Building Solutions that drive Impact

Julien Look

Building Solutions that drive Impact

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Building Solutions that drive Impact

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Education

B.Sc. Computational Engineering Science at Technical University Berlin
April 1, 2018 - August 31, 2021
Participated in multiple semesters of Machine Learning projects using Python, including a Bachelor Thesis on implementing and benchmarking state-of-the-art Reinforcement Learning algorithms.

Qualifications

Codeworks Immersive Software Engineering
February 28, 2023 - May 31, 2023
Learned advanced Javascript paradigms, Backend frameworks, Frontend frameworks. Developed 3 senior projects from ideation to release, gaining advanced experience in Software Architecture

Industry Experience

Computers & Electronics, Energy & Utilities, Manufacturing, Telecommunications, Software & Internet, Education, Financial Services, Retail
    paper Machine Learning Engineer

    Modeled several Machine Learning prototypes to classify music eras with Python and Tensorflow
    Generated and managed audio data library with pandas, created spectrograms from audio
    Implemented vanilla Machine Learning (MLP), Image Classification (CNN) and Time Series Classification (Recurrent CNN) models to analyze audio data
    Programatically tuned hyperparameters during model evaluation step to find optimum

    paper Data Scientist

    Managed ETL processes & rebuilt the Cloud Data Warehouse using Google Analytics, Big Query, Firebase and dbt, reducing original database costs by more than 90%
    Implemented Microservices coupled with Cloud Services using Firebase in Angular and Typescript
    Built custom AI solutions for internal processes to cut cost for operations by about 70%, including:
    Developed screening and extraction tool for several legal documents using Google Vertex AI
    Built chatbot with access to customer data, automating responses to individual case inquiries
    Designed analytics dashboards, empowering finance and operations teams with data-driven insights

    paper Fullstack Engineer

    Developed and integrated a Full-Stack app into Microsoft Teams as a Message Extension, expanding client’s user potential to global market
    Architected Microsoft Azure infrastructure, built CI/CD pipeline for release of multiple environments
    Managed request handling from Message Extension in Backend using Node.js and TypeScript
    Implemented organization-wide authentication via Azure’s delegated OAuth protocol and Azure AD

    paper Fullstack Engineer

    Engineered a custom Shopify Storefront using Remix.js and Shopify APIs with GraphQL
    Managed a team of 4 developers, overseeing the delivery of design and technical requirements

    paper Fullstack Data Scientist

    Developed a mobile AI parent advisor, offering quick and affordable child care support
    Supervised the strategic implementation of LLM models (OpenAI’s GPT) for the chatbot, conducted domain-specific training, benchmarking and optimizations
    Chained all applications in single monorepo with microservices, coupled with Cloud Development using AWS tools (including Lambda functions, API Gateway, DynamoDB, Amplify, Cognito, EC2)

    paper Adjunct Lecturer in Data Analytics

    Taught Data Analytics, Machine Learning, Web Scraping and API development to groups of ~15 students, including conceptualization of study material and final projects

    paper Software Engineer

    Build prototypes and automated testing software to validate a product used for telecommunication
    Developed a remote robot operation application, featuring a React.js console for command issuance
    Implemented Backend in Python and Flask for machine control and collecting operation data
    Implemented navigation tracking through image detection using OpenCV, evaluated algorithm performance against quality benchmarks with Scikit-Learn
    Developed a Selenium Grid testing suite, analyzed Allure reports for performance tracking

    paper Lead Frontend Engineer

    Spearheading development of customer dashboard to monitor plastic production cycle across multiple manufacturers, facilitating industries’ compliance with government recycling mandates
    Directed architectural improvements, including Workspace refactoring for optimized development
    Engineered Frontend components utilizing React, SASS, and CoreUI for a responsive user interface
    Implemented a comprehensive testing strategy to ensure stability in previously untested application
    Transformed database and file management using GCP, prompting users to customize the app UI