Information Science Student at University of Maryland

CARA DONG

Newport Beach, CA ****.****@*****.*** (949) 273 - 9669

linkedin.com/in/cara-dong/ github.com/caraadong

EDUCATION

University of Maryland, College Park Expected May 2026 Bachelor of Science in Information Science

Minor in Business

● Relevant Coursework: Database Design Modeling; Data Science Techniques; Dynamic Web Applications

RELEVANT PROJECTS

Machine Learning Driven Social Media Virality Analysis May 2025

● Conducted exploratory data analysis and feature selection to identify key engagement metrics

● Built and evaluated predictive models using logistic regression and decision trees to classify post virality

● Communicated findings using performance metrics and visual summaries for stakeholder insight Weather Forecast Web App December 2024

● Collected and processed weather data using MetaWeather API, performed data validation and normalization

● Designed user friendly dashboards with real time visualizations and interactive search features

● Optimized backend queries with Supabase to support efficient API responses and reduce load time

Montgomery County Crime Analysis May 2024

● Queried and analyzed public crime datasets using SQL to identify trends by location, type, and frequency

● Developed dashboards and visual reports to support data-driven insights for public safety recommendations

● Created and maintained a relational database schema to store and manage structured crime data TECHNICAL SKILLS

● Programming: Python, Java, HTML/CSS

● Frameworks: SCSS, Web Design

● Tools: RStudio, MySQL, VS Code, Microsoft Office Suite, Git

● Other: Data Analysis, API Integration, Database Management CERTIFICATIONS

● Statistical Simulation in Python – DataCamp April 2025

● Bayesian Data Analysis in Python – DataCamp March 2025 PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE

Newport Technologies Newport Beach, CA

Bookkeeper January 2018 – Present

● Managed financial data including invoices and expense records using Excel

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