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Hi, I'm Nidal Abu-Raed, an Applied AI & Data Engineer based in Vantaa, Finland. I have nearly five years of hands-on experience in data science, machine learning, and cloud-enabled data platforms, with a strong foundation in 5G systems and AI technologies. I enjoy turning complex datasets into scalable, real-time insights and building data-driven solutions that empower teams to make informed decisions.\n\nI am passionate about AI and its practical applications across telecom, cloud, and enterprise workflows. I thrive in collaborative environments that value technical excellence and continuous learning. I’m currently seeking a Data Scientist Engineer role where I can apply my expertise in AI, ML, and 5G to deliver meaningful value through data-driven projects.…Hi, I'm Nidal Abu-Raed, an Applied AI & Data Engineer based in Vantaa, Finland. I have nearly five years of hands-on experience in data science, machine learning, and cloud-enabled data platforms, with a strong foundation in 5G systems and AI technologies. I enjoy turning complex datasets into scalable, real-time insights and building data-driven solutions that empower teams to make informed decisions.\n\nI am passionate about AI and its practical applications across telecom, cloud, and enterprise workflows. I thrive in collaborative environments that value technical excellence and continuous learning. I’m currently seeking a Data Scientist Engineer role where I can apply my expertise in AI, ML, and 5G to deliver meaningful value through data-driven projects.

Nidal Abu-Raed

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Hi, I'm Nidal Abu-Raed, an Applied AI & Data Engineer based in Vantaa, Finland. I have nearly five years of hands-on experience in data science, machine learning, and cloud-enabled data platforms, with a strong foundation in 5G systems and AI technologies. I enjoy turning complex datasets into scalable, real-time insights and building data-driven solutions that empower teams to make informed decisions.\n\nI am passionate about AI and its practical applications across telecom, cloud, and enterprise workflows. I thrive in collaborative environments that value technical excellence and continuous learning. I’m currently seeking a Data Scientist Engineer role where I can apply my expertise in AI, ML, and 5G to deliver meaningful value through data-driven projects.…Hi, I'm Nidal Abu-Raed, an Applied AI & Data Engineer based in Vantaa, Finland. I have nearly five years of hands-on experience in data science, machine learning, and cloud-enabled data platforms, with a strong foundation in 5G systems and AI technologies. I enjoy turning complex datasets into scalable, real-time insights and building data-driven solutions that empower teams to make informed decisions.\n\nI am passionate about AI and its practical applications across telecom, cloud, and enterprise workflows. I thrive in collaborative environments that value technical excellence and continuous learning. I’m currently seeking a Data Scientist Engineer role where I can apply my expertise in AI, ML, and 5G to deliver meaningful value through data-driven projects.

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Hi, I’m Nidal Abu-Raed, an Applied AI & Data Engineer based in Vantaa, Finland. I have nearly five years of hands-on experience in data science, machine learning, and cloud-enabled data platforms, with a strong foundation in 5G systems and AI technologies. I enjoy turning complex datasets into scalable, real-time insights and building data-driven solutions that empower teams to make informed decisions.\n\nI am passionate about AI and its practical applications across telecom, cloud, and enterprise workflows. I thrive in collaborative environments that value technical excellence and continuous learning. I’m currently seeking a Data Scientist Engineer role where I can apply my expertise in AI, ML, and 5G to deliver meaningful value through data-driven projects.

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Work Experience

Remote AI Training Specialist at Outlier AI

February 1, 2025 - May 1, 2025

Developed and delivered AI/ML training content; contributed to data handling and QA; supported learning pipelines and knowledge transfer.

5G System Performance Engineer at Nokia Solutions, Espoo

October 15, 2020 - July 28, 2023

Installed and tested 5G base station hardware and software components (vCU/vDU, vRAN), 5G radio installations, OpenGateway, data load devices; conducted performance testing, maintenance, and integration testing; defect reporting and test automation; maintained testing environment and configurations (OpenShift, NCIR, Kubernetes); contributed to test automation and metrics reporting; organized training, change documentation, and cross-team communication.

AVA Cognitive Services Platform - Cloud Maintenance (Trainee) at Nokia Solutions, Espoo

July 1, 2019 - December 31, 2019

R&D work on 5G/mobile network AI/ML platform components; diverse AI team activities including version control management, configurations, testing, code reviews; Python and Shell scripting; task/milestone planning; demos to customers; documentation and reporting; contributed to customer-facing demonstrations.

IT Production Support Engineer (Trainee) at Optomed Software Oy, Espoo

August 1, 2024 - September 11, 2024

R&D IT solutions for regulated gaming; maintained IT production support; contributed to test automation, CI/CD pipelines, and platform stability.

Summer Trainee at Nokia Siemens Networks, Helsinki

June 1, 2012 - September 1, 2012

Research on the usage of internet among youngsters; IT support for the team; data documentation and archiving.

Summer Trainee at Nokia Care, Espoo

June 1, 2013 - September 1, 2013

Documentation and archiving tasks; IT support and data management for the team.

Summer Trainee at Vantaa City

June 1, 2014 - September 1, 2014

Coding, Excel work, archiving; campaign coordination; IT support for the team; civic projects.

