📍 Dharwad, India
📧 Email: akshaykolkur@gmail.com
🔗 LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/akshay-kolkur-8469041b3

I am an Automation Engineer and Backend Python Engineer with hands-on experience designing production-style automation pipelines, API-driven systems, and CI/CD workflows.

I specialize in:

• Building compliance-heavy automation pipelines
• Integrating REST APIs & OAuth-based services
• Creating mock-safe architectures for CI execution
• Automating UI workflows using Playwright
• Writing clean, modular, and testable Python code

I enjoy solving real-world problems by automating repetitive processes and designing scalable backend systems.

Languages

• Python, JavaScript

Automation & Backend

• Automation Pipelines
• REST APIs & OAuth
• API Integrations
• Mock Testing
• Playwright (UI Automation)

CI/CD & Tools

• GitHub Actions
• Git
• Linux

Platforms & Services

• Webex API
• Vimeo API
• LMS Platforms

Data & Analysis

• SQL
• Excel
• Dashboards

• Designed and implemented a production-ready automation pipeline to process Webex meeting recordings.
• Automated retrieval of meeting metadata, recording downloads, attendance extraction, and uploads to Vimeo.
• Built a modular architecture separating API clients, orchestration logic, and configuration layers.
• Implemented mock services to allow safe CI execution without real credentials.
• Integrated GitHub Actions CI to validate pipeline execution on every commit.

Tech Stack: Python, REST APIs, OAuth, GitHub Actions, CI/CD

• Automated LMS workflows including course creation, page setup, and content linkage.
• Implemented Page Object Model (POM) for maintainable and scalable UI automation.
• Reduced repetitive manual setup tasks and improved consistency across LMS environments.

Tech Stack: Playwright, JavaScript, UI Automation

• Built a coding platform providing interactive challenges and tutorials with user progress tracking.
• Contributed to backend logic and UI design to improve engagement and scalability.

Tech Stack: React.js, HTML, CSS, MongoDB

• Resolved learner queries via email and support channels with a focus on timely and professional resolution.
• Diagnosed and fixed LMS access, performance, login, and browser compatibility issues.
• Analyzed learner datasets using SQL and Excel to identify recurring technical issues.
• Built dashboards to track system performance and user experience trends.
• Collaborated with product and engineering teams to accelerate issue resolution.

B.E. – Information Science & Engineering
SDM College of Engineering and Technology, Dharwad (2020 – 2024)

Pre-University
Mahesh PU College, Dharwad (2018 – 2020)

• EY Financial Accounting Advisory Services (FAAS) – Forage
• Third Bridge – Client Service Delivery – Forage

• English – Fluent
• Hindi – Fluent
• Kannada – Fluent

• Professional Guitarist
• Chess
• E-Sports
• Cars & Automotive Tech
• Painting

⭐ Feel free to explore my repositories and connect with me!