DANIEL ANIM BAAH
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EDUCATION
UNIVERSITY OF GHANA
Bachelor of Science in Information Technology September 2015 – July 2019
Specialization: Information Security
CCNA Training March – June 2017
CCNA Routing and Switching Associate level training EXPERIENCE
EXPERIENCE
Data Engineer, Calculus Solutions December 2022 – June 2024
• Boosted trading accuracy by designing and implementing data pipelines for processing large volumes of financial
data, ensuring the seamless integration and real-time updating of Forex trading bots.
• Streamlined data ingestion by developing robust infrastructure using C++, Python, and PostgreSQL to support the
transformation and storage of diverse datasets.
• Enhanced predictive accuracy of machine learning models by preprocessing soccer data, ensuring data quality and
consistency.
• Facilitated collaboration with software developers and data scientists to integrate data solutions into trading bots
and sports analytics platforms, resulting in improved system efficiency.
• Improved analytical reliability by conducting data validation and cleansing, enhancing the overall quality of
decision-making processes.
• Prepared detailed documentation to ensure seamless knowledge transfer and stakeholder understanding
Projects Manager/ IT Support Technician, Bureau of Market & Social Research June 2022 – November 2022
• Promoted to Projects Manager in August 2022 while continuing to fulfill IT Support Technician responsibilities.
• Ensured project schedule goals were met by proactively defining and managing project timelines, and
communicating effectively with stakeholders and team members.
• Identified and resolved project roadblocks through collaboration and brainstorming sessions with project leads and
members, leading to innovative solutions and new opportunities.
• Developed and maintained a comprehensive master project system to track all projects and tasks for the fiscal year,
increasing transparency and accountability of team performance.
• Ensured best practices and security standards were adhered to by setting up and configuring software for staff on
Windows and MacOS.
• Minimized downtime and disruption by troubleshooting and resolving hardware and software issues promptly.
• Drove digital transformation and business growth by leveraging existing Microsoft 365 subscriptions to implement
MS Stream for automatic transcription of recorded focus group sessions. This solution replaced manual
transcription, which was previously a challenging and time-consuming task, improving efficiency at no additional
cost.
Programming Instructor, Schenkmas Coding Academy July 2021 – June 2022
• Designed and delivered instructions in computer coding for Visual Basic and Python programming languages.
• Established and managed a comprehensive database of student records and business financial data, ensuring the
accuracy and integrity of organization information.
• Utilized Excel and Python analytics libraries to interpret and visualize business data, providing insights and
recommendations to support decision-making.
IT Support Technician, QCC - COCOBOD Ghana September 2019 – September 2020
• Handled hardware and application installation and configuration, ensuring smooth operations for colleagues.
• Tested and reviewed performance of new work machines computers and printers.
• Logged and assisted in resolving IT-related issues faced by other employees when using the office computers.
• Contributed to the daily data entries and overall office functionality.
ACTIVITIES
Involvement;
NERSC Users’ Group member, Microsoft User group Ghana member, Internet Society Ghana Chapter
Volunteer;
ICML – 2020, PyCon Ghana - 2018,2019
COURSEWORK
Cloud Computing, Network servers and infrastructure administration
Operating Systems fundamentals, Information storage & management technologies
Advanced networking principles, Database and Distributed System Security Principles
TECHNICAL SKILLS
Programming Languages
C, C++, Python, Shell Scripting
High Performance Computing
MPI, OpenMP, CUDA, OpenCL, Lustre, HPSS, Scratch
Tools & Technologies
Version Control (Git, GitHub, GitLab), HPC Schedulers (PBS, SLURM), Active Directory, Jupyter tools, CMake
Operating Systems
UNIX-like (SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 15, CentOS 7, Ubuntu 24)
Windows (7, 8, 10, 11, Server 2016)
Communication Protocols
SSH, NX, OpenVPN, V2Ray
Information Security & Networking
Network troubleshooting, traffic analysis and security management (Burp Suite, Wireshark)
IT Technical Support
Tier 1 - Diagnostics and troubleshooting. Log-keeping.
Tier 2 - Non-IT staff training on technical use of system. Monitoring system performance and security
Misc.
Git, GitHub, EnvironmentModules, Active Directory, Shell Scripting, JupyterLab
GENERAL SKILLS
• Strong problem-solving and analytical skills.
• Demonstrated ability to work well in a team environment.
• Strong organizational and time management skills.