ahmed jaafar
Data Engineer Intern at The Hartford
master 's c student seeking internship
passionate computer science master 's student concentrating data science cybersecurity . varied background full-stack development data engineering . outside academic work internship , always seeking knowledge , experience , developing project . well-versed multiple human language well programming language . always eager learn , especially come new technology .
The Hartford
https://www.linkedin.com/company/the-hartford
Data Engineer Intern
- Enhanced efficiency by roughly 50% through automating merging and transformations of user-defined datasets for a Fortune 500 insurance company
- Presented users with 4 features to specify the transformations on 2 versions, one utilizing Pandas for small data and one utilizing PySpark for big data
- Overcame the challenge of accounting for many possible user errors by catching them and warning the users
- Simplified the codebase by mapping, describing, and linking the function calls across files for internal use
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iSmileTechnologies
https://www.linkedin.com/company/ismiletechnologies
Mobile Developer & Team Lead
-Engineered a Flutter app for Android/iOS to display vehicle data and tools to drivers, deployed to Play & App Stores
-Led a Scrum team of 6 interns via Azure DevOps and meetings to develop a prototype that predicts vehicle failures
-Balanced tradeoff between choosing Django or Node, decided on Django for ease of use for new intern on my team
-Challenged to develop persistent push notifications, utilized 2 libraries alongside Firebase to overcome the challenge
-Presented at daily stand-ups and product demos as well as Sprint planned with the Product Manager to set goals
Remote
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Computer Science
Master of Science - MS
University of Massachusetts Amherst
https://www.linkedin.com/school/umassamherst/
Concentration in Data Science with some Cybersecurity
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Computer Science
Bachelor of Science - BS
University of Massachusetts Amherst
https://www.linkedin.com/school/umassamherst/
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The National Society of Leadership and Success
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Entrepreneurship Club
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- Meet weekly with like-minded student entrepreneurs to discuss business ideas and development
- Pitch and promote our businesses to each other
- Listen to and meet with business CEOs and professionals who come speak
- Expanded my social skills and network
- Opened my mind and increased my creativity
UMass Men's Rowing
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- Competed in a nationally ranked collegiate rowing team
- Developed my teamwork and communication skills as a result of being in a very team-oriented sport
- Presented me with the opportunity to volunteer around the community
      - Participated in environmental clean up by gathering riverbank litter
      - Assisted locals in cleaning and organizing their homes
National Academy of Future Scientists and Technologists
The Society of Torch & Laurel
Chosen from my high school to attend this national congress due to having an exceptional GPA. Established a personal connection with big names in the field such as Dr. Jim Gates,  Tim Webber, Nobel Prize winners, etc. These pioneers of the field showed me the limitless possibilities of Computer Science and further ignited my interest in this field of study.
Applications of NLP
COMPSCI 490A
Artificial Intelligence
COMPSCI 383
Computer & Network Security
CS 460
Computer Crime Law
COMPSCI 391L
Computer Systems Principles
COMPSCI 230
Cryptography
COMPSCI 466
Database Management
COMPSCI 345
Differential Calculus
MATH 131
Integral Calculus
MATH 132
Intro to Algorithms
COMPSCI 311
Linear Algebra
MATH 235
Machine Learning
COMPSCI 589
Multivariate Calculus
MATH 233
Operating Systems
COMPSCI 377
Physics I
PHY 151
Programming Methodologies
COMPSCI 220
Programming with Data Structures
COMPSCI 187
Programming with Java
COMPSCI 121
Reasoning Under Uncertainty
COMPSCI 240
Software Engineering
COMPSCI 320
Systems for Data Science
CS 532
MapReduce
- Designed a unique MapReduce library with a team, a distributed systems processing engine that handles big data
- Implemented a user-defined amount of worker threads and processes that each handle a portion of the user data
- Tested the library with 3 team-made projects that each have their map and reduce functions passed to the library
Ethics Simulator - Backend Developer & Team Lead
- Implemented RESTful APIs utilizing Django to link the frontend with the database for a college ethics simulator
- Contributed to integrating the APIs to the rest of the teams’ pieces such as user authentication
- Led a backend team of 4 by setting sprint goals and assigning tasks to provide a product that pleases the clients
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ReachOUT
-ReachOUT is a platform for students and faculty at the UMass College of CS to connect to build their career skills
-Developed a React Native app for Android/iOS and utilized React to tweak the website throughout multiple Sprints
-Utilized AWS to send RESTful API requests using AJAX to create, update, and delete users’ personal information
-Aided in the decision to use React Native rather than Android/iOS separately to increase development speed by 30%
Connect 383
- Pair programmed a minimax agent to play a unique version of the popular game Connect 4
- Implemented a different minimax agent with a depth limit that is assisted by a unique heuristic applied 
   on each state
- Utilized alpha-beta pruning on a minimax agent to prune the search tree for faster performance
HackUMass Hackathons
- Programmed a widget for a chat software using Java that speaks the weather and performs mathematical computations in 2018
- Designed the 3D models of crucial parts of our robot that points to a sound source in 2019
-Developed a mobile app using Flutter that allows users to deliver things to different places for each other in 2020
Image Processor
- Designed a program using JavaScript higher-order functions that processes inputted images
- Processes the image by lightening, darkening, or blurring and then displaying the result
- Developed my higher-order function and image processing abilities
JavaScript Interpreter
- Developed an interpreter for JavaScript that included aspects such as if statements, while loops, etc.
