Pennsylvania State University - Abington, PA

I started the undergraduate program in Computer Engineering at Penn State University.

President's Freshman Award

I was honored to receive Penn State's President's Freshman Award for exemplary academic performance.

Peer Tutor and Student Mentor at Learning Center

I started my first job as a tutor at Penn State's Learning Center. I enjoyed helping fellow students to build a solid foundation in math and science.

• Designed problems to enhance each student’s understanding of the fundamental topics in math and science.
• Proactively asked for feedback and incorporated it in forthcoming tutoring sessions.

Dr. Ayoub's Award for Excellence in Field of Mathematics

I was honored to receive Penn State's Dr's Ayoub's Award for exceptional academic performance and research contribution to the field of mathematics.

Software Engineer Intern @ First Economy - Mumbai, India

I started my first summer internship at a digital marketing start-up in Mumbai, India.

• Developed android application code and user-interface carousel for First Economy's mobile app called Ediffy.

Pennsylvania State University - State College, PA

I moved to Penn State's University Park main campus and unlocked a world of opportunities.

Software Engineer Intern @ Oracle - Conshohocken, PA

I started a co-op program with Oracle Corp. as a software engineer intern in Quality Assurance.

• Developed quality assurance test suites using Java (~10k LOC) for Oracle’s project management software, Prime.
• Automated testing infrastructure using Integration and Selenium suites that was able to improve bug capture rate by over 50%.

Data Science Intern @ PwC - Philadelphia, PA

I started an internship program with PricewaterhouseCoopers (PwC) Advisory Services as a data science intern.

• Worked in the Forensics Technology Solutions (FTS) practice for analyzing fraud in the fields of supply chain, financial services, and merger-acquisition.
• Extensively used Microsoft SQL Server for data analytics and Tableau for data visualization.
• Based on analytical findings, suggested keyterms that reduced the datasets under investigation by 4-5% (~1M records)

Teaching Assistant for Data Structures and Algorithms - State College, PA

I started an on-campus job as teaching assistant for Penn State's Computer Science and Engineering Department.

• Facilitated learning of data structures and algorithms by holding weekly office hours for students questions about algorithms and programming assignments. Guided over 60 students (30% of class strength) over the course of semester.
• Created a community of students who practiced actively for competitive programming and coding job interviews.
• Answered student questions and lead discussions on the Piazza online course forum

Software Engineer Intern @ Scratchwork - Princeton, NJ (Remote)

For my senior design project, I worked for a Princeton university based start-up focused on developing an handwriting tool for mathematicians called Scratchwork.

• Developed the iOS application using Swift (~4K LOC) for Scratchwork.
• Served as project lead for a team of six students from Penn State to help in the effort and administrated the central repository using Gitlab.

Barista @ Starbucks - State College, PA

Indulged in my lifelong passion for coffee ☕ and worked as a barista in Penn State's Library.

• Developed foundational knowledge about the coffee roasting and Starbucks' brand.
• Served over thousands of students and faculty at Penn State never missing out on an opportunity to engage in a meaningful conversation.
• Observed and internalized core values of client servicing and hospitality.

Graduation 🎓 🎉 @ Pennsylvania State University - State College, PA

Graduated with B.Sc in Computer Engineering from Penn State University with honors.

Data Scientist @ PwC - Philadelphia, PA

I started my full-time career with PricewaterhouseCoopers (PwC) Advisory Services as a data scientist in the Forensics Technology Solutions Practice.

Data Scientist @ PwC - New York, NY

I moved to New York, NY with PricewaterhouseCoopers (PwC) Advisory Services as an experienced data scientist in the Fraud and Economic Crime Response Team.

• Driving cutting edge data analytics using big data tools and machine learning to build, monitor and enhance fraud strategies at financial services clients.
• Leading a team of backend, frontend and machine learning engineers from US, Europe, India and China to build PwC’s fraud risk advanced analytics integrated solution.
• Building strategic campaigns around acquisition, marketing, lifecycle, fraud and operations optimization for the customer base for financial services client using analytics driven decision making that has helped deliver top line savings of over $10MN.

Graduate Student @ Georgia Institute of Technology - Online

I started my part-time graduate program of M.Sc. in Computer Science from Georgia Institute of Techonology.

Courses:

1. Data and Visual Analytics - Spring 2019
2. Machine Learning for Trading - Spring 2020
3. Software Development Process - Summer 2020
4. Reinforcement Learning - Fall 2020
5. Machine Learning - Spring 2021
6. Artificial Intelligence - Spring 2021
7. Game AI - Fall 2021
8. Deep Learning - Summer 2022
9. Database Systems Concepts and Design - Fall 2022
10. Graduate Algorithms Design - Spring 2023
11. Global Entrepreneurship - Spring 2023

Senior Data Scientist @ PwC - New York, NY

I got promoted to Senior Associate as part of the Threat Management Advanced Analytics team.

Solutions Data Scientist @ DataVisor

Mountain View, CA

I made my leap into Silicon Valley! I was blessed to join DataVisor as a solutions data scientist in the Solutions Engineering and Alliances team. Founded in 2013, DataVisor is the leading fraud detection solution utilizing unsupervised machine learning to detect and prevent modern, sophisticated cyber attacks.

DataVisor’s mission is to build and restore trust online. It’s made up of a team of world-class experts in big data infrastructure, machine learning and security. DataVisor provides the only proven application of unsupervised machine learning (UML) at high accuracy and billion account scale for fraud and financial crimes.

Data Scientist, Fraud Detection & Research @ DataVisor

Mountain View, CA

I got promoted to the Core Data Science and Research Team to investigate fraud patterns, and develop cutting edge techniques to boost DataVisor model performances. I have been fortunate to develop anti-fraud programs, and mitigate fraud risk using machine learning for some of the largest financial and eCommerce platforms in the world.

Lead Data Scientist, Fraud Detection & Research @ DataVisor

Mountain View, CA

I got promoted to leading multiple projects and mentoring junior data scientists on projects ranging from applications of graph analytics in enhancing semi-labeled machine learning problems, developing identit graph solutions to perform entity resolution on massive datasets, and mastering application of DataVisor's Proprietary Unsupervised Machine Learning Algorithms.

Graduate Student @ Georgia Institute of Technology - Online

I did it! I became the first Masters degree holder from my family! I graduated from Georgia Institute of Technology with a Masters of Computer Science with specialization in Machine Learning.