At the Season 8 finale of "American Idol", Kris Allen was announced winner. While Shefik was employed as Technical Producer at TIME, he produced a video highlighting the red carpet event, where he secured Season 6 runner-up Blake Lewis as correspondent.
Last Updated: March 22, 2026
Celebrating over 25 years in the entertainment industry, Shefik held senior-level positions at many Fortune 500 companies and celebrated brands, including IBM, NBCUniversal, and MTV World. He currently serves as a Technical Lead at NBCUniversal. His work was featured in television broadcasts and video productions for TIME, The Washington Center, "Unsung" (TV One), and Broadway World. He is currently the Executive Producer and Host of the nationally syndicated radio show "Shefik presents Invocation", which is broadcast on over 20 terrestrial radio stations and frequencies throughout the United States, as well as the internationally distributed video series of the same name via Prime Video and other notable outlets.
The 2020 Summer Olympics was an international event held from July 23, 2021 to August 8, 2021 in Tokyo, Japan, with some preliminary events that began on July 21, 2021. Shefik developed mission-critical, application based technology at NBC Sports.
Skills: PHP • MySQL • Drupal • HTML5 • CSS • jQuery • REST • Docusign • Operational Oversight
The 2024 Summer Paralympics was an international event held from August 28, 2024 to September 8, 2024 in Paris, France. They were the 17th Summer Paralympic Games. Shefik developed mission-critical, application based technology at NBC Sports.
Skills: PHP • MySQL • Drupal • HTML5 • CSS • jQuery • REST • Docusign • Operational Oversight
The 2024 Summer Olympics (Paris 2024) was an international event held from July 26, 2024 to August 11, 2024 in Paris, France, with several events starting from July 24. Shefik developed mission-critical, application based technology at NBC Sports.
Skills: PHP • MySQL • Drupal • HTML5 • CSS • jQuery • REST • Docusign • Operational Oversight
The 2023 FIFA Women's World Cup was the 9th edition. The tournament, which took place from July 20, 2023 to August 20, 2023, was jointly hosted by Australia and New Zealand. Shefik developed mission-critical, application based technology at NBC Sports.
Skills: PHP • MySQL • Drupal • HTML5 • CSS • jQuery • REST • Docusign • Operational Oversight
There are more than 17,500 species of butterflies throughout the world. In spite of a preconceived notion of overpopulation, the average lifespan of a butterfly is merely 4 weeks.
The 2022 FIFA World Cup was the quadrennial world championship for national football teams organized by FIFA. It took place in Qatar from November 20 to December 18, 2022. Shefik developed mission-critical, application based technology at NBC Sports.
Skills: PHP • MySQL • Drupal • HTML5 • CSS • jQuery • REST • Docusign • Operational Oversight
