Experience

Billups

• United States
• Advertising Services
• 100 - 200 Employee

• Data Scientist

  • Oct 2021 - Present

  Miami, Florida, United States



The Data Incubator

• United States
• Higher Education
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Data Science Fellow

  • Mar 2021 - Jun 2021

  New York, United States • Highly selective data science fellowship program for candidates who perform exceptionally in academia to transition into data science (2% acceptance rate) • Executed weekly real-world projects spanning over all aspects of data science as following: ◦ Performed web scraping to capture over 120k photo captions from 100+ web pages to extract 90k names of persons appearing in the pictures utilizing python and natural language processing tools and created a social network graph for… Show more • Highly selective data science fellowship program for candidates who perform exceptionally in academia to transition into data science (2% acceptance rate) • Executed weekly real-world projects spanning over all aspects of data science as following: ◦ Performed web scraping to capture over 120k photo captions from 100+ web pages to extract 90k names of persons appearing in the pictures utilizing python and natural language processing tools and created a social network graph for relationships between those individuals. ◦ Created ensemble machine learning models using Pipelines, GridSearch, Feature Unions, and Column Transformers to predict the popularity of a new venue based on features such as the venue's location, business category, and attributes. ◦ Conducted a natural language processing project that analyzed review texts for over 116k restaurants using bag of words and bigram models to find the strongest sentiment in the words and most popular food bigrams used in the reviews. Show less



Santander Bank, N.A.

• United States
• Banking
• 700 & Above Employee

• Senior Specialist Relationship Banker

  • Apr 2018 - Oct 2020

  South End branch Analyzed clients’ portfolios, exploring opportunities to meet clients’ needs, educating them about Santander’s products and services and providing the best solutions for their needs. • Educated clients on loan terminologies to promote better understanding of their personal finances by way of reviewing their loan policies and legal documents • Exercised due diligence through active participation in client meetings with consultant and business relationship manager partners • Explored… Show more Analyzed clients’ portfolios, exploring opportunities to meet clients’ needs, educating them about Santander’s products and services and providing the best solutions for their needs. • Educated clients on loan terminologies to promote better understanding of their personal finances by way of reviewing their loan policies and legal documents • Exercised due diligence through active participation in client meetings with consultant and business relationship manager partners • Explored lending opportunities that meet clients’ needs including credit cards, personal unsecured loan/line of credit, and home equity loan/line of credit, negotiated the terms, elaborated on legal documentation and loan agreements and closed the deals • Helped improving operations by 10% and resolving compliance issues in order to maintain passing annual internal audit Show less



Spring Mobile

• United States
• Wireless Services
• 500 - 600 Employee

• Sales Manager

  • Jun 2017 - Apr 2018

  Greater Boston Area

• District Lead Sales Consultant

  • May 2017 - May 2017

  Greater Boston Area As the DLSC , I am responsible for rotating to locations other than my base location in the district, to help them boost their sales and achieve their scorecard goals.

• Sales Consultant

  • Nov 2016 - May 2017

  Greater Boston Area Managed client relationships, took care of their problems and concerns with AT&T services, discovered their needs and came up with solutions and new products that would be the best fit for their needs. • Ranked 3rd sales consultant in Boston district for month of April • Reached 100% of sales quota in April • Top sales person for month of January by selling the most in my location • Won the WTR (Willingness to Refer) contest in the Northeast region for month of… Show more Managed client relationships, took care of their problems and concerns with AT&T services, discovered their needs and came up with solutions and new products that would be the best fit for their needs. • Ranked 3rd sales consultant in Boston district for month of April • Reached 100% of sales quota in April • Top sales person for month of January by selling the most in my location • Won the WTR (Willingness to Refer) contest in the Northeast region for month of January by being appreciated the most, by customers contributing to the survey



Havin Residential Complex (Real Estate Developer)

• Assistant Project Manager

  • Mar 2013 - Sep 2015

  Iran Managed construction operations on a 3-year project of a 12-unit residential condominium complex valued at $5 million as well as managing client relationships from the presentation of the product 3D to the end of project and delivery of the condos to clients. Coordinated activities with 10+ contractors, architects, engineers and municipality • Researched real estate market data and scouted site for development. Developed 12-unit condominium complex, which yielded 190% ROI in 3 years •… Show more Managed construction operations on a 3-year project of a 12-unit residential condominium complex valued at $5 million as well as managing client relationships from the presentation of the product 3D to the end of project and delivery of the condos to clients. Coordinated activities with 10+ contractors, architects, engineers and municipality • Researched real estate market data and scouted site for development. Developed 12-unit condominium complex, which yielded 190% ROI in 3 years • Managed project schedule and coordinated multiple teams of architects, designers, engineers, assembly and site personnel • Estimated project costs in collaboration with realtors, engineers and consultants, and developed budget • Negotiated contractor bids and purchase orders for materials and equipment, according to cost and quality objectives • Managed project budget under unstable economic circumstances • Oversaw quality control with civil engineers • Built and maintained strong, long-lasting customer relationships, built networks with construction contractors, engineering service providers, suppliers and buyers in the industry • Communicated and presented the products to the clients turning them into leads, negotiated and closed the deals of presale of 5 condos during the first two years of project lifetime which generated revenues of $2.7m • Operated as the lead point of contact for all matters specific to customers such as providing info regarding timely progress of the project, materials being used, design etc. • Managed high severity requests and issues escalations from clients’ side such as changing preferences in design and material quality, and delivered client-focused solutions by altering the original plans based on customer needs and preferences in order to maintain the optimal relationships with clients Show less



Niavaran Wedding Hall (Venue Hosting Ceremonies)

• General Manager

  • Nov 2009 - Sep 2015

  Iran Niavaran Wedding Hall is a family business of a venue including five employees, serving 300 people for wedding and birthday celebrations, and other kind of ceremonies. Managed operations of the venue primarily used for weddings • Analyzed and reviewed quarterly and yearly sales reports to measure productivity and identify areas needing cost reduction or program improvement in order to grow customers and sales • Identified and grew opportunities within territory and… Show more Niavaran Wedding Hall is a family business of a venue including five employees, serving 300 people for wedding and birthday celebrations, and other kind of ceremonies. Managed operations of the venue primarily used for weddings • Analyzed and reviewed quarterly and yearly sales reports to measure productivity and identify areas needing cost reduction or program improvement in order to grow customers and sales • Identified and grew opportunities within territory and collaborated with sales team to ensure growth attainment • Increased revenues over 28% by redesigning the venue, launching advertising campaign with a limited budget, developing and implementing strategies for sales promotions • Set prices or credit terms for services based on forecasts of customer demand and seasonality • Established and implemented business policies, goals, objectives, and procedures in conjunction with staff members • Conducted surveys and in person interviews with clients and implemented constructive feedback in hosting clients’ ceremonies and delivering highest satisfactory service in collaboration with execution team • Managed and monitored venue’s budget, profit and loss Show less