"Data is a precious thing and will last longer than the systems themselves"
More About Me
Hello👋 I'am Rahiq, a Data Science student at California State University, Monterey Bay
I grew up in a country where art and design are highly valued but rarely pursued by young creative minds. Watching everyone, including myself, pursue their dreams of becoming an engineer or a doctor sparked my passion and love for thoughtful design.
As an aspiring student with a background in computer science, I leverage my analytical abilities, critical thinking, and programming skills to extract meaningful insights from complex data. Over the course of my academic and professional experience, I have engaged with cross-functional teams and end-users, equipping me with strong collaboration and communication abilities.
Through my coursework and hands-on training, I have developed proficiency in languages like Python, R, and SQL and gained experience applying machine learning techniques alongside statistical modeling. My goal is to use data science and analytics to drive innovation, optimize processes, uncover hidden patterns, and enable data-driven decision making.
I believe data science will only grow more essential across industries, and I'm passionate about being on the cutting edge of this transformational field.
About the Project
Multimodal Emotion & Gender Detection applies deep learning techniques to classify both emotion and gender from raw speech audio data. This end-to-end project extracts insights from the highly complex RAVDESS dataset containing over 2,800 vocal samples expressing emotions like calm, happy, sad, angry, fear, and neutral.
Developed convolutional and recurrent neural networks architectures for multimodal emotion and gender classification from speech audio using Python and TensorFlow/Keras
Curated proprietary dataset from RAVDESS database with over 2,800 voice samples
Obtained 87% emotion classification and 98% gender detection accuracy showcasing deep learning capabilities
Overcame challenges handling varying audio lengths by standardizing inputs programmatically
Demonstrated expertise in audio data preprocessing, feature engineering, model development, evaluation and deployment
Showcased ability to execute full machine learning project lifecycle from data collection to model production
Gained hands-on experience managing multimodal datasets and balancing model complexity vs effectiveness
Developed techniques and expertise that could generalize to other audio ML applications like personalized recommendations or empathetic human-computer interaction
2. Library Management System
About the Project
The Library Management System is an end-to-end web application built to automate core library functions like cataloging, user accounts, book checkout, and fine processing. Developed using Java and SQL, the project applies object-oriented programming to model essential real-world entities like books, library members, and librarians.
Engineered end-to-end library management web application using Java and Android Studio
Created SQL database schema to store book catalogs, user accounts, checkout records and fine data
Developed object-oriented models for core library entities like books, members, librarians enabling extensible code architecture
Implemented fine calculation logic syncing with database to track accrued fees for overdue books
Built responsive interfaces with dynamic components and validation for librarian, student and admin dashboards
Integrated search and filter functionalities to easily lookup book availability and status
Automated notifications and reminders for overdue books improving service quality
Demonstrated expertise in building scalable systems supporting essential library use cases
Gained hands-on full-stack development experience connecting front-end, back-end and database
3. Automated Fee Payment Bot
About the Project
The Automated Fee Payment Bot project aimed to optimize an extremely tedious manual process of recording and collecting student payments. Previously, college administrators had to manually look up fee amounts, generate receipts, and keep track of payments for thousands of students each semester. This resulted in a massive time sink across multiple departments.
To solve this, our team of developers proposed creating a software robot to automate the major pain points. Our bot could interface with the existing college databases and systems, removing the need for manual data entry and transaction tracking.
Collaborated with a 3-person development team to build an automated robotic process automation (RPA) bot using UiPath Studio
Created a bot to interface with the college's databases and systems to streamline and expedite student fee payment processing
Developed workflows to automatically enter payment data, generate receipts, and record transactions
Reduced manual fee transaction processing time for school administrative staff by 80% through automation
Gained hands-on experience with RPA development and automating workflows by integrating with enterprise systems
Appreciated by stakeholders for delivering an innovative solution to a tedious process
My Experience
2022
February 2022- October 2023
February 2022 - October 2023
Software Engineer - Focal Works (Remote, India)
Seasoned Software Engineer with over a year of hands-on experience, specializing in full-stack JAVA development
Worked on a 5-person Agile team building a scalable REST API web service integrated with backend PostgreSQL and SQL Server databases
Developed core functionality for an account registration and authentication system.
Implemented data models and Entity Framework Core for schema and data integrity.
Developed REST API to integrate with OpenSea platform on project “Access and Use OpenSea API”
Gaained hands-on experience with full-stack web development in an Agile team environment
Demonstrated sincerity and ability to work in fast-paced environment learning new technologies
Completed code testing and issue troubleshooting across application stack through integration, unit and UAT testing
Provided end-user support addressing platform issues, fostering adoption
Appreciated for quickly learning skills and effective collaboration in an Agile team.
May - August
2022
May - August
Coding Instructor - KM Agrawal College (India)
Taught fundamentals of Java and Microsoft SQL to undergraduate students.
Provided customized one-on-one instruction, developed course curriculum, and lesson plans tailored for beginner coders.
August 2023 - Present
2023
August 2023 - Present
Writing Tutor - California State University Monterey Bay (CA, USA)
Assist students with essay structure, grammar, paragraph development, proofreading, and revising.
Provide individualized writing instruction and support to students.
Develop customized lesson plans tailored to each student's writing and technology needs.
Promote an encouraging environment for students to strengthen their composition skills.
2024
January - Present
January - Present
Technology Tutor - California State University Monterey Bay (CA, USA)
Deliver individualized instruction to students needing technology assistance and training.
Tutor students one-on-one in software applications, programming languages, web development, and computer literacy.
Assess student progress and provide constructive feedback to reinforce comprehension.
Promote a positive learning environment to make complex technical concepts approachable.
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