Mahmoud Abdo
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Software Skills
Programming Languages: Python, C/C++, SQL
Operating systems: Windows, Linux
Tools: Amazon Web Services, Raspberry Pi, Arduino, Vim, Flask, Jupyter Programming: Data Structures and Algorithms, Object Oriented Programming, Machine Learning, Data Science
Work Experience
Data Science Intern, Transamerica Corporation. Harrison, NY. June 2019 – August 2019
• Implemented a k-means clustering algorithm on NFL player statistics, creating a player recommendation system based on past performance data.
• Trained a sentiment analysis model to monitor customer feedback from tweets to the company twitter handle using the inidico.io API.
• Successfully performed entity resolution on company patient/financial information using Python’s Record Linkage Toolkit and Dedupe API.
Teaching Assistant, Data Structures & Algorithms, NYU Tandon. Brooklyn, NY. September 2017 - May 2021
• Responsible for writing and teaching student labs, guiding students through problems, grading student’s work, providing mentorship to students outside of the classroom, and holding review sessions.
• Participating in weekly meetings with professors to discuss curriculum and planning teaching material for lab.
• Developed Gradescope auto grader Docker files to automatically check and provide feedback for student submissions.
Summer Assistant, Third North Residence Hall, New York University. May 2018 - August 2018
• Supported the transition and organization of 600 incoming residents at Third North Residence hall.
• Integrated Google Drive to improve organization, efficiency, and accountability in internal storage by creating a robust log of supplies’ use and return. Projects (github.com/abdoprojects)
We Are the New Farmers, Food Computer Administrator, NYU Tandon August 2017 – January 2019
• Configuring Raspberry Pi and Arduino automated systems to collect data from sensors that measure temperature, pH, CO2, etc. from plant and fish enclosures in an indoor, aquaponic farm.
• Data was displayed on a Raspberry Pi hosted LAMP server using HTML as the front end. ANONYM
• Senior Design Project which uses Natural Language Processing to create a chatbot that is capable of anonymously creating police reports for citizen reporters at their convenience.
• ANONYM was conveniently hosted on AWS, and reports were stored in an S3 database, allowing read only access of police reports to departments involved. Education
New York University Tandon School of Engineering, May 2021
• B.S. Computer Science and Engineering
• Minor: Mathematics
• Data Structures and Algorithms Teaching Assistant Hobbies and athletic activities
• PADI Certified open water SCUBA diver since 2014 with over 10 logged deep-sea dives.
• Maintaining a personal workstation/NAS server running UnRAID OS