Alex Chen
I am a final year data science student studying at CUNY while also learning more about full stack development in my free time with a mission of connecting people with data.
About Me
I'm a final year college student and CUNY Tech Prep Alumni who is pursuing a Data Science degree at New York City College of Technology, CUNY. I'm a curious and passionate individual who is always looking for new opportunities. Some of the paste experiences I have are in data analysis, quality assurance, and data engineering. Within these experiences, I have worked to connect people with data in investigator and engineer roles.
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.
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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
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
Portfolio Website
Created a website to highlight projects and person brand with React, TypeScript, and Styled-Components
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!