EDUCATION
STRAYER UNIVERSITY - Information Systems June 2019 (Expected)
Master of Science (MS), Concentration in IT Project Management – GPA 4.0 (President’s List 2017 - 2019) Arlington, VA
UNIVERSITY OF VIRGINIA - School of Engineering and Applied Sciences December 2015
Bachelor of Science (BS), Systems and Information Engineering - GPA 3.2 Charlottesville, VA
PIERRE LOTI FRENCH HIGH SCHOOL - French Baccalaureate, Science June 2011 Istanbul, Turkey SKILLS & LEADERSHIP
Strong communicator with analytical and quantitative mindset, detail-oriented, ability to multi-task and work under tight deadlines.
Technical: SQL, JAVA, R, HTML, CSS, SPSS, Minitab, Arena, Simio, Excel, @Risk Excel Add-in, MS Office Suite, MS Project, MS Visio
Languages: Native/bilingual proficiency in English, French, Turkish, and Arabic
Interests: Entrepreneurship, Innovative Technology, Big Data, Blockchain, Sports, Music Production, Automotive Industry, Computers, Smartphones, and Politics
Founding Member - Alpha Sigma Phi Fraternity - University of Virginia Chapter (Fall 2013)
RELEVANT WORK EXPERIENCE
COMSCORE, INC June 2015 - August 2015
Product Management Intern Reston, VA
Manipulated and analyzed high-volume complex data from various products using Excel’s VLOOKUP and Pivot Tables functions to create summaries and reports providing additional insights for customers.
Improved the speed and transparency of the feedback cycle from our clients and the sales team to our product management team through the integration between Salesforce and Aha as well as the usage of workflows.
Tested a newly acquired product’s data and its web content categorization performance against a competitor’s product and concluded the content categorization capabilities need improvement so advertisers can have better transparency, web context, and brand protection.
Created an internal digital quiz for a specific product using various internal resources to educate and prepare the sales team to answer clients’ questions.
FERMATA ENERGY LLC September 2014 – May 2015
Business Systems Analyst and Risk Management Consultant (Co-op) Charlottesville, VA
Developed multi-paradigm simulation models using Simio to analyze the revenue sensitivity against changing events and variables such as usage and electricity prices.
Created advanced risk analysis reports on Excel using the @Risk add-in and provided results, metrics, charts and recommendations to the client in our weekly meetings.
Provided supplemental reports and additional information as requested.
2015 Best Paper Award: Modeling and simulation of fleet vehicle batteries for integrated logistics and grid services. 2015 IEEE Systems and Information Engineering Design Symposium. Booz Allen Hamilton Decisions and Systems Modeling.
RELEVANT PROJECTS
Front-End Website Development Spring 2017
Fully designed and coded a functional website using HTML, CSS, jQuery, and Bootstrap for the Kliff/VIDA lab at the Department of Psychology of UVA. The end-product was a significant improvement from the outdated website. It is modern, responsive, and adaptive to all screen size.
Computer Hardware Assembly and Operating System Integration Fall 2016
Self-taught Computer Architecture. Researched and purchased key components to build an advanced computer desktop including CPU, GPU, Motherboard, Memory, Storage, Cooling System, and Power Supply. The computer supports the latest version of Microsoft Windows.
Creating a Spam Filter for the UVA ITS mailing list Fall 2014
Used R and statistical frequencies to create a spam filter that analyzes the email and determines if it is spam with 95% accuracy.
Optimizing Traffic Light Timing in Charlottesville Fall 2014
Built a sample data-set by manually collecting and surveying vehicle arrival times and traffic light timing.
Ran discrete event simulations using Monte-Carlo and Bootstrapping methodologies, used optimization and verification techniques to verify our models and concluded that the traffic lights were already fully optimized.
Designing a User-Friendly Interface for Apartment Renting App Fall 2013
Based interface design on human cognitive and sensory abilities to ensure productive interaction between users and application.
Creating and Maintaining a SQL Database Spring 2013
Designed a SQL Database with information about store, inventory, product and price for a global retailer and exported reports to the UVA Internet server using HTML.