Web Developer
2016 - PRESENTBuilda.co- Built a web-based mentoring platform for entrepreneurs using Django, Bootstrap, and jQuery.
- Created a feature to automatically pull in users' profiles from LinkedIn.
- Implemented subscription payments with Braintree.
- Hosted the platform on AWS Elastic Beanstalk.
Technologies: Python, Django, Bootstrap, jQuery, Amazon Web Services (AWS), Braintree, LinkedIn APIApp Developer
2018 - 2018Why Weight?- Built an app to help clients of Why Weight, a weight loss and life coaching company.
- Implemented features to let users track their weight, log food, and water intake and message the company’s life coaches.
- Integrated with a Bluetooth LE smart scale to automatically collect users' body composition data.
- Created a coaching dashboard for life coaches to view their clients' weight loss progress and message with them.
Technologies: JavaScript, Python, React, React Native, Django, Amazon Web Services (AWS)Research Intern
2017 - 2018Max Planck Institute for Intelligent Systems- Improved statistical face models developed at the institute.
- Designed a protocol to capture tens of thousands of 3D scans of human faces.
- Used deep learning to model the relationship between speech and facial motion.
Technologies: Python, TensorFlow, Blender, SciPy, MatplotlibSoftware Developer
2016 - 2018Center for Study of Terrorism and Responses to Terrorism- Built a tool to analyze insider threats in airport cargo systems with a team of three other developers.
- Implemented the user interface in JavaFX.
- Met with and presented a tool to government officials in the Department of Homeland Security, the FBI, and more.
Technologies: Java, JavaFX, Gradle, RIntern
2015 - 2016Booz Allen Hamilton- Served as technical lead on a team that analyzed Twitter data for deceitful behavior with >95% accuracy.
- Designed methods to analyze Twitter data using data mining, statistics, natural language processing, and machine learning.
- Created analytics tools to predict viral content on Twitter.
Technologies: Python, R, Scikit-learn, Twitter API, Bootstrap, AngularApp Developer
2015 - 2016inPin- Developed a mobile app to assist in indoor navigation for iOS and Android.
Technologies: Swift, Google Maps
Cassidy Laidlaw
Natural Language Processing (NLP) Developer in Hyattsville, MD, United States
Member since October 29, 2018
Cassidy has been coding since elementary school and is an expert in building websites and mobile apps. For over a decade now, Cassidy has been creating full-stack applications from scratch and now helps startups, businesses, entrepreneurs, and government agencies to develop and launch their own apps on the web and for mobile platforms such as iOS and Android.
Cassidy is now available for hire
Portfolio
- Builda.coPython, Django, Bootstrap, jQuery, Amazon Web Services (AWS), Braintree...
- Why Weight?JavaScript, Python, React, React Native, Django, Amazon Web Services (AWS)
- Max Planck Institute for Intelligent SystemsPython, TensorFlow, Blender, SciPy, Matplotlib
Experience
- JavaScript, 10 years
- Python, 8 years
- WordPress, 8 years
- Django, 8 years
- Natural Language Processing (NLP), 6 years
- Deep Learning, 2 years
- React Native, 2 years
- React, 2 years
Availability
Part-time
Preferred Environment
Slack, Trello, GitHub, macOS, Atom
The most amazing...
...thing I have developed was a wireless ad-hoc IoT network for gathering temperature data at a fraction of the cost of market products.
Employment
Experience
- Why Weight? (Development)https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.whyweightapp
The Why Weight app lets you take control of your life by keeping track of your weight, eating, and water intake.
- My Resume, Rendered by React (Other amazing things)https://github.com/cassidylaidlaw/resume
This tool lets me automatically render customized resumes for different jobs.
Skills
Languages
Python 3, JavaScript 6, Python 2, Python, JavaScript, Java, C, Racket, R, PHP, Swift, SQL, Excel VBAFrameworks
Django, Django REST Framework, React Native, FlaskLibraries/APIs
Scikit-learn, Google AdWords, React, jQuery, TensorFlow, Keras, SpaCy, Twitter API, Google Maps API, LinkedIn API, SciPy, MatplotlibParadigms
Agile Software Development, Functional ProgrammingOther
Deep Learning, Classification Algorithms, Natural Language Processing (NLP), Topic Modeling, Data CleaningTools
Adobe Photoshop, Adobe Premiere Pro, Blender, Adobe Illustrator, Adobe After EffectsPlatforms
WordPress, AWS Elastic Beanstalk, AWS EC2, iOS, Linux, Android, Parse Server, JavaFXStorage
MySQL
Education
- Double Bachelor's degree in Mathematics and Computer Science2014 - 2018University of Maryland, College Park - College Park, MD, USA
