Senior Data Scientist
2022 - 2022TDK- Advised a multi-billion corporation on a strategy to create a product that would help shave off hours on the process of generating new PCB boards.
- Worked with industry experts in EMC compliance to build an expert system that would analyze a PCB board design and automatically flag violations before the board was created.
- Created front-end interactive platform using D3.js to visualize weaknesses in a given PCB board and recommended fixes.
Technologies: Python 3, Neo4j, Amazon Web Services (AWS), D3.js, Data Lakes, Redshift, Analytics, Data Analytics, Reports, ServerlessTechnical Architect
2022 - 2022Nextplat- Designed architecture for eCommerce brands to create, sell and manage NFTs.
- Coded the back end to interact with Venly and Wyre to manage receiving payments through cryptocurrencies or FIAT.
- Ensured the architecture made the ability to create and sell NFTs within five clicks.
Technologies: Node.js, Strapi, Web 3.0, TypeScript, ServerlessContract CTO
2021 - 2022Cryptix- Developed back-end infrastructure, a React Native application, and a React admin portal for the ticketing application for one of the largest Mexican soccer teams.
- Designed UX to ensure that any ticket can be purchased within three button clicks without a required sign-in.
- Contributed to the code currently being tested and looking to be deployed at a 20,000 person stadium in March 2022.
Technologies: Node.js, Elasticsearch, React, React Native, Amazon Web Services (AWS), Python 3, OAuth, Back-end Development, Back-end Performance, Stripe, Express.js, Docker, DevOps, CI/CD Pipelines, Microservices, Stripe API, ReportsSenior Front-end Engineer
2021 - 2022EveryDay Labs- Developed an entire front-end application from scratch to track absenteeism rates for students.
- Finished a production-level application in 3 months with testing.
- Oversaw the deployment of an application to multiple school districts and had very minimal bugs along the way.
Technologies: React, JavaScript, Apollo, GraphQL, OAuth, Express.js, Docker, DevOps, CI/CD Pipelines, Microservices, TypeScript, Reports, Google AnalyticsSenior Back-end Engineer
2021 - 2021Workboard- Designed and implemented the entire back-end infrastructure for a real-time whiteboard collaboration application.
- Built a working prototype within three months and passed internal testing for 10s of users simultaneously collaborating within the application.
- Made case to engineering leads to switch from SQL database to graph-based databases to increase performance for the application.
- Made migration from Cosmos DB to Neo4j within two weeks due to performance bottlenecks from the former.
Technologies: Node.js, Socket.IO, Neo4j, Azure, Azure Cosmos DB, Graphs, Back-end Development, Back-end Architecture, Back-end Performance, Express.js, DevOps, CI/CD Pipelines, Microservices, WebSockets, TypeScript, Jest, ServerlessSenior Data Analyst
2021 - 2021Mach49- Developed data models to understand last and mid-mile trucking fleets.
- Built research reports to show cost savings for changing driver behaviors or trading vehicles earlier/later.
- Presented the research to stakeholders at truck fleet companies with cost savings of $1 million or more per client.
Technologies: Excel 2016, Python, Data Analysis, SQL, Complex Data Analysis, Python 3, Analytics, Data Analytics, Reports, Google Data Studio, Microsoft Power BIResearch Manager
2020 - 2020Better Mortgage- Managed a team of researchers and data scientists to predict which applicants to prioritize in the hiring process. This led to an increase in hiring conversion and a decrease in cycle time.
- Produced research reports for the entire company on the ROI generated by certain loan products, which were previously unknown, and led the push to stop trying specific loan products until costs could be managed.
- Served as the personal analyst to the CEO, producing quick research reports within 3-5 days to answer pressing questions he had about the business regarding borrowers, loans, and the mortgage industry as a whole.
- Taught a weekly class for analysts on how to perform useful data analysis and introduced basic concepts in finance.
- Built a data modeling framework to categorize data for the entire company to use so that research from different departments could be shared and collaborated upon.
Technologies: Data Science, Excel 2016, Python, Looker, Tableau, Machine Learning, Macroeconomics, Mortgages, Management, Data Modeling, Data Cleaning, Business Intelligence (BI), PostgreSQL, Finance, Risk Models, Presentations, Bloomberg, Research, Bonds, Data Analysis, Ontologies, Data Architecture, SQL, Amazon Web Services (AWS), Databases, JSON, Data Engineering, Data Pipelines, Data, ETL, Predictive Analytics, Fintech, Data Visualization, Dashboards, APIs, REST APIs, RDBMS, Leadership, Financial Data Analytics, Complex Data Analysis, Python 3, Stripe API, Data Lakes, Redshift, Analytics, Data Analytics, Reports, Google Data StudioChief Technology Officer
2019 - 2020Rose AI- Developed an entire research platform (back end, front end, and databases) to be used by a macro hedge fund to allow any analyst with no programming background to build live, complex financial trading signals.
- Produced research reports on inflation, growth, and the Chinese financial system (which was reported in the Financial Times).
- Recruited and managed a team of five engineers with an Agile workflow, which included building product roadmaps and designing sprints.
