developed a prototype for AI-powered document intelligence, leveraging OCR, LLMs, and RAG to streamline enterprise workflows. This project not only enhanced my understanding of AI applications in document processing but also resulted in a compelling portfolio piece demonstrating practical skills in data extraction and analysis.

Pfizer Advanced: AI-Powered Document Insights & Data Extraction Externship

What I've accomplished

I delivered a written summary of LLM internals and refinements plus runnable Colab notebooks that cleaned JSON/structured data and applied image preprocessing to improve OCR readiness.

Project breakdown

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AWS Solutions Architecture Job Simulation

Architected a scalable, distributed hosting infrastructure using AWS Elastic Beanstalk and EC2 Auto Scaling groups to resolve severe latency and growth bottlenecks for a startup client's web application. Integrated a comprehensive AWS stack including Route 53, Elastic Load Balancing, RDS, and S3 to

AWS Elastic BeanstalkEC2RDSPythonRoute 53Elastic Load BalancingS3AWS CodePipeline

Overview

Architected a scalable, distributed hosting infrastructure using AWS Elastic Beanstalk and EC2 Auto Scaling groups to resolve severe latency and growth bottlenecks for a startup client's web application. Integrated a comprehensive AWS stack including Route 53, Elastic Load Balancing, RDS, and S3 to support a mixed Python API and frontend web application.

AWS Solutions Architecture Job Simulation

What I've accomplished

Built a resilient AWS environment that uses load balancers to evenly distribute web traffic. I set up Route 53 to manage website routing and a secure RDS database to store information. To prevent the website from going offline during updates, I designed a continuous delivery workflow using AWS CodePipeline and Blue/Green deployment strategies.

Outcome

The new design successfully fixed the client's lag issues, ensuring the website stays online and runs smoothly even as their business grows. I also wrote a plain-language technical proposal for the client, explaining exactly how the new system works and how their dynamic monthly AWS costs would be calculated.

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Web API Weather Forecast Plotter

Built a Python networking application that takes a website domain and visualizes its local weather forecast. The program traces the domain to a physical address, converts it into geographic coordinates, and pulls 160 hours of real-world temperature data using the National Weather Service API.

PythonBashREST APIsJSONMatplotlibLinuxNumPy

Overview

Built a Python networking application that takes a website domain and visualizes its local weather forecast. The program traces the domain to a physical address, converts it into geographic coordinates, and pulls 160 hours of real-world temperature data using the National Weather Service API.

What I've accomplished

I developed a Python script that uses network sockets for DNS resolution and automated WHOIS commands to pinpoint server locations. I integrated RESTful APIs to extract JSON weather data and processed the results using NumPy. Finally, I wrote a Bash script to automatically test the program on multiple domains concurrently.

Outcome

The final application successfully outputs the resolved IP address, physical location, and exact coordinates of any given domain. Using Matplotlib, it automatically generates a clear, visual graph of the upcoming 160-hour temperature forecast for that specific server location, ensuring reliable data extraction.

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