About me
I’m a Data Scientist, Machine Learning, and AI Developer/ Engineer.
- I'm a Certified Data Science & AI Professional (CompTIA DataAI).
- I’m also a Subject Matter Expert (SME) for CompTIA’s Data+ 002
- I’m currently open to full-time opportunities, as well as an internship/ practicum to fulfill the 3 credits/ hour requirement for completion of my Master’s in Data Science and Business Analytics at the University of North Carolina at Charlotte See My Resume
Activities
SWADI: From Silicon Valley to Al-Rafidain Wadi
2019
I participated in the SWADI entrepreneurship training program organized by the Berkeley Innovation Acceleration Group (IAG), The Station Foundation for Entrepreneurship, The Embassy of The United States in Baghdad and Amideast Iraq.
Iraq Innovation Hackathon
2019
During my participation in the Iraq Innovation Hackathon, I developed the business model and the UX/UI for a bike rental service named BikeGo, which I pitched a year before Careem Bike.
Startup Weekend Baghdad
2016
At Startup Weekend Baghdad: E-commerce edition, organized by Techstars in partnership with Google for Entrepreneurs, G.co, and Zain Iraq, I developed a business model and the UX/UI for an e-mart.
UNITAR
2020
I pitched a business model for TradFood, a one-stop platform for ordering, delivering, and collecting payments for home cooks and their customers. This was after I participated in a training program “Frontier Technologies for Sustainable Development: Unlocking Women’s Entrepreneurship through Artificial Intelligence (AI) in Afghanistan and Iraq” from UNITAR’s Division for Prosperity in partnership with the Swedish International Development Agency (SIDA) and curated content and/ or facilitation by: Stanford University's Innovation and Entrepreneurship Programme, Fuji Xerox Co., Ltd., Amada AI Innovation Laboratory Inc. of Japan.
My Latest Projects
BaeMax
Role: Data Curator, App tester.
An LLM app summarizing the terms of use and conditions, privacy policy, and other legal terms into plain language.
GDP Analysis
Role: Data Scientist.
Data science project consisting of Exploratory data analysis and predictive analysis using Decision Trees, Random Forest, Bagging Regressor, and SVM to analyze change over the past 20 years, investigate & explore correlations between independent variables and the target variable, and predict future GDP values.
Olist Brazilian E-Commerce
Role: Database Developer.
Database design and development of entity-relationship model and diagram (ERD), schemas, tables, and views for the public dataset of Olist using MySQL on WorkBench.
NCAA March Madness
Role: Data Analyst, Streamlit Developer.
An app allowing the user to visualize and download the statistics of The National Collegiate Athletic Association Division I men's basketball single-elimination tournament in the United States to determine the men's college basketball national champion.
Foodna
Role: React Developer, UX Developer, Business Developer.
A platform to bridge food donors and people in need through existing non-profit and hunger relief organizations.
PawFive
Role: Founder, Business Developer.
A platform concerned about animals, that helps people adopt, and helps animal shelter organizations rescue.
Nabeel
Role: Founder, UX Developer, Business Developer.
A social solidarity initiative as a private and secure platform to enable efficient needs x resources matching in terms of availability and proximity.
Work Experience
Wells Fargo | Charlotte, NC, United States
Corporate Risk Analyst Intern
Oct 2025 - PRESENT-
Corporate Risk> Corporate Model Risk (CMoR) > Model Risk Management (MRM)> Decision Science and AI (DSAI):
- Conduct Model Risk Management (MRM) to ensure models are accurate, compliant, and regulatory-ready.
- Ensure models are accurate and regulatory-ready.
- Develop and validate models using statistical and machine learning techniques using Python, R, SAS, SQL, or Scala/Spark.
- Collaborate with experts and present insights to stakeholders.
- Stay current with regulatory frameworks and risk trends.
CompTIA | Illinois, United States
Subject Matter Expert (Data+ 002)
JUNE 2024 - PRESENT- Provided industry expertise and knowledge in the Data Analytics field to inform accurate and valid content development for a CompTIA certification (Data+ 002) in the Job Task Analysis phase along with peer Subject Matter Experts and company staff.
- Developed the certification domain and developed the exam objectives.
- Developed questions for the Item Writing phase.
- Reviewed and evaluated the previous to-be version of the certification exam.
Yohe Lab, Dept. of Bioinformatics and Genomics, UNC Charlotte | North Carolina, United States
Research Intern
JAN 2025 - MAY 2025- Built hierarchy-based training data (labeling) for AI histology image segmentation.
- Segmented and quantified cell types efficiently using an open source tool (QuPath).
- Worked on histology cell classification using CNN with PyTorch.
Korek Telecom | Erbil, Iraq
Data Mining Senior Specialist
MARCH 2023 - JULY 2023- Assisted in developing data models (Churn Prediction, Customer Segmentation) using SAS Enterprise Miner as well as protocols for mining production databases, data mining architectures, coding standards, statistical reporting, and data analysis methodologies.
- Defined/refined and generated ad-hoc reports from the database with SQL, using Oracle SQL Developer in a timely manner with the required levels of accuracy.
- Ensured data integrity by carrying out sanity checks with other data sources and conducting necessary investigations to reach data quality and accuracy.
Korek Telecom | Erbil, Iraq
Data Reporting Specialist
MAY 2021 - FEBRUARY 2023- Analyzed the executive level's requirements for reports across the marketing department to improve the understanding of customer behavior and turn them into production reports.
