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A few things I’m proud of

Highlights

Recognition across storytelling, public speaking, invention, and quantitative reasoning.

National short film
1st place
National oratory
2× runner-up
Regional math
1st place

Selected recognition

MIST Nationals

First place, national short film

2025

National recognition for a short-film entry, bringing together storytelling and creative production.

Watch the short film
The first-place medal from the 2025 national short-film competition.
1st place · Short Film · 2025

MIST Nationals · Original Oratory

Twice a national runner-up

2023 & 2025

Second-place finishes in Original Oratory in two national competitions.

A trophy labeled MIST Nationals 2025, Original Oratory, second place.
Runner-up · Original Oratory · 2025

MIST Regionals

Third place, business venture

2023

Developed and presented an IoT business model focused on worker safety in construction, warehouses, and manufacturing.

Himaya pitch deckSelected slides · 2023
Himaya pitch deck cover with a gold shield logo on a dark background.
Himaya
The original competition deck frames construction safety with a 4.2 times higher death rate, 60,000 deaths per year, and one in five work deaths.
The problem
Three parts of the proposed safety system: a wearable V-Tag, an antenna, and a control unit.
The product
Concept illustration of a worker wearing a V-Tag near a forklift, with red proximity zones and wireless signals.
Proximity alerts
The competition business plan projects $500,000 in initial funding and $144,000 first-year profit using a hybrid sales and contracts model. These are projections from the pitch.
Financial plan
Proposed phases: research and analysis, branding, product development and testing, website and digital marketing, launch and sales, customer follow-up, and ongoing promotion.
Marketing timeline
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Download Himaya pitch deck (PPTX · 4.1 MB)

MIST Regionals

First place, regional Math Olympics

2024

Recognition in a regional quantitative problem-solving competition.

Selected awards

Academic & speaking recognition

National Merit Commended Scholar, 2025; AP Scholar with Distinction, 2024.

Contribution & detail: Academic & speaking recognition, Selected awards
  • Second place, MIST Nationals Knowledge Test Level IV, 2024.
  • CAIR Lifelong Leaders Afterschool Club debate champion, 2021, among 50 competitors.
  • Student Olympics debate champion, Islamic School of Irving, 2023.

Java + communication

Certifications

Oracle Java Explorer Certificate; Applied Leadership Skills in Public Speaking and Debate.

Through my lens

A small selection of my photography: paper, light, and the city at different hours.

Pens, a quill, and a yellow flower arranged across torn paper in warm light.
Paper & ink · Photo by Aniq Shaikh
A red WELCOME sign above a building against a bright blue sky.
City in daylight · Photo by Aniq Shaikh
Bridge cables frame a blue evening skyline and a glowing red WELCOME sign.
City after dark · Photo by Aniq Shaikh
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