Resume
Education
Doctor of Philosophy, ECE (Machine Learning)
Georgia Institute of Technology, Atlanta, GA | GPA: 4.0/4.0
• Advised under Dr. Ali Adibi (ECE)
Master of Science, Computational Science & Engineering
Georgia Institute of Technology, Atlanta, GA | May 2026 | GPA: 4.0/4.0
Master of Science, Industrial & Systems Engineering (Quantitative & Computational Finance)
Georgia Institute of Technology, Atlanta, GA | Dec 2023 | GPA: 3.95/4.0
• Key Coursework: Statistical Modeling, Computational Statistics, Option Pricing, Monte Carlo Simulation, Portfolio Optimization, Arbitrage Trading & Strategy, Machine Learning, Derivatives Trading, Risk Management, Data Analysis
Bachelor of Science, Industrial & Systems Engineering (Analytics & Data Science)
Georgia Institute of Technology, Atlanta, GA | May 2022 | GPA: 3.95/4.0
Bachelor of Arts, Natural Sciences (Physics, Pre-Engineering)
Covenant College, Lookout Mountain, GA | May 2021 | GPA: 3.85/4.0
Experience
Founder and Business Owner
Makademy LLC, Chattanooga, TN | May 2021 – Present
• Create written, audio, and video educational content for institutions, transforming training programs
• Develop & deliver ML Implementation in Finance course for IvyLine Capital cohort (90+ universities, 10 countries)
• Innovate automated derivative trading algorithm (0.5% average weekly profit)
• Achieve 95% average business profit margin
• Develop & deliver ML Implementation in Finance course for IvyLine Capital cohort (90+ universities, 10 countries)
• Innovate automated derivative trading algorithm (0.5% average weekly profit)
• Achieve 95% average business profit margin
Graduate Teaching Assistant
Georgia Institute of Technology, Atlanta, GA | Aug 2023 – Aug 2024
• Taught signal processing & random processes foundations (class size 121)
• Held weekly office hours and labs; graded 60+ lab reports
• Held weekly office hours and labs; graded 60+ lab reports
Quantitative Researcher Intern
Dimensional Fund Advisors, Charlotte, NC | Jun 2023 – Aug 2023
• Automated competitor ETF basket construction analysis (Python, SQL)
• Reduced memory storage by 85% on 1.5 TB dataset
• Analyzed quality, turnover, and cash-in-lieu markets for global ETF baskets
• Provided strategic recommendations for basket management with Depository Receipts
• Reduced memory storage by 85% on 1.5 TB dataset
• Analyzed quality, turnover, and cash-in-lieu markets for global ETF baskets
• Provided strategic recommendations for basket management with Depository Receipts
FX Market Making & Trading Intern
The Bank of New York Mellon, New York, NY | Jun 2022 – Aug 2022
• Priced FX spot, swaps, and options; paper-traded to $143K PnL in 8 weeks
• Backtested FX volatility strategies using Cho & Frees’ First Exit Time estimator
• Developed trading book with Bloomberg API for future interns
• Backtested FX volatility strategies using Cho & Frees’ First Exit Time estimator
• Developed trading book with Bloomberg API for future interns
Tech Consultant Intern
PwC, Atlanta, GA | Jun 2021 – Aug 2021
• Extracted inefficient financial activity for a FED bank (Python, data wrangling; –99% code lines)
• Built dynamic relational database during client transition to Salesforce
• Co-authored 30-page Salesforce Operations Guide; debugged 130+ QA processes
• Presented on SCM & Salesforce SFDX to executive & engineering teams
• Built dynamic relational database during client transition to Salesforce
• Co-authored 30-page Salesforce Operations Guide; debugged 130+ QA processes
• Presented on SCM & Salesforce SFDX to executive & engineering teams
Software Engineering Research Intern
Scinovia Corporation, Raleigh, NC | Jun 2020 – Aug 2020
• Analyzed lens & laser configurations to cut product costs by 35%
• Redesigned mechanical & 3D-printed parts, boosting efficiency by 83%
• Engineered machine-vision topography algorithm (Matlab, C++)
• Redesigned mechanical & 3D-printed parts, boosting efficiency by 83%
• Engineered machine-vision topography algorithm (Matlab, C++)
Undergraduate Teaching Assistant
Covenant College, Lookout Mountain, GA | Aug 2017 – May 2020
• Developed 20% of class from beginner to intermediate Arabic
• Raised math & physics grades from failing to B+
• Managed 48 Excel sheets for attendance, grades, coursework
• Raised math & physics grades from failing to B+
• Managed 48 Excel sheets for attendance, grades, coursework
Sales Associate
Bellhop Incorporated, Chattanooga, TN | Jul 2018 – Aug 2018
• Broke weekly sales record: 104 sales, 96% conversion accuracy
• Top salesman every week
• Improved conversion rate from 41% to 49%; hit rate from 54% to 96%
• Top salesman every week
• Improved conversion rate from 41% to 49%; hit rate from 54% to 96%
Awards & Honors
- President’s Fellow at Georgia Tech
- Highest Honors at Georgia Tech
- Hope Scholarship at Georgia Tech
- Magna Cum Laude at Covenant College
- Maclellan Scholarship at Covenant College
- Dean’s List (18 semesters)
- Spoke at GT Industrial & Systems Engineering Annual Board Meeting
Skills
- Python, R, SQL, Matlab, C/C++
- OPL, LaTeX, Linux, VBA, SAS
- Azure, Keras, TensorFlow, PyTorch, Jupyter
- Tableau, Microsoft SQL Server, Gurobi, Bloomberg, Jira
- Deep Learning, Convex Optimization, Pattern Recognition
- Bayesian Probability, Statistical Forecasting, Time Series Analysis
- Data Mining, Backtesting, Bootstrapping, Financial Econometrics
- Monte Carlo Simulation, Operations Research, API Accessing
- Communication, Public Speaking, Client Engagement
- English (fluent), Arabic (native), French (beginner)