- Identified the required consumer data and collaborated with the DWH/ MIS/ IT departments to ensure the timely and accurate provision of this data.
- Generated ad-hoc and periodic statistical reports ranging from daily to annual from the Oracle database with SQL, using Oracle SQL Developer, and advanced Microsoft Excel to serve the purpose of actionable marketing campaigns within strict deadlines.
- Defined/refined reports that help interpret the financial significance of Operational & Commercial KPIs.
- Performed trending and critical analysis to help cross-functional teams highlight issues and draw conclusions as to their causes to better analyze and develop new pricing structures and promotions using the consumer data across broad parameters, including Subscribers, Revenue, Recharge, Minutes of Usage, ARPU, etc.
- Identified and initiated changes in reports, and identified opportunities for improvements to minimize redundant reporting and develop a single source of truth where possible.
- Ensured data integrity and accuracy by carrying out sanity checks across data sources to ensure consistent quality.
Re:Coded | Erbil, Iraq/ Remote
Apprentice Web Developer (React)
JANUARY 2021 - APRIL 2021- Built UI components with React.js, designed the UI with Figma, performed snapshot testing with Jest.js, and Gitflow, requested pulls and reviewed workflow, CircleCI, Used cloud datastore ( Firebase/ Firestore), uploaded to Netlify.
- Developed two projects: Foodna, PawFive.
WorkWell Programme, Preemptive Love Coalition (Search for Common Ground currently)| Erbil, Iraq
Data Analytics Instructor & Microwork Project Lead
OCTOBER 2020 - DECEMBER 2020- Delivered classes as an instructor of the cohort of Data Analytics using Excel and Machine Learning Microwork.
- Generated guides and training materials for image segmentation and annotation of datasets for training machine learning models based on the client's project requirements.
- Delivered training and Standard Operating Procedures (SOPs) before and during project deployment and performed the Quality Assurance Assessment Check (QA).
- Built, deployed, and retained the first digital workforce in Iraq and built an interactive community with the workers, and taught them to use tools such as Slack, Jira, and the platforms required for work.
Re:Coded | Iraq/ Remote
Project Coordinator & Business and Programs Associate
AUGUST 2019 - AUGUST 2020- Built and maintained strong partnerships with the private sector and other key stakeholders like funding organizations.
- Conducted Market Research on tech companies and startups to match potential employers with students for employment opportunities on the networking and project presentation demo day.
- Coordinated Re:Coded’s activities including bootcamps, programs, workshops, and events, coordinated the day-to-day logistics of training, performed administrative tasks, and communicated progress with the Re:Coded team to ensure the successful running of these programs within the timeline.
- Developed Nabeel project with the fellow graduates of Re:Coded
National Gate for Electronic Payment and Financial Services | Baghdad, Iraq
IT Associate
NOVEMBER 2018 - JULY 2019- Participated as a full-stack web developer in the intranet (web portal) project using Laravel, Blade, PHP, Node, Pug, and MySQL.
- Participated in the User Acceptance Testing (UAT) phase of both (Transaction Processing Platform Administration FIS/ IST SWITCH, and Card Management System Administration).
- Participated in the end-user training for the Transaction Processing Platform Administration of FIS/ IST SWITCH.
- Coordinated the projects of (Fraud Management, POS Platform, and Rebranding).
- Conducted Market Research for the Payment Gateway Services (PGS) Project, gathered data, and communicated with potential customers.
- Assisted the Legal Department with translating and suggesting technical context modification in the NDAs and SLAs.
Iraq Hackathon | Erbil, Iraq/ Remote
Mentor
NOVEMBER 2020- Mentored participants with entrepreneurship guidance and feedback during the startup ideation phase.
Tech for Peace | Baghdad, Iraq/ Remote
Digital Content Investigator (OSINT)
SEPTEMBER 2016 - DECEMBER 2019- Collected and investigated fake false news in the form of misleading social media content and internet hoaxes.
- Reported and labeled as misinformation/disinformation on social media platforms.
- Translated Arabic posts to English and vice versa.
Kalimat Telecom (IraqCell currently) | Baghdad, Iraq
Junior Oracle Database Reporting Administrator
NOVEMBER 2016 - JUNE 2017- Imported (loaded) CDRs data into the database (Oracle).
- Collected CDRs (Call Detail Reference) files that contain (calls, SMS, internet service....etc) information from the mobile communication system.
- Generated Reports to the CTO containing details about revenues, service coverage, active users, etc.
- Identified inconsistencies in the databases and implemented solutions under the supervision of the team leader.
Technical Skills
Data Science
- Large Language Models: Ollama, Hugging Face, Modal
- Python: scikit-learn, Pandas, Numpy, Streamlit, Altair, Seaborn, Plotly, Matplotlib
- R: Tidyverse
- SAS: Viya, Enterprise Miner, Enterprise Guide, Customer Intelligence, SAS Studio
Data Analysis
- SAS, Stata, PowerBI, Tableau
- Power Query, Power Pivot, Excel
- ODK, Kobo, ArcGIS
Databases
- Oracle: PL/SQL, Oracle SQL Plus, Oracle SQL Developer 4.1, Oracle Forms Builder 10g
- MySQL: PHP MyAdmin, MySQL Workbench
- PostgreSQL
Cloud
- Oracle
- Snowflake
- Azure (