Engineer Python

RY SONKO

Brooklyn, NY - 845-***-****

********@*****.*** - github.com/ryreadme

PROFESSIONAL SUMMARY

Dynamic and detail-oriented Python Developer with 2+ years of experience in Python programming and front-end and data engineering. Eager to improve knowledge of architectural technical design and apply computer science fundamentals at your firm. In previous roles, successfully boosted retention rate by 15% and improved site responsiveness by 40%.

SKILLS

Python, Javascript, Pandas, Django, RESTful APIs, Git, HTML/CSS, React, Postgres, Object Oriented Programming, Problem Solving, Data Structures & Algorithms

WORK EXPERIENCE

Data Engineer, University of Virginia Sustainability 01/2020 - 05/2020

●Systematized move-in/move-out day processes in collaboration with a team of 4 data engineers for University of Virginia Sustainability reducing waste by 20%.

●Extrapolated on current waste trends and reports simulating future aggregate waste to identify 2 “red” and “orange” zones in need of optimization to meet 2025 waste reduction targets.

●Developed framework, metrics, and reporting to ensure progress can be measured, evaluated and improved.

Data Engineer, C4K 01/2020 - 05/2020

●Classified data by “natural” clustering into new attendance groups using unsupervised machine learning to overhaul C4K’s nondescript grouping system, and decreasing C4K’s high turnover rate by 15%.

●Prototyped a KNN (K-Nearest Neighbors) model predicting month(s), age(s), and reason(s) for departing high schoolers from C4K; thereby increasing data descriptiveness by 50%.

●Support the development of performance dashboards that encompass key metrics to be reviewed by non-profit founders and senior management.

PROJECTS

Rotation

●Designed a full-stack web music sharing app with Python, Django, React, Javascript, RESTful APIs, and integrated Spotify’s third party API where users can create, join, and update rooms; and choose the number votes required to change a song.

Google Maps Dakar

●Re-engineered a clone of Google Maps using Mapbox’s API, Javascript, and HTML/CSS improving Dakar's navigation for vacationers by designating holiday hotspots, adding geolocations, and yielding an estimated 30% uptick in travel efficiency.

A* Search Algorithm

●Virtualized the a* search algorithm with Python and pygame starting from a specific starting node of a graph and finding a path to the designated ending node in either the least distance travelled or the shortest time.

EDUCATION

B.A. Foreign Affairs May 2020

University of Virginia

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