- Allowed users to upload and download gigabytes of table data by using compression algorithms in conjunction with AWS S3 for fast querying.
Technologies: Python, Neo4j, MongoDB, Redis, Communication, Presentations, Sales, Management, Data Cleaning, Data Modeling, Business Intelligence (BI), API Architecture, AngularJS, Node.js, PostgreSQL, Finance, Data Science, Excel 2016, React, Machine Learning, Apache Kafka, Research, Artificial Intelligence (AI), Security, Data Analysis, Ontologies, Amazon EC2, Amazon S3 (AWS S3), Data Architecture, SQL, AWS Elastic Beanstalk, Amazon Web Services (AWS), Databases, JSON, Data Engineering, Data Pipelines, Data, ETL, Front-end, Redux, SaaS, JavaScript, Predictive Analytics, Fintech, Data Visualization, Dashboards, APIs, REST APIs, RDBMS, CSS, HTML, CTO, Leadership, Bloomberg, Angular, Full-stack, Financial Data Analytics, Complex Data Analysis, Python 3, OAuth, Back-end Development, Back-end Performance, Stripe, Express.js, Docker, DevOps, CI/CD Pipelines, Microservices, Asyncio, WebSockets, Stripe API, Data Lakes, Redshift, Analytics, Data Analytics, Reports, Google Analytics, Google Data Studio, ServerlessAnalyst
2016 - 2019Black Snow Capital- Produced research on macroeconomic trades, including G20 real rates/inflation, housing bubbles, gold prices, and the banking system in China.
- Built systematic trading systems that would watch market data from Bloomberg, clean/merge/combine them into signals, and trade them on Interactive Brokers using risk parity.
- Analyzed risk in our portfolio, including leverage, volatility, correlations, betas to global markets, and options, such as Delta Dollar and Greeks.
Technologies: Macroeconomics, Trading, Risk Models, Excel 2016, Python, Tableau, Presentations, Interactive Brokers API, Bloomberg, Bonds, API Architecture, Finance, Data Science, Looker, Machine Learning, Real Estate, Research, Mortgages, Management, Data Cleaning, Business Intelligence (BI), Data Analysis, Amazon EC2, Data Architecture, SQL, AWS Elastic Beanstalk, Amazon Web Services (AWS), Databases, Data Pipelines, Data, ETL, JavaScript, Predictive Analytics, Fintech, Data Visualization, Dashboards, APIs, REST APIs, Python 3, Stripe, Stripe API, Data Lakes, Analytics, Data Analytics, ReportsSoftware Engineer
2015 - 2016Graviton (Formerly Aurora)- Redesigned and implemented back-end infrastructure for a Mexican bank to take advantage of microservices. Different servers were used for different tasks, used different languages, and scaled independently.
- Built and maintained four of ten microservices, including a routing server, logging server, user management server, and front-end web page.
- Deployed, scaled, and monitored 80 servers on AWS Elastic Beanstalk.
- Traveled to Chihuahua, Mexico, to discuss data needs with government officials and to perform on-site analysis.
Technologies: Python, Go, PostgreSQL, Ontologies, Node.js, AngularJS, API Architecture, AWS Elastic Beanstalk, Amazon EC2, Amazon S3 (AWS S3), Amazon ElastiCache, Flask, MongoDB, Data Science, Excel 2016, Redis, Security, Data Architecture, SQL, Amazon Web Services (AWS), Databases, JSON, Data Engineering, Data Pipelines, ETL, Front-end, SaaS, JavaScript, Predictive Analytics, Fintech, Data Visualization, APIs, REST APIs, RDBMS, CSS, HTML, MySQL, CTO, Angular, Full-stack, Python 3, Back-end Development, Stripe, Express.js, Docker, DevOps, Microservices, Asyncio, Jest, Stripe API, Google Analytics, ServerlessBack-end Engineer
2014 - 2015Limelight Mobile- Built back-end infrastructure from scratch, using Node.js and MongoDB.
- Implemented video and image uploads, compression, and streaming.
- Oversaw the launch of an application that led to 10,000 downloads for our MVP.
Technologies: Node.js, MongoDB, Videos, Image Compression, Amazon Elastic Transcoder, Redis, Security, Amazon EC2, Amazon S3 (AWS S3), Data Architecture, SQL, AWS Elastic Beanstalk, Amazon Web Services (AWS), Databases, JSON, Front-end, JavaScript, APIs, REST APIs, RDBMS, CSS, HTML, Full-stack, OAuth, Back-end Development, Back-end Performance, Stripe, Express.js, Docker, DevOps, Microservices, WebSockets, Jest, Google Analytics, Social NetworksWebsite Developer
2013 - 2014Illinois Public Service Institute- Developed a platform to track water, soil, and sediment statistics across the state of Illinois and provide reports in real time.
- Extended the platform to be used by scientists and researchers across the Illinois research organizations to track climate change.
- Designed the platform from scratch and managed the project single-handedly.
Technologies: ASP, jQuery, SQL Server DBA, Excel 2016, Redis, Amazon EC2, Data Architecture, SQL, Databases, JSON, Front-end, JavaScript, PHP, REST APIs, CSS, HTML