- Accomplished this with the use of a JavaScript parser to turn concrete syntax into abstract syntax trees
- Enabled me to learn more about the inner workings of programming languages and how they are
constructed
Mathematical Network Client
- Implemented a client that connects to a server using a socket and TCP with C
- Programmed the client to have it solve mathematical computations that it receives from the server and then send it back
- Expanded my networking skills and boosted my confidence in that area of programming
Mini Linux Shell
- Utilized C++ to engineer a mini Linux shell
- Implemented multiple shell commands via system calls
- Designed each command to be its own process using "fork" and "exec"
Number Game
- Implemented a number guessing game using LinkedLists in Java which has the computer guess a person’s 4 digit groundtruth number or a person guesses the computer’s groundtruth number
- Trained me to overcome bugs more efficiently and how to integrate others’ help within my project.
Reddit Sentiment Classifier
- Gathered annotated data from subreddits such as movie reviews from my annotators
 - Integrated Sklearn’s logistic regression and countvectorizer to engineer an ML model to classify the 
   data’s sentiment
- Generated performance metrics after testing the model, such as accuracy, precision, recall, etc.
Word Frequency Counter
- Engineered software that counts the frequency of every word from any inputted text file
- Organized the words in a Binary Search Tree in order to achieve alphabetical ordering
- Outputted all the words and their respective frequencies in alphabetical order
- Achieved this using only C system calls
- Honed my C file I/O skills
Yelp Restaurant Filter
- Extracted restaurant data from Yelp in JSON form
- Programmed multiple functions to filter the restaurants for aspects such as ratings, ambiance, etc.
- Applied the functions using the fluent design pattern to filter for desired restaurants in a specific manner
“Betrayal at House on the Hill” Game
- Programmed a unique version of the popular text-based adventure game “Betrayal at House on the Hill” using C and Ubuntu Linux on Vagrant
- Designed a map of rooms that are initially picked at random and then shifted around during the game
- Implemented inventories for the player and the rooms
- Strengthened my C pointer adroitness
“Hey That’s My Fish!” Game
- Engineered an alternate version of the board game “Hey That’s My Fish!” using C and Ubuntu Linux on Vagrant
- Constructed a sophisticated AI that competes against the player
- Taught me persistence and different algorithms to accomplish the same task
- Resulted in enhanced debugging skills and techniques
College of Information and Computer Sciences, UMass Amherst
https://www.linkedin.com/company/manning-cics
Computer Science Mentor
Mentor a freshman Computer Science undergraduate student with their classes and virtual learning
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Environment
University of Massachusetts Amherst Men's Rowing
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Team Member and Volunteer
- Competed in a nationally ranked collegiate rowing team
- Developed my teamwork and communication skills as a result of being in a very team-oriented sport
- Presented me with the opportunity to volunteer around the community
      - Participated in environmental clean up by gathering riverbank litter
      - Assisted locals in cleaning and organizing their homes
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Social Services
National Honor Society
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Student Volunteer
- Volunteered around the school and community with fellow students doing a variety of things such as helping at a festival
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Animal Welfare
Sunset Zoo
Animal Keeper
- Volunteered at my local zoo to maintain the hygiene of the educational animals’ enclosures
ReactJS
Codecademy
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Angel Sarmiento
Data Scientist
Lakeland, FL
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Connor Weisenberger
Undergraduate Researcher and Tutor
San Antonio, Texas Metropolitan Area
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Zetang Lei
Student at University of Massachusetts Amherst
Malden, MA
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Jubael Ahmed
Lead Generation Specialist at Upwork
Bangladesh
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April McBroom
Programming Instructor🎓||Software Engineer💻||Ethical Hacker🐍||Web Developer🕷️||Full-Stack Developer❄|| Indie Game Developer🎮|| Digital Artist 🎨|| Network Engineer 🌐
Greater Hartford
https://www.linkedin.com/in/nazere-wright-b486b0172
Nazere Wright
Software Engineer
Greensboro, NC
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Rachel Bedigian
AVP Data Infrastructure and Governance
Scottsdale, AZ
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Dr. Michael J. McGuire
Doctor of Business Administration (DBA)
Hickory-Lenoir-Morganton-Marion Area
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Renée Pratt, PhD
Associate Clinical Professor and Director of S&T Graduate Programs at Auburn University Harbert College of Business,
President-Elect for the AIS SIG Health: A Special Interest Group of the AIS
Auburn, AL
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Katherine Beauchamp
MIS and Econ Student at the University of Connecticut
West Chester, PA
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kavita tushir
PGDM  at Tata Institute of Social Sciences
Delhi, India
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Cynthia Bissereth
Data Engineer at Lockheed Martin
Orlando, FL
https://www.linkedin.com/in/danielle-senechal-aa56651a7
Danielle Senechal
Data Engineer at GovSpend
Las Vegas, NV
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Edward C. Dillon, Jr., Ph.D.
Assistant Professor at Morgan State University
Baltimore, MD
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Bola Awoyemi
Software Engineer | Creative | Howard Alumni
Washington DC-Baltimore Area
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Jha'Liah Frierson
Computer Science Student at Clemson University
Charlotte, NC
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Emeka Ugwu
Electrical Engineering student at University of Connecticut
New York City Metropolitan Area
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Briana Williams
Associate developer
Fort Worth, TX
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Justin Boswell
Mobile Developer & iOS Lead at Shockoe | Mobile by Design
Chester, VA
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