Summer Trainee at Vantaa City

June 1, 2016 - September 1, 2016

Photography for city center projects; archiving; IT support; campaign coordination.

5G System Performance Engineer at Nokia Solutions

October 15, 2020 - July 28, 2023

Installed physical components for 5G base stations in lab spaces (including vCU/vDU/RAN server installations), 5G radio installations, OpenGate gateway switching, data load device installations, and inter-cabling. Performed 5G base station performance testing, maintenance, and integration testing; conducted component replacements and introduced new components. Led fault reporting, test result analysis, and reporting. Maintained the 5G test environment with software updates for call data load devices, configured testing tools, managed tool data and permissions, and enhanced testing capabilities. Documented technical changes and supported test automation planning, test case creation, and cross-team coordination via Jira and GitLab. Used platform tools (Kubernetes, Marvin, Jenkins, GitLab, JIRA) within a complex OpenShift/NCS/NCR stack and contributed to test automation and data analytics dashboards.

Trainee - Cloud and Big Data Platform Engineer at Nokia Solutions, Espoo

January 1, 2019 - July 31, 2019

R&D work on IT solutions for AVA Cognitive Services cloud platform; responsible for cloud platform maintenance and related IT capabilities. Worked with core tools and platforms (Kubernetes, Prometheus, AWS, Jenkins, Marathon, Mesos, Grafana, Elasticsearch, GitLab, Jira) and contributed to cloud and big data platform engineering and DevOps initiatives.

Trainee - Anomaly Detection Application Developer at Nokia Solutions, Espoo

July 1, 2019 - December 31, 2019

Development of an anomaly detection application for Nokia AVA Cognitive Services platform. Focused on work planning, workload estimation, resource management, and task coordination (Jira/GitLab). Engaged with core tools (Kubernetes, Prometheus, AWS, Jenkins, Marvin, Grafana, Elasticsearch) and contributed to Cloud & Big Data Platform initiatives. Participated in test automation planning and dashboard development.

Summer Trainee at Nokia Care, Espoo

June 1, 2012 - September 1, 2012

Documentation and archiving tasks supporting Nokia Care.

Summer Trainee at Nokia Siemens Networks, Helsinki

June 1, 2009 - September 1, 2009

Research on the usage of internet among youngsters; IT-related support tasks.

AI Specialist at CrowdGen by Appen

January 1, 2026 - Present

Evaluated and validated AI system outputs across multiple use cases, performed data annotation and quality assurance to support the training and improvement of machine learning models, and conducted systematic testing of AI-driven features to enhance model robustness and performance. Collaborated with distributed teams to follow evolving project guidelines and maintain high standards of data quality and evaluation consistency.

AI Training Specialist at Outlier

February 1, 2025 - June 1, 2025

Trained and evaluated large language models by designing high-quality prompts and validating model outputs to improve accuracy, coherence, and alignment with user intent. Performed data annotation, curation, and quality control on diverse datasets, analyzed model performance, identified failure patterns, and contributed to iterative improvements in model behavior and reliability.

AI/ML Technology Development Specialist at Invisible Technologies

September 1, 2025 - January 1, 2026

Spearheaded the development and deployment of AI-driven solutions, optimizing data pipelines and ML model performance for scalable, high-availability systems. Implemented deep learning models using TensorFlow and Keras (including LLMs) for computer vision and NLP, designed predictive analytics for telecom, and led CI/CD pipelines with Jenkins and GitLab. Deployed AI models on AWS and Azure; applied MLOps with Kubeflow, MLflow, and Docker to streamline workflows.

IT Support Specialist at Elisa

November 1, 2014 - February 1, 2025

Supported and optimized Elisa Multiservice Platforms' MDM and production systems by delivering second-level support, incident resolution, and system monitoring to ensure high availability. Managed MDM configurations, provided cross-platform support (Linux/Windows), and contributed to IT service management processes and automation through scripting.

IT Production Support Engineer at Commit

September 1, 2024 - October 1, 2024

Developed and maintained casino game correctness control software using Python and Robot Framework, investigated fault reports requested by regulatory authorities, enhanced internal testing frameworks, automated CI/CD, and supported regulatory reporting with structured data analysis and documentation.

IT Production Support Engineer at Optomed Plc

August 1, 2024 - September 1, 2024

Conducted manual UI testing for web-based medical imaging software, performed remote validation of fundus camera result management systems, and supported testing practices with Python tooling; collaborated with cross-functional teams to improve usability and reliability.

5G System Performance Engineer & Test Engineer at Nokia Solutions

October 1, 2020 - July 1, 2023

Led performance testing and automation for 5G base station systems; created Python-based test automation and Jenkins pipelines; built Grafana/Prometheus dashboards for real-time monitoring; orchestrated environment deployment with Kubernetes to improve reliability and efficiency; improved response time and throughput.

Cloud and Big Data Platform Engineer at Nokia Solutions

January 1, 2019 - December 1, 2019

Contributed to anomaly detection and monitoring solutions for AVA Cognitive Services; developed Python-based anomaly models; integrated AWS cloud services for scalability; used Kubernetes and Terraform for deployment; managed project tracking with GitLab and Jira.