Data Engineering

Vishu Garg

Flat ***, Al Telal *, Karama, Dubai, UAE

050******* *************@*****.*** linkedin.com/in/vishugarg96 EDUCATION

University of Warwick, Coventry, UK, MSc Data Analytics OCTOBER 2018 - OCTOBER 2019

● Core Modules: Foundations of Computing, Foundations of Data Analytics, Data Mining, Research Methods

● Optional Modules: Game Theory, Agent Based Systems, Natural Language Processing (NLP), Urban Data Analytics

● Dissertation Project: Develop a strategy for minimising the spread of rumours in noisy networks with false degrees

● Projects:i) Built a predictive model for the Premier League based on team statistics ii) analysed a dataset of reported street complaints to find correlations with factors such as location and time iii) designed an intelligent bot which competed in a simulated auction

Manipal Academy of Higher Education, Dubai, BTech Computer Science (10-point GPA: 7.12) SEPTEMBER 2014 - MAY 2018

● Core Modules: Engineering Mathematics, Computer Architecture, Logic Design, Data Structures, Object Oriented Programming, Database Systems, Software Engineering, Parallel Programming, Internet Technologies, Distributed and Cloud Computing, Engineering Economics, Essentials of Management

● Optional Modules:Operations Research, NLP, Artificial Intelligence, Neural Networks and Fuzzy Logic, Machine Learning, Social Network Analysis, Virtual Reality Technologies

● Final Year Project:Research on Optical Character Recognition techniques for Automatic Number Plate Detection WORK EXPERIENCE

Now-Casting Economics, London, UK, System Developer [Contract] NOVEMBER 2019 - JANUARY 2020

● Responsible for the daily operation of the company’s main platform and maintenance of the databases

● Implemented a macroeconomic model based on the nowcasting methodology

● Examined the data inherent to the model and and ensured its homogeneity

● Solely managing the immediate IT operations in the team and resolving any issues arising in this department

● Proactively created and ensured data accuracy in client communications

● Worked with applications coded in Julia and used Angular for front-end development projects

● Implemented SQL queries for a variety of tasks, such as re-estimating historical forecast values and adding three new countries to the staging environment of the model, bringing the total number of countries to twenty-one

● Developed an understanding of nowcasting models and their motivations Flydubai, Dubai, UAE, IT Intern JULY 2017 - AUGUST 2017

● Worked with another intern on the design of a chatbot for customer service assistance

● Designed a website for the allocation of airline resources

● Designed the layout of the webpages using HTML, CSS, and JavaScript;

● Coded the deployment and release functions with C# on Visual Studio SKILLS

● Languages:Python, R, Java, SQL, C#, C++, JavaScript, HTML, CSS, Julia

● Fields:Data Analysis, Machine Learning, Predictive Modelling, Data Visualisation, NLP

● Proficient in Microsoft Excel

● Interests:machine learning and AI, digital analytics, sports analytics, football tactics, chess, filmmaking, writing

● Received a professional certificate for completing a Cisco Certified Network Associate Routing and Switching course

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