Taha B Uyar
Anaplan Certified Model Builder
Guilderland,NY
Summary
- 2+ years of R&D management experience which includes process control and production planning.
- Received PhD. degree from the top-one university of Turkey with a full scholarship.
- Data Science training at Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MITx).
- Expert in machine learning algorithm development for chemical and biological species analysis.
- Bronze medal recipient of 2005 International Chemistry Olympiads.
Overview
5
5
years of professional experience
11
11
years of post-secondary education
5
5
Certifications
Work History
Visiting Scholar
SUNY Albany
Albany, NY
08.2020 - Current
- Built machine learning models for nonspecific nanosensor arrays for bacteria, cells, and proteins.
- Developed a bioorthogonal linker that activates multiple prodrugs with a single chemical stimulus.
Data Science Intern
NERAI Labs
Albany, NY
08.2020 - 11.2020
- Worked on the presidential election prediction by using time series ML models.
- Built a machine learning model that predicts poll results by using the media tone data acquired from GDELT.
- Gained experience in data visualization, time series modeling, dimensionality reduction, feature selection.
Postdoctoral Researcher
SUNY Albany
Albany, NY
05.2019 - 07.2020
- Built a machine learning model for bacterial contamination analysis using home-built nanosensor arrays.
- Published "Machine-Learning Single-Stranded DNA Nanoparticles for Bacterial Analysis" in ACS journal.
- Developed a chemical approach for anticancer drug activation for personalized medicine.
- Designed image-guided therapeutics using RNA-functionalized fluorescent nanoparticles.
R&D Manager
Coante Quartz Surfaces
Mugla, Turkey
01.2017 - 04.2019
- Built the R&D department of the Coante Quartz Surfaces Inc
- Managed several projects for product development and cost reduction
- Established connections with raw material vendors and overseeing the corporation agreements
- Collaborated with the production department to solve manufacturing problems and to improve production yield
- Reduced costs of products by 6% with the improved formulation
- Developed new products by using industrial robots with the software Rhinoceros 3D
Education
Nanodegree - Data Science
Udacity
Remote 11.2020 - 03.2021
Ph.D. - Material Science and Nanotechnology
Bilkent University
Ankara, Turkey 09.2010 - 10.2016
Bachelor of Science - Chemistry
Middle East Technical University (METU)
Ankara, Turkey 09.2005 - 06.2010
Skills
Anaplan
Data Analysis
Extract, transform, and load (ETL)
Tableau
Design of experiment (DOE)
Machine Learning
Python
SQL
Data Visualization
Project Management
Leadership
Critical Thinking
Flexibility
Problem-Solving
Teamwork
Websites
Certification
ISO 9001:2015 Foundations and Internal Auditor Training
Timeline
Anaplan Certified Model Builder
12-2021
Probability - The Science of Uncertainty and Data, MITx on edX (160+ hours)
12-2020
Nanodegree - Data Science
Udacity
11.2020 - 03.2021
Data Scientist with Python Track, DataCamp (100+ hours)
08-2020
Visiting Scholar
SUNY Albany
08.2020 - Current
Data Science Intern
NERAI Labs
08.2020 - 11.2020
Machine Learning with Python-From Linear Models to Deep Learning, MITx on edX (150+ hours)
06-2020
Postdoctoral Researcher
SUNY Albany
05.2019 - 07.2020
ISO 9001:2015 Foundations and Internal Auditor Training
05-2018
R&D Manager
Coante Quartz Surfaces
01.2017 - 04.2019
Ph.D. - Material Science and Nanotechnology
Bilkent University
09.2010 - 10.2016
Bachelor of Science - Chemistry
Middle East Technical University (METU)
09.2005 - 06.2010