Rafael Q. Email & Phone Number

New York, NY, US

Zurich, CH

• Engineered Retrieval-Augmented Generation (RAG) applications leveraging OpenAI's GPT-4, effectively translating business domain knowledge into technical applications
• Developed a Python web scraping application under tight deadlines to deliver key insights for portfolio optimization
• Onboarded Credit Suisse Commodities team using Pandas data transformations to map trade files to internal systems
• Remediated risk feeds for Zero Coupon Bonds, ensuring accurate and timely data for trading operations
• Manage onboarding of vended applications for the Private Credit team, performing gap-analysis and building requirements through direct interaction with key stakeholders

Zurich, CH

• Migrated Value at Risk (VaR) calculator platform to the cloud, utilizing new technologies such as ApacheSpark in Scala, decreasing compute time ten fold, allowing users to generate custom reports on the fly.
• Implemented Azure Key Vault into risk calculators to ensure secure handling of credentials, abstractedlogic so Key Vault utility is reusable across the project
• Redesigned currency conversion functionality and implemented it as an automated Databricks Job,transformed on-prem data, wrote to Azure Blob Storage and refactored conversion logic
• Developed and automated data sourcing from on-prem SQL servers to Azure Blob Storage throughparameterized Databricks notebooks, resolving continuity errors and creating a single source of truth
• Actively engaged with stakeholders and users to troubleshoot and resolve critical errors, implementedupdates and upgrades to Java microservices and shared services to stabilize the application
• Connected VaR project to Postgres databases to promote new data standards and source new assets

Boston, MA, US

• Answer phone calls, emails, and queries from students and professors
• Print, copy, scan exams, or other confidential documents
• Respond to questions from visitors at the front desk
• Arrange tours and answer prospective students questions
• Schedule room reservations, secure resources for professors

Boston, MA, US

• Coordinate and execute workshops and seminars for over 800 undergraduate students
• Organized events with fellow interns and advisor by hosting weekly meetings
• Conduct “Career Fair Seminar” by initializing mock interviews and assembling a Q&A panel

Raleigh, NC, US

• Implemented functional end-to-end tests for the Ceph Dashboard, a desktop application forcontrolling Ceph based software defined cloud storage systems
• Managed and designed tests with a local team of interns as well as engineers from Red Hat andSUSE by hosting daily Agile meetings and thorough version control standards
• Increased code coverage by more than 60% by outlining all user stories and detailing edge cases
• Streamlined Docker cluster setup by implementing a shell script to automate the process

Midvale, Utah, US

• Processed customer transactions and aided in returns.
• Assisted with presenting and warehousing merchandise.
• Maintained and organized storefront

Bachelor Of Arts - Ba, Computer Science

Computer Science

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