Daanish Hussain
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Toronto, Ontario, Canada
Bio

Second-year Digital Enterprise Management (DEM) student at the University of Toronto, possessing 1+ years of industry experience across both the private and government sector in IT operations, endpoint management, system administration, and networking, with growing expertise in cloud security, incident response and threat intelligence. Actively engaged in extracurriculars at my university, particularly as the Vice President of External Affairs for the Digital Enterprise Management Association (DEMA). As a whole, I possess diverse technology and business-related project experience, all while excelling academically.

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Cloud technologies Security (cybersecurity and IT security) Information technology Artificial intelligence Databases

Skills

Asset management 2 Asset tracking 2 Cloud computing 2 Management 2 Scalability 2 Systems architecture 2 Data visualization 1 Decision making 1 Lifecycle management 1 Operational efficiency 1

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VP of External Affairs
Digital Enterprise Management Association (DEMA)
Mississauga, Ontario, Canada
September 2025 - Current

● [Incoming] Academic Year of 2025/26

IT Technical Analyst Intern
Primaris REIT
Toronto, Ontario, Canada
May 2025 - Current

● [Current Internship]

Research & Event Data Coordinator
Digital Enterprise Management Association (DEMA)
Mississauga, Ontario, Canada
September 2024 - Current

● Served as a dual associate in the External Events and Research & Innovation departments, leading data-driven initiatives and event planning for a student-run organization
● Managed event registration for 700+ members, co-hosted events, and coordinated email campaigns while planning events with industry leaders like PwC, MLSE and Deloitte
● Developed reports using Google Looker and Google Spreadsheets, analyzing event performance through post-event surveys and providing insights to enhance future initiatives

IT Service Desk Analyst
City of Richmond Hill Municipal Offices
Richmond Hill, Ontario, Canada
February 2023 - June 2023

● Provided technical support to city clients and internal users, resolving device-related issues and configuring software on client devices
● Managed and invoiced 100+ assets in our Configuration Management Database (CMDB) and tagged 50+ assets for our IT department’s inventory
● Developed a comprehensive FAQ resource in Google Docs/PDF format for internal and external users

Education

Honours Bachelor's Degree, Digital Enterprise Management (DEM)
University of Toronto
September 2024 - May 2028

Personal projects

CryptNova | Steganography Encryption & Decryption Tool
December 2024 - February 2025
https://github.com/daanishh007/CryptNova

• Developed a Python-based tool used for encrypting and decrypting secret messages within images using steganography techniques. This tool allows users to securely hide data in image files without altering their appearance, and features a simple command-line interface for encoding and decoding.