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Shalini Tandon

Jersey,NJ

Summary

Detail-oriented professional with a strong foundation in mathematical concepts, programming, and machine learning. Recently graduated with a Masters in Data Science, equipped with a decade of design and problem-solving experience. Passionate about applying analytical acumen and innovative problem-solving skills to excel in the field of programming and data science. Good communicator and self-motivated, with a continuous learning mindset and a set of transferable skills to contribute to a dynamic data science/analytics team.

Overview

1
1
year of professional experience
1
1
Certification

Work History

Design Engineer Intern

VERACITY
02.2024 - 05.2024

• Project Setup and Authentication: Initialized a Django web application ScoreAi Application with JWT authentication for user security.
• Model Creation and CRUD Functionality: Created Django models for students, questions, answers, and scores. Implemented CRUD functionalities via Django viewsets to manage data in the MySQL database.
• DistilBERT Integration for Score Generation: Employed DistilBERT in the application's utilities (utils.py) to generate scores for questions and answers, enhancing evaluation. After experimenting with different BERT models from Hugging Face and custom models with Word2Vec & LSA, we concluded that DistilBERT offers the best balance of performance and efficiency.
• Testing with Postman: Utilized Postman for testing the viewsets, ensuring functionality and data integrity.
• React Front-end Integration: Integrated React front-end with the Django REST API, facilitating seamless client-server communication.

Intern Trainee

Pensagion LLC
01.2023 - 10.2023
  • Requirement gathering & analysis.
  • Developed generic RSLs/RDLs for critical reports like Position, Tax Lot, Cash Ledger, Activity, and Performance, as well as customizing Geneva reports meeting specific requirements.
  • Optimized reports to enhance performance and achieve superior results, with a strong emphasis on data reconciliation for accurate and consistent financial information.
  • Conversion of RSLs to RDLs using geneva RSLtoRDL convertor utility.
  • Working with Quick Import to load data to geneva

Education

Bachelor of Science - Data Science

Stevens Institute of Technology
Hoboken, NJ
12.2023

Skills

  • Programming Languages: RSL, Python, T-SQL
  • Database Management: AGA,Microsoft SQL Server, Azure Data Studio
  • Visualization Tools: RDL,Tableau, Matplotlib or Seaborn visualizations in Python
  • Machine Learning: Experienced in Linear/Logistic Regression, Classification, Clustering (K-Means), and Neural Networks
  • Deep Learning: Applied NLP (LLM, RNN, LSTM, CNN) and implemented Greedy/Beam Search, Autoencoders
  • Statistical Analysis: Applying statistical methods to analyze data and derive meaningful conclusions
  • Version Control: Familiar with Git and GitHub for collaborative development and version tracking
  • Cloud Technologies: Microsoft Azure (Cloud Services)

Certification

· Microsoft SQL Server 2022 Essential Training | LinkedIn Learning

Skills: MySQL Server, Azure Data Studio, Microsoft Azure cloud services
· Python for Data Science Essential Training | LinkedIn Learning
Skills: Python, Data Science
· Using SQL with Python | LinkedIn Learning
Skills: Python, SQL
· Learning Django | LinkedIn Learning
Skills: Django
· Building RESTful Web APIs with Django | LinkedIn Learning
Skills: RESTful API, Django REST framework
· React.js Building an Interface | LinkedIn Learning
Skills: React.js, Web interface design

Additional Information

Work Visa: H4 EAD

Timeline

Design Engineer Intern

VERACITY
02.2024 - 05.2024

Intern Trainee

Pensagion LLC
01.2023 - 10.2023

Bachelor of Science - Data Science

Stevens Institute of Technology
Shalini Tandon