Alex Chen

I am a data science new grad from CUNY with 2 years of data engineering experience with a mission of connecting people with data and help them make data-driven decisions.

About Me

I'm a recent new grad and CUNY Tech Prep Alumni with a Data Science degree at New York City College of Technology, CUNY. I'm a curious and passionate individual who is always looking to grow. In my 2 years of experience, I have worked in various roles in the different industries, honing my skills in data analysis, software development, and data engineering.

My goal is to discover, analyze and harness — the power of 'data'. Data is undoubtedly the new gold of the era we live in.

When I am not in front of a screen, I' m most likely enjoying the local food and wonderful weather while reading or listening to music.

Skills

Programming Languages:

Python

SQL

JavaScript

TypeScript

Rust

Golang

Java

PHP

Libraries:

Pandas

Scikit-learn

Matplotlib

TenserFlow

Styled-Components

React Router

PyMongo

PySpark

Frameworks:

React

Node

Express

Next.js

FastAPI

Flask

Django

Tailwind CSS

Tools:

GitHub

Git

Postgres

dbt

Docker

Apache Airflow

Amazon Web Services

Databricks

Professional Experience

Tech Fellow @ Metropolitan Transportation Authority

June 2023 - Present

Connecting people with data by creating data pipelines, web applications, and APIs that lead to data-driven decisions and business value

Technologies: Python, SQL, Docker, Apache Airflow, dbt, Postgres, Flask, React, Github Actions, Oracle, Terraform, Apache Kafka, Debezium

Software Engineer @ Develop for Good

April 2023 - August 2023

Spearheaded the design and implementation of an ELT pipeline alongside a team of 8 engineers, utilizing Python, SQL, and Apache Airflow, facilitating the movement of data to a centralized data warehouse and enabling holistic data views

Technologies: Python, SQL, Postgres, Apache Airflow, Github Actions

Energy Technology Intern @ The City University of New York

Jul 2022 - Aug 2022

Preformed quality assurance on applications and created automation tools with Python and its many libraries to connect the right people with data to support data-driven decisions

Technologies: Python, Excel, Jupyter

Operations & Data Intern @ The Urban Assembly

Mar 2022 - May 2022

Created interactive data dashboards to connect 3 different non technical teams with data to support them in making data-driven decisions

Technologies: Excel, Data Studio

Projects

NYC Taxi Trip Data Pipeline

Developed a data pipeline that processes and analyzes NYC taxi trip data from 2019 using Databricks, Apache Spark, and Delta Lake

Wikipedia Information Retrieval System

Developed a information retrieval system that uses the vector space model to rank Wikipedia documents based on a query

Job Tracker App

Develop a full-stack web app using TypeScript React, Express, Node, and Postgres database that allows users to create, view, update, and delete items in their job tracker

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What I'm Doing Now

Last updated: January 15, 2024

Currently, I am working on a new project using the T3 Stack that will be released soon. I am also learning more about cloud computing and its applications in modern software development. Stay tuned for more updates!