Jul 2024 – Feb 2025 · 7 mos · Washington DC-Baltimore Area

• Booz Allen Subcontractor
• Designed end-to-end cybersecurity software architectures and developed full stack cybersecurity applications, including ML (Random Forest) application.
• Designed and developed frontend (React) and backend (Python, Java, Elasticsearch) of web application using machine learning to detect and identify cybersecurity threats.
• Researched, developed, and delivered presentation on autonomous penetration testing system.
• Designed and developed frontend and backend of application for logistics optimization.
• Deployed and tested automated deployment of JavaScript apps to AWS with GitHub pages, GitLab CI/CD

Nov 2021 – Jul 2024 · 2 yrs 8 mos · Huntsville, AL

• Built frontend and backend of application in Python, Java, SQL, Angular, TypeScript, APIs; completed over 50 GitLab issues including API development, security, and front end functionality.
• Built cloud benchmarking environment including millions of rows of data leveraging local template, Linux, Python, Docker and other technologies on AWS GovCloud.
• Debugged and executed Ansible playbooks on virtual machine (Linux) laying down command and control Java- and Tomcat-based code and activating Web pages.
• Created development automation process in batch scripts and Python.
• Researched and tested big data solutions like Hadoop, Spark, and Kubernetes for distributed storage and accelerated processing.
• Served as Data Engineer/Big Data Subject Matter Expert for SQL -> NoSQL migration project, developed ERD and metadata documentation.
• Consulted on novel feature importance approaches for decision tree-based machine learning (ML) proposal.
• Architecture Lead for recommendation engine project: developed back-end design.
• Developed GitLab epic for automated data extraction, processing, and calculation.
• Developed and deployed ML regression model in Python using Flask, pulling data from Neo4j.
• Developed and deployed recommendation engine using Cosine Similarity Algorithm and FastAPI.
• Developed core code for Angular 14 -> 15 migration.
• Developed multiple sections of data catalog RFI including on data visualization, data lineage, and data governance and compliance.

Sep 2021 – Nov 2021 · 2 mos · Huntsville, Alabama, United States

• Consultant, Data Eng.

Jan 2019 – Sep 2021 · 2 yrs 8 mos · Huntsville, AL

• Developed web scraping data pipeline in Python including automatic authentication and web navigation.
• Analyzed and visualized data in Python.
• Ported, tuned, and ran Tensorflow ResNet-50 convolutional neural network code on GPUs on multiple high performance computers, AWS, and Azure working extensively in Linux.
• Developed 30+ page paper on IBM Watson products (AI/machine learning, deep learning, NLP).
• Conducted research on and received training in quantum computing, contributed paper sections on quantum computer programming and quantum machine learning.
• Developed and executed programs on quantum computers in IBM Cloud. Tools included Linux, Git, and many more.

Nov 2018 – Jan 2019 · 2 mos · Charlotte, North Carolina

• Applications System Engineer 6. Projects in Hadoop, Python, SAS, Data Engineering, Big Data.

Dec 2016 – Jun 2018 · 1 yr 6 mos · Charlotte, North Carolina Area

• Institutional Research (IR): the data and analytics arm of colleges and universities. IR roles included data extraction, cleaning, merging, analysis, and reporting including financial data, human resources data, and survey data for millions of dollars per year in funding.
• Python, Linux, R, RShiny, SQL, SPSS, pandas, Anaconda, Jupyter Notebooks, MSQuery, Excel.

Jan 2014 – Nov 2016 · 2 yrs 10 mos · Cortland, NY

• Built logistic regression model in R calculating retention scores, by student, for first time students to inform retention efforts. Model identified statistically significant predictors of retention and accurately predicted retention status for 80% of students. Trained artificial neural network in SPSS to replicate results.
• Consulted on implementation of Operational Data Store (ODS) and Enterprise Data Warehouse (EDW) to make data more accessible to end users.
• Oversaw creation and distribution of workload report to inform resource allocation decisions.
• Oversaw U.S. News and World Report surveys providing data for college ranking.
• Led Argos Users Working Group and Data Request Group.
• Served as hiring manager for Assistant for Institutional Research and Analysis search.
• Participated in day-long training in Oracle Business Intelligence (OBIEE). Used BI system for analyses and data checking.
• Created small programs in Python.
• R, SPSS, SQL, OBIEE, advanced Excel, Evisions Argos.

Oct 2012 – Aug 2013 · 10 mos · Newark, NJ

• Extracted and analyzed large, complex data sets, such as 60,000 case section data, and completed data reporting involving 2 institutions with 4 quarters in 8 locations over 100 square miles in 2 states.
• Completed over 50 data compliance reports at national, regional accreditation, and state levels.
• Managed reporting and research work of two research assistants.
• Analyzed and submitted data for New York and New Jersey institutions for Integrated Postsecondary Integrated Data Systems (IPEDS), Middle States Institutional Profiles, New York State Reports (NYSED), and New Jersey State Reports (NJIPEDS).
• Created and distributed tri-weekly enrollment monitoring reports to senior administrators using Excel vlookup and pivot tables after running and combining queries on Peoplesoft system.
• Served on College planning committee.

Sep 2011 – Sep 2012 · 1 yr · New York, NY

• Data analysis and visualization. Managed office budget. Helped negotiate $25,000 contract. Administered course evaluation system. Co-authored/updated college assessment plan. Created unit level assessment plans. Co-chaired Student Learning Assessment Committee.

Jan 2006 – Aug 2011 · 5 yrs 7 mos · New York, NY

• Conducted market research, environmental scanning, survey research, assessment, and program evaluations (around 25 projects).
• Analyzed data.
• Developed, administered, and interpreted surveys. Annual online and phone surveys included “Faculty Committee Survey,” “Student Tuition Survey,” and “Incoming Student Survey.”
• Collaborated with directors and policymakers to develop research instruments and conduct studies and surveys that informed academic programs and policy development.
• Administered demographic database of students.
• Hired and oversaw work of research project assistants for survey project.
• Working with IT specialists, administered online student satisfaction survey.
• Partnered with experts on data and information sharing initiatives regarding faculty salary and student tuition rate policy.
• Supervised PhD student in Economics of Education and PhD student in Psychology.

Jul 2002 – Jun 2005 · 2 yrs 11 mos · Kagoshima, Japan · On-site

Jan 2001 – Jan 2002 · 1 yr · Cambridge, MA

Jan 1999 – Jan 2001 · 2 yrs · Kazakhstan