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Richany Nguon

Available Remote and Boston Area
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Summary:

A driven mind focused on Machine Learning with 3 years of developing software for small to mid size companies. Recently certified in Applied Data Science by MIT and currently under going Machine Learning Engineer Learning Path by Google. I am skilled in programming languages such as Python and Golang. I have proficiency in machine learning and data exploratory frameworks such as TensorFlow, NumPy, Scikit-Learn, Seaborn, Matplotlib, and Pandas. I am constantly seeking to learn and improve my skills and I enjoy collaborating with cross-functional teams to solve complex problems.

Professional Experience

Software Developer - Ethaeral LLC - May 2020 - Present

  • Stealth Application - An application that parses and manipulate .dem byte data
    • Designed and built an internal visual tool for engineers to debug .dem file manipulation, assisted in parsing information through byte data
    • Converting audio types from .wav to celt
    • React TypeScript, Golang, WASM
  • 24G / Riverguide.io - An SEO optimized marketing landing page
    • React, NextJS, Chakra UI
  • Datagen Startup - A CLI that generates meaningful and verbose test data
    • Designed a microservice system and implemented the first contact for the user flow
    • Golang, Python, Java, Spring Boot

Teaching Assistant, Data Structures and Algorithms - BloomTech Institute - May 2020 - Aug 2020

  • Led a team of 7 students to emulate a real work environment using the Agile methodology
  • Facilitated daily standup meetings to build camaraderie, share ideas and work progress
  • Supported students on various topics related to algorithms and data structures and mentored students’ growth as programmers

Education and Certifications

Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Applied Data Science
BloomTech Institute of Technology, Full Stack Web Development
Massachusetts Bay Community College, AAS in General Studies

Project Work

Music Recommendation System - Jan 2023 - Feb 2023

  • Explored data and created different models and optimized them using hyper parameters
  • Researched comparison to possible models such as max factorization, user-user / item-item similarity, cluster based and content based in performance F1 metric
  • Presented finding to a field expert, suggested next steps based on key takeaways from research and the data set

Boston House Predictor - Dec 2019 - Jan 2020

  • Multivariable linear regression model that forecast house values based on quantitative and qualitative values
  • Python, Flask, Jupyter Notebook, Sklearn, Pandas, Matplotlib, Seaborn, Statsmodels

Contribution Work

Enviro - Full Stack Developer - Jan 2020 - Feb 2020

  • Application uses machine vision to identify waste, then instructs users how to properly dispose waste
  • Developed an application state and a REST API in GCP to connect with AutoML
  • Won best environmental sustainability hack @TechTogether Boston
  • JavaScript, React, Redux, NodeJS, Express, PostgreSQL, Python, Flask, GCP App Engine, AutoML

Post Here - Back End Developer - Nov 2019

  • Web application suggests subreddits that users can upload their posts to based on their post, utilizing NLP
  • Designed database structure, implemented a REST API to interact with the predictive model
  • JavaScript, NodeJS, Express, PostgreSQL

Kickstarter Success - Front End Developer - Sep 2019

  • Program that uses the tf-idf and random forest models to predict the success of a Kickstarter campaign
  • Built user dashboard to interact with the predictive feature through an API
  • JavaScript, React

Hobby Work

Automatic Watering System - 2020

  • Designing and implementing a system of sensors for a MSP432 Launch Pad TI
  • Embedded C, GNU Kit

LED Cube - 2020

  • Created a 3D cube and programmed visual design
  • C++

Parsnips - 2019

  • An implementation of a mock AST feature of VSCode’s function definition and references
  • JavaScript, NodeJS

Ubuntu Desktop Clone - 2020

  • Personal Portfolio Website that mocks ubuntu UI
  • React, JavaScript

3D Rendering Conway Game of Life - 2019

  • 3D visual representation of conway game of life utilization graph and graph manipulation
  • React, JavaScript