I am Abdelhaq KHARROU, a Data Scientist and Machine Learning Engineer with 10+ years of IT experience, formerly a Telecom Engineer. I specialize in building end-to-end data pipelines, ETL processes, and large-scale data processing solutions. I have hands-on experience with NLP, machine learning, and social/web data extraction through academic projects (ALX, Omdena) and freelance deployments. I am passionate about low-cost, privacy-conscious AI solutions that empower local businesses. I am currently completing the ALX Data Science Program (Mar 2025 – Apr 2026).

Abdelhaq KHARROU

I am Abdelhaq KHARROU, a Data Scientist and Machine Learning Engineer with 10+ years of IT experience, formerly a Telecom Engineer. I specialize in building end-to-end data pipelines, ETL processes, and large-scale data processing solutions. I have hands-on experience with NLP, machine learning, and social/web data extraction through academic projects (ALX, Omdena) and freelance deployments. I am passionate about low-cost, privacy-conscious AI solutions that empower local businesses. I am currently completing the ALX Data Science Program (Mar 2025 – Apr 2026).

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I am Abdelhaq KHARROU, a Data Scientist and Machine Learning Engineer with 10+ years of IT experience, formerly a Telecom Engineer. I specialize in building end-to-end data pipelines, ETL processes, and large-scale data processing solutions. I have hands-on experience with NLP, machine learning, and social/web data extraction through academic projects (ALX, Omdena) and freelance deployments.

I am passionate about low-cost, privacy-conscious AI solutions that empower local businesses. I am currently completing the ALX Data Science Program (Mar 2025 – Apr 2026).

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Language

English
Advanced
French
Advanced
Arabic
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Work Experience

Data Science Trainee at ALX Africa – Data Science Program
March 1, 2025 - April 30, 2026
Maji Ndogo Water Crisis (Data Analytics): Queried, joined, and normalized multi-source SQL databases to analyze water access disparities; built Power BI dashboards to surface actionable insights. Maji Ndogo Agriculture (Machine Learning): Engineered features from field datasets and trained regression and classification models for crop-yield prediction and resource allocation. NLP & Text Analysis: Applied tokenization, vectorization, and classification pipelines to real-world text datasets. Python & Data Engineering: Built reproducible ETL pipelines using Pandas, NumPy, and Scikit-learn.
Data Science Trainee — Real-World Projects at ALX Africa – Data Science Program
March 1, 2025 - April 1, 2026
Participated in real-world projects spanning data analytics and ML: queried, joined, and normalized multi-source SQL databases to analyze water access disparities; built Power BI dashboards; engineered features for ML models; applied NLP pipelines; built reproducible ETL pipelines using Pandas, NumPy, and Scikit-learn.
Machine Learning Engineer (Open Source Contributor) at Omdena – Local Chapter Challenges
October 1, 2024 - April 1, 2025
Engineered HEI feature from NHANES dietary data using USDA FPED and FNDDS; developed reusable Python package for HEI scoring; contributed to Forest Fire Prediction & Early Warning project; preprocessing with firedpy; literature-guided model exploration.
Freelance Cloud Engineer & Cloud Integrator at Self-employed
August 1, 2020 - Present
Designed and deployed a PWA for Euromove Déménagements (France) using ReactJS, AWS Lambda, API Gateway, DynamoDB, CloudFront, and Serverless Framework; deployed ERP/CRM solutions (Dolibarr) for Ajial Library, Aifa Agri, K. Pièces Auto, and Aswaq El Ayachi; eliminated recurring software license costs and improved inventory tracking.
Core Network Engineer at Zhongxing Telecommunications Equipment – ZTE
January 1, 2014 - December 31, 2017
Part of a 6-member team deploying and expanding HLR/HSS infrastructure for 22M+ subscribers; monitored KPIs; supported capacity scaling with Linux-based server boards; conducted integration testing with Intelligent Networks (IN).
Project Engineer at Société Boudenib Industrie – SBI
January 1, 2011 - December 31, 2012
Oversaw construction and electrification of telecom sites for INWI; acted as client liaison during progress reviews and strategic meetings.

Education

Data Science Program at ALX Africa
March 1, 2025 - April 1, 2026
AWS Machine Learning Fundamentals Nanodegree at Udacity
January 1, 2024 - January 1, 2024
AWS AI Programming with Python Nanodegree at Udacity
January 1, 2023 - January 1, 2023
AWS Cloud Developer Nanodegree at Udacity
January 1, 2022 - January 1, 2022
Front-End Developer Nanodegree at Udacity
January 1, 2019 - January 1, 2020
State Engineer in Telecommunications & Networks at ENSA Tanger
January 1, 2011 - January 1, 2011
Data Science Program at ALX Africa
March 1, 2025 - April 30, 2026
AWS Machine Learning Fundamentals Nanodegree at Udacity
January 1, 2024 - January 1, 2024
AWS AI Programming with Python Nanodegree at Udacity
January 1, 2023 - January 1, 2023
AWS Cloud Developer Nanodegree at Udacity
January 1, 2022 - January 1, 2022
Front-End Developer Nanodegree at Udacity
January 1, 2019 - January 1, 2020

Qualifications

AWS Machine Learning Fundamentals Nanodegree
January 1, 2024 - January 1, 2024
AWS AI Programming with Python Nanodegree
January 1, 2023 - January 1, 2023
AWS Cloud Developer Nanodegree
January 1, 2022 - January 1, 2022
Front-End Developer Nanodegree
January 1, 2019 - January 1, 2020
Data Science Program – ALX Africa
March 1, 2025 - April 1, 2026
AWS Machine Learning Fundamentals Nanodegree
January 1, 2024 - January 1, 2024
AWS AI Programming with Python Nanodegree
January 1, 2023 - January 1, 2023
AWS Cloud Developer Nanodegree
January 1, 2022 - January 1, 2022
Front-End Developer Nanodegree
January 1, 2019 - January 1, 2020

Industry Experience

Telecommunications, Software & Internet, Professional Services, Education

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