BIJAN TAVAKOLI

** *** **, ********* ******, NJ **632

201-***-**** / adbb1y@r.postjobfree.com / www.linkedin.com/in/bijan-tavakoli12 EDUCATION

Rutgers University, Professional Science Master’s Program New Brunswick, NJ Master of Business and Science Concentration in Analytics/Data Science Jan ’18 – Dec’19 GPA: 3.82/4.0

Rutgers University, School of Engineering New Brunswick, NJ Bachelor of Science Chemical Engineering Sep ’13 – Mar’17 PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE

New Jersey Big Data Alliance New Brunswick, NJ

Intern Jul '19 – Sep’19

§ Created website cataloging assets, datasets, and software that universities have decided to share with one another.

§ Research independently to determine what university/colleges in New Jersey contain unique features in their data science department.

§ Coordinated with my advisor in order to determine most efficient way of communication with universities such that all are willing to share an asset with the NJBDA.

Momentum Solar South Plainfield, NJ

Business Analyst Jul '18 – Feb ’19

§ Generated data for 100+ homes, determining if they qualified for solar based on 3D mapping of the roof.

§ Produced proposals for sales reps, quickly and aesthetically pleasing, ensuring highest possible rate of closing the sale.

§ Communicated respectfully and informatively, with customers as well as sales reps, regarding offset, design, and pricing of their proposed solar system.

Sylvan Learning Center Teaneck, NJ

Tutor Jan '18 – Jul ‘18

§ Tutored children grade K – 12 for afterschool program and coordinated Engineering, Coding, Robotics Bootcamps. o Taught as the head coding instructor for JavaScript and Python camps

§ Advised and consulted children on which coding camp would be most optimal for their style and experience level.

§ Contributed to academic rigor, growth, and success of individuals in Hackensack High School by teaching after school SAT math prep.

L’Oréal Clark, NJ

Contract Position: Lab Technician/ Formulation Specialist (Hair Care) Jul '17 – Dec ‘17

§ Selected as Lead Batch Maker for all reformulation products

§ Created innovative alternative use of raw materials ensuring accuracy across variations in formulas.

§ Collaborated with senior chemist creating 100+ batches run through stability testing and fragrance analysis.

§ Extracted stability samples across formulations for multiple temperature measurements; recorded viscosity, pH, and Specific Gravity to determine stability of initial formulation technology. ACADEMIC PROJECTS

Class: Intro to Applied A.I.

Case Study: THIEA Jan ’19 – Mar ‘19

§ Developed an iOS-based app that helps visually impaired know what object is in front of the user’s camera. o Programmed using Swift and with iOS 12 Vision library o Used MobileNet (form of CNN) in order to correctly classify dominant objects o Visualized app in XCode’s interface builder to allow for appropriate scaling between different iPhones

§ Worked as the company’s CEO & CTO in order to do cost analysis along with revenue projections with the help of our CFO.

Class: Analytics Practicum

Case Study: Using Deep Learning to Analyze Mammograms and Detect Masses Sept ’19 – Dec ‘19

§ Preprocessed Over 1,000 DICOM files by converting them to PNG file format and resizing them to a smaller image width and height (256x256)

§ Separated Mammograms and their Region of Interest (ROI) into training/validation as well as test set

§ Used Python’s Keras & Tensorflow libraries in Google Collab to create a Convolutional Neural Network called U-Net o Used Primarily in Image Segmentation and Biomedical Imagery

§ Got 99% accuracy on test set when predicting ROI for masses SKILLS

Computer Skills: Python, SQL, R, MATLAB, HTML, JavaScript, Swift, Tableau, EC2, AWS, CSS, Hadoop, BootStrap Python Libraries: Pandas, Numpy, Sklearn, CV2, Pillow, Keras, Tensorflow, Pydicom, Matplotlib Certificate: Front-End Web Development (Udemy)

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