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New York, United States

• Worked on the Analytic Insights team to upgrade fraud detection tasks to cloud infrastructure• Produced a 12x improvement in model validation time by rewriting several data processing jobsinto Scala and running them on a cloud Spark service• Began to create a standardized library for migrating tasks to cloud services for future reuse

San Francisco Bay Area

Cal Hacks is an annual collegiate hackathon that has set the record for world's largest hackathon. Our mission is to provide a diverse group of hackers the opportunity to build anything they are passionate about, whether they are experiencing their first hackathon or have lost count of how many hackathons they have participated in.Last fall, Cal Hacks 4.0 brought together 1,700 hackers from 100 schools and 5 countries to build everything from mind-controlled Teslas to amazing mobile… Show more Cal Hacks is an annual collegiate hackathon that has set the record for world's largest hackathon. Our mission is to provide a diverse group of hackers the opportunity to build anything they are passionate about, whether they are experiencing their first hackathon or have lost count of how many hackathons they have participated in.Last fall, Cal Hacks 4.0 brought together 1,700 hackers from 100 schools and 5 countries to build everything from mind-controlled Teslas to amazing mobile applications. We hope to build upon last year's immense success during Cal Hacks 5.0 this November. As a Director of Cal Hacks, I am responsible for:• Planning the logistics of the event, including but not limited to food, venue, and mentorship• Contacting industry-leading companies to obtain sponsorship for the event, raising $250,000+• Marketing the event to the hacker community, specifically beginner hackers, receiving 3,000+ applicationscalhacks.io Show less

Greater Philadelphia Area

• Developed a Python program to compute features of certain stocks over a period of time and predict future returns based on analyzed trends in features and seasonality of the markets• Utilized the Pandas library to parse through and clean incomplete datasets for training• Wrote a script to identify trends in Bitcoin prices and compute implied volatility of BTC options

Uc Berkeley

Uc Berkeley

ANova is a student organization dedicated to improving computer science education in under-resourced communities across the Bay Area. Our outreach and mentorship efforts strive to introduce students of all backgrounds to computer science.ANova partners with middle and high school teachers and administrators to develop curriculum catered individually for each classroom. Our members go on weekly visits to our partnered schools either to enrich an existing computer science class, or to… Show more ANova is a student organization dedicated to improving computer science education in under-resourced communities across the Bay Area. Our outreach and mentorship efforts strive to introduce students of all backgrounds to computer science.ANova partners with middle and high school teachers and administrators to develop curriculum catered individually for each classroom. Our members go on weekly visits to our partnered schools either to enrich an existing computer science class, or to teach a project-based afterschool program.Every year, the club hosts ANova Hacks, a 10-hour hackathon for high school students held on the UC Berkeley campus. Over the course of the day, students will work in teams of four to design and code an innovative idea to solve real-world problems. As Events Chair, I am responsible for:• Directing the logistics of ANova Hacks, including but not limited to applications, transportation, food, venue, and hacker experience• Obtaining sponsorship for the hackathon so students can have access to hardware, mentors, and laptops• Planning strategic marketing campaigns targeted towards under-resouced communities in the Bay Area• Leading workshops designed to prepare students for working in industry (Ex: Annual company visit to Facebook)berkeleyanova.org Show less