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Minneapolis, Mn, Us

Minneapolis, Minnesota, United States

Greater Minneapolis-St. Paul Area

Haifa Area, Israel

• Pipelined multiple Deep Learning networks from original code to ONNX framework• Fine-tuned networks to run on Intel's proprietary technology• Implemented C++ code for FasterRCNN layers in on hardware level

Tel Aviv Area, Israel

• Designed and developed custom blending software for merging synthetic data with real images• Customized original Mask R-CNN code base to run training on in-house synthetic hand data• Integrated Mask R-CNN Deep Learning Network to detect and segment synthetic data in images

University Of Minnesota - Twin Cities

• Produced 120 ANSYS simulation models for choosing optimized car design• Led a team in creating a cost-effective computer-vision solution to lane changing using Nvidia Tx1• Guided a team of 8 in the manufacturing process at Delta Engineering Facility• Facilitated sponsor relations saving the team $60,000 in material costs

Greater Minneapolis-St. Paul Area

• Conducted penetration tests following OWASP Top 10 ranking system• Informed clients about vulnerabilities pertaining to their web applications• Utilized Burp for automating scans of thousands of entry points• Assisted in Java code development for streamlining mobile application testing process

University Of Minnesota

• Operate classroom technologies, assist professors with setup equipment for issue-free lectures• Tested new course webpage and proposed fixes for more user-friendly experience• Formulated sorting algorithm of 21,000 students in Excel. Reduced project time by 60%• Update course rosters, various clerical tasks

University Of Minnesota - Twin Cities

• Oversaw the design and implementation of ANSYS simulation which transitioned our team to prototyping• Acquired and critically evaluated experimental and other complex information• Collaborated with professional and university advisers for overcoming engineering obstacles • Connected with design students to resolve this problem as a product and not solely an engineering problem

San Francisco Bay Area

• Achieved cost saving by reducing the number of cores required to successfully simulate motors• Increased motor design simulation time up to 44% by implementing XFEMM in MATLAB• Upgraded and custom configured Finite Element Method Magnetics(FEMM) software to model motor performance• Collaborated alongside XFEMM author to ameliorate compromised program files• Performed sensitivity analysis to ensure XFEMM outputted accurate results compared to FEMM

University Of Minnesota

• Calculate and adjust students’ loan records based on eligibility• Review and post records, returned any incomplete documents to student • Distribute promissory notes

Greater Minneapolis-St. Paul Area

• Processed Qualified Domestic Relations Order splits using PeopleSoft• Assessed vested terms for retirees funds to be paid out• Corrected 401(k) deferral dates while comparing with a 3rd party vendor’s database• Updated database of 36,000 employees in Excel to remove errors and duplicates• Formulated Vlookups for Bulk Lump Sum project which sorted eligible employees 50% faster

Data Science

Activities and Societies: Machine Learning, Deep Learning, Data Visualization, Technological Stack

Bachelor Of Applied Science (B.A.Sc.), Mathematics And Computer Science

Activities and Societies: University of Minnesota Solar Car, Hyperloop UMN, Society of Industrial and Applied Mathematics