AYAAN AHMED
*****.*********@*****.*** 973-***-**** Parsippany, New Jersey
EDUCATION
Rutgers University - New Brunswick Sep 2021 – present
B.S. in Information Technology and Informatics, Minor in Data Science, Anticipated May 2025 Graduate
Awards: Dean’s List Spring 2022, Spring 2024
Parsippany High School - Parsippany Sep 2017– May 2021
Cumulative GPA: 3.7/4.0
Awards: Parsippany High School National Honors Society Inductee, Honor Roll from April 2018 - June 2021
Volunteer Work: Assistant at the Islamic Center of Morris County, Assistant Basketball Coach for PAL Recreation RELEVANT COURSEWORK
Intro to Cybersecurity, Information Security, Statistics for Business, Data Management for Data Science, IT Fundamentals, Application Research in IT, Management of Technological Organizations. Leadership in Workplace, Human Computer Interactions
TECHNICAL SKILLS
Languages: Java, R, Python, and SQL
Technologies: Linux, Windows, Mac, iOS, SPSS, MIT App Inventor, MS Office Suite (Word, Excel, PowerPoint) & Google Suite; Android; and browsers such as Chrome, Opera, Edge, and Firefox, UI/UX, Wireframing, Prototyping, Usability testing PROJECTS
RU Rolling
Built a bus app for Rutgers students, using UI/UX, which allowed them to connect their Rutgers account to the app with their schedule with features such as tracking a bus and route doctor, which gave students a suggested time for them to get on buses
Prediction Challenge
Coded a predictor for users to indicate whether a specific individual was hired in a dataset, different variables that were taken into consideration on whether they were hired such as their GPA, major, school, etc. Data Driven Blog
Wrote a blog discussing NBA players regular season stats to prove whether a team’s statistics was an accurate representation on success in the regular season and postseason WORK EXPERIENCE
Staples Jul 2022 – Sept 2022
Tech Associate Parsippany, NJ
Helped fulfill needs of customers by selling and merchandising products with the best customer service; technologically assist customers to find products that fit their comfort and budget
Support customers with technological issues on broken machines, printers, and issues with ink cartridges; provide services for passport photography; and restock and organize technological parts of the store Mathnasium June 2018- September 2018
Assistant Tutor Parsippany, NJ
Assess students learning needs and provide assistance to students with homework assignments, test preparation, projects, and exam review
Promote a supportive and encouraging learning experience and environment for students, and monitor student progress, track performance, and provide feedback in areas of success and areas of improvement LEADERSHIP
Parsippany PAL Basketball Assistant Coach Oct 2018 – March 2019 Parsippany, NJ
Supported head coach in aspects of managing the team, game planning, tracking team statistics, and managing the scoreboard, Promoted a positive team culture alongside teaching teamwork and sportsmanship to all players Rutgers MSA/YM July 2019 – present
Morris County, NJ
Member of a local youth group to promote character building, community service and mentorship
Member of Rutgers MSA to increase emotional and intellectual well-being through talks and weekly events