EDUCATION
University of California, Berkeley
Bachelor’s in Data Science
Domain Emphasis: Applied Mathematics and Modelling
Sep 2021 – May 2025
- Awards and Honors: UWC Davis Scholar ($30,000/annum), CDSS Scholarship ($10,000/annum), OpenAI Hackathon Winner
- Selected Coursework: Efficient Algorithms and Intractable Problems, Introduction to Machine Learning, Deep Learning for Computer Vision, Data Engineering, Data Structures, Financial Engineering, Optimization for Engineering Models, Probability for Data Science, Linear Algebra
- Societies: President of IPEF at Berkeley
United World College in Mostar, Bosnia & Herzegovina
International Baccalaureate Diploma Program (Bilingual Diploma awarded)
Sep 2019 – May 2021
EXPERIENCE
BLCK UNICRN, Los Angeles, CA
Data Science Intern
Sep 2024 – Current
- Analyzed the Talent Marketplace platform and AI tools to maximize value for enterprises, SMBs, and creators.
- Designed subscription tier segmentation using industry research data, aligning offerings with user needs.
- Developed dynamic pricing models in Python, balancing cost, ROI, and competitor pricing.
- Presented and refined pricing strategies using PowerPoint and Excel.
Seva Foundation, Berkeley, CA
Data Engineer Intern
May 2024 – Aug 2024
- Implemented a PostgreSQL database from scratch, managing training data spanning five continents and four languages.
- Built and optimized data pipelines using dbt for robust data validation and cleaning.
- Integrated pipeline update notifications with Slack for real-time alerts and improved team communication.
Database Systems and Analytics Intern
Jan 2024 – Apr 2024
- Migrated legacy Excel data into a Snowflake database, ensuring seamless data continuity.
- Developed an internal tool using SQL and Streamlit-in-Snowflake for visualizing surgical quality metrics.
- Curated data dictionaries for dbt, standardizing descriptions and enforcing validation protocols.
Marvell Nanofabrication Laboratory, Berkeley, CA
Systems Engineering Intern
May 2022 – Aug 2022
- Utilized Python and Pandas for data analysis and automation of engineering tasks.
- Contributed to the design and execution of electron beam lithography data to evaluate equipment consistency.
- Assisted in implementing automation solutions to enhance workflow efficiency.
- Performed rigorous testing and validation of equipment upgrades.
PROJECTS
Personalized Game Recommendation System Using Advanced NLP Techniques
Jan 2024
- Extracted data from Steam Web API with appropriate rate limiting and batch processing.
- Implemented BERT for generating context-aware word embeddings of game descriptions.
- Applied LDA to extract dominant topics from user reviews, enriching recommendation accuracy.
- Integrated BERT matrix with LDA distributions for a robust design matrix.
- Reduced dimensionality with PCA and optimized deployment using caching in a Streamlit app.
Philosofy
Debate Simulator Using Llama 3.1
Aug 2024
- Integrated Llama 3.1 NLP models for high-quality, context-aware text generation.
- Engineered a scalable backend using Flask for seamless frontend-LLM communication.
- Optimized user simulation experiences with advanced prompt engineering.
#29 on Product Hunt | OpenAI Hackathon Winner
Jun 2023
- Fine-tuned advanced NLP models to handle thousands of concurrent users with minimal latency.
- Optimized prompt engineering for contextually relevant creative content.
- Achieved #27 peak ranking on Product Hunt.
- Technologies: Python (PyTorch, PySpark, Scikit-Learn, Transformers, Pandas, Seaborn, Flask, Streamlit, LangChain), SQL (PostgreSQL, SQLite, SQL Alchemy, NoSQL), Java, C# (Unity), AWS, Apache Airflow, Apache Kafka, Snowflake, Docker, Git/GitHub, dbt, Linux