Staff Software Engineer at IBM
New York, New York
IBM
Solution Engineer
January 2015 to Present
Metis New Economy Skills Training
Data Scientist
September 2014 to Present
Greater New York City Area
Navistar Inc
Information Technology Intern
2013 to 2013
SIRVA Worldwide
Information Technology/Marketing Intern
June 2012 to August 2012
Union College
Lab Assistant
September 2011 to December 2011
Camp Menominee
Camp Counselor and Athletic Coach
June 2011 to August 2011
Coerver Coaching
Assistant Soccer Coach
July 2010 to August 2010
Chicago Storm Soccer Camp
Soccer Coach
June 2010 to August 2010
Camp Menominee
Overnight Camp Counselor and Athletic Coach
June 2009 to August 2009
What company does Alexander Block work for?
Alexander Block works for IBM
What is Alexander Block's role at IBM?
Alexander Block is Solution Engineer
What industry does Alexander Block work in?
Alexander Block works in the Computer Software industry.
Who are Alexander Block's colleagues?
Alexander Block's colleagues are Fei Xue, Andrew Lohr, Dan CRS, John Hurdle, Carlos Trejo, Spencer Krum, Ed Snible, Hassan Nadim, Sean Ahmed, and Dillon Jeffers
📖 Summary
A passionate problem solver with the intelligence and desire to take on any challenge. A strong communicator of complex topics. Skilled in programming and statistics and always searching to enhance and develop those abilities. Skills: Programming Languages: Python, Java, MySQL, Javascript Analysis Packages: Pandas, scikit-learn, StatsModels Databases: SQL, Mongo Web: HTML, CSS, Flask, BeautifulSoup, Selenium Webdriver Visualization: Matplotlib, D3 Miscellaneous: Unix, GitSolution Engineer @ From January 2015 to Present (1 year) Data Scientist @ • Performed exploratory data analysis on New York City MTA data • Used linear regression models to predict the success of a movie’s sequel and identify determining factors • Predicted demographic information with machine learning classifiers • Tracked the prevalence of LDA generated topics as they appeared in the political news cycle From September 2014 to Present (1 year 4 months) Greater New York City AreaInformation Technology Intern @ • Developed NavistarConnect intranet pages marketing and promoting the company’s IT network services • Project managed content creation for topics including IT security, safe computing practices, digital signage, and virtual meeting technology • Developed user-friendly quick start guides for employee use of audio-visual equipment From 2013 to 2013 (less than a year) Information Technology/Marketing Intern @ • Analyzed company’s online web and social media presence • Developed and implemented a health check to analyze deficiencies and areas for improvement in over 60 Sirva websites • Partnered with HR department to discover web implementations for employee health initiative project • Led project migrating a website from Stellent CMS to Sitefinity CMS (www.sirvauniversity.com) • Performed .Net web site updates in individual and paired programming settings From June 2012 to August 2012 (3 months) Lab Assistant @ Computer Science Robots Rule course, Fall 2011. Assisted students of Professor Nick Webb in computer science lab work. From September 2011 to December 2011 (4 months) Camp Counselor and Athletic Coach @ • Served as an overnight counselor for boys ages 10 to 12 • Taught soccer, tennis, softball for boys ages 8 to 15 • Served as leader of 2011 Rookie Camp for prospective campers From June 2011 to August 2011 (3 months) Assistant Soccer Coach @ Taught soccer to boys age 12 From July 2010 to August 2010 (2 months) Soccer Coach @ Taught soccer to girls and boys ages 8 to 12 From June 2010 to August 2010 (3 months) Overnight Camp Counselor and Athletic Coach @ • Served as an overnight counselor for boys ages 10 to 12 • Taught soccer, tennis, softball for boys ages 8 to 15 • Served as editor of 2009 daily newsletter From June 2009 to August 2009 (3 months) Bachelor of Science (BS), Computer Science @ Union College From 2010 to 2014 Czech Technical University in Prague From 2012 to 2012 High School Diploma, Graduate @ North Shore Country Day From 2006 to 2010 Alexander Block is skilled in: Python, Data Analysis, Teamwork, Java, Web Development, MongoDB, Leadership, Project Management, Machine Learning, Relational Databases, MySQL, CSS, Microsoft Office, PowerPoint, Microsoft Word
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