Sam Shi Email & Phone Number

Philadelphia, Pa, Us

Wilmington, Delaware, United States

Washington, District Of Columbia, United States

Software Engineer for YC startup / automated job application platform

Remote

Analyst for the company behind Kash, the payments app built on the Terra blockchain.

• Develop grid search algorithm to improve Bayesian model accuracy via Python, allowing for more accurate predictions• Identified critical bugs within data pipeline by auditing data with S3 and AWS-CLI, improving data QA• Find new data sources by researching API documentation and querying Snowflake via SQL, increasing the accuracy of predictive metrics and expanding Prescient’s data lake• Create test environment for new Pachyderm version, a distributed computing service central to Prescient, by updating pipeline specs and referencing Docker images, allowing for the migration to a crucial update to this service

• Developed web pages and visualizations via HTML/CSS/JS to enhance online engagement, including an investigation of a local sexual assault case that resulted in legal action

• Update online stories and manage webpage appearance via CEO, our Content Management System• Maximize website SEO through URL creation and headline editing• Create data visualizations to supplement online stories

Bloomington, Indiana Area

• Led executive board meetings and day to day club activities including events, logistics and administration • Spearheaded new initiatives such as specialized committee positions, a blog built with custom HTML/JS, and a club-wide discussion board, maintaining member interest and participation during Covid• Awarded First Place and Best Speaker at Blockchain at IU’s Startup Pitch Competition

• Improve relations with customers by answering questions, reviewing feedback and fulfilling customer needs over social media or email • Preserve brand image by moderating social media comments and addressing customer feedback

Carmel, Indiana

•Supervised page editors, reporters, photographers and graphics artists, streamlining the newspaper production process and helping the staff run more efficiently; that year, our newspaper won the most consecutive Pacemaker Awards of any high school publication•Mentored staff about elements of journalism every week in presentation format, bolstering the journalistic skillsets of my fellow staff members•Directed entertaining team bonding activities, allowing the newspaper staff to become a more cohesive and effective unit

Undergraduate, Computer Science, Freshman

High School Diploma