Entry-Level Software Developer, Data Science

Max Lotstein

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Recent MSc, looking for Entry Level Developer roles. Record of high academic achievement. Familiar with Machine Learning and Natural Language Processing. Familiar with SQL. Team-oriented, with distinguished communication skills.

Education

University of Freiburg, Freiburg, Germany

MSc., Computer Science, focus: Machine Learning, NLP October 2012 –July 2015

Maintained high GPA (equivalent to A/A- in US system).

Completed courses in Machine Learning, Natural Language Processing, Information Extraction, Information Retrieval, and Distributed Systems.

Designed independent project on computational lexical semantics (code available).

Thesis topic: Automated hypernymy detection.

Presentation, “Trust as a Computational Concept,” Summer 2013.

Presentation, “OLLIE, an Information Extraction system”, Winter 2013. Bucknell University, Lewisburg, PA

B.A., Computer Science August 2004 – May 2008

Technical Skills

Highly Proficient Proficient Working Knowledge

Java

Lisp

Excel

Written Communication

Presentation

SQL

Git, Subversion

Python, SciKit Learn

R

Matlab

Junit

CSS, HTML, JavaScript

Work Experience

University of Freiburg, Freiburg, Germany

Research Assistant, Cognitive Science Department May 2012 – May 2013

Design, conduct and analyze behavioral experiments. Princeton University, Princeton, NJ

Research Assistant, Mental Models Lab, Psychology Department August 2009 – May 2012

Published in high-impact, peer-reviewed journals.

Experimental design.

UI Design (JQuery, CSS, PHP).

Data coding and analysis (using R).

Presentation of findings.

Contribute to written accounts.

Stamford Public Schools, Stamford, CT

Middle School Math Teacher February – June 2009

Devised creative and fun lesson plans.

Substitute Teacher January 2009

Specialized in math classes.

Highly regarded, given additional responsibility within one month. Bucknell University, Lewisburg, PA

Student Programmer September 2004 – September 2007

Developed web-based front-end for database application using SQL. LBG Associates, Stamford, CT

Researcher Summer 2006

Domus Foundation, Stamford, CT

Assistant Administrator, Counselor Summer 2005,Summer 2003

Designed, received funding for novel programming to help at-risk students succeed academically.

Created records database.

Oversaw structured recreational activities for at-risk youth. Volunteerism

Mianus River Gorge Preserve Inc., Bedford, NY

Simulation Designer/Programmer July 2011 – August 2012

Create computational model to estimate population density of wild deer. Random Hacks of Kindness, Washington, D.C., Chicago, IL, Princeton, NJ RHoK is a weekend conference attended by software developers and crisis response groups to bring the two together to create usable crisis response software.

CHaSM 1st Place Winning Team, Member June 2010

Created:

o A web-based graphical data entry and verification tool. o A front-end for server-based algorithmic analysis of data. o A local application for displaying output of server in graphical form, increasing readability.

Created functional prototype by the end of conference.

Project subsequently tested in St. Lucia.

Received funding from the World Bank for testing and implementation. CHaSM Team, Member December 2010

Created functional prototype of web-based tool for cities to maximize the impact of landslide-prevention infrastructure.

Test phase conducted in Jamaica, 2011 and project subsequently deployed. Volunteer Logistics Coordinator December 2011

Personal

Tenor and harmony-vocalist-in-chief for one of Freiburg’s most popular street bands.

Earned perfect score on GRE Verbal, 94th percentile on Quantitative and (on prior test) perfect score on Analytical section.

Proficient in fast foreign language learning, particularly pronunciation. Conversant in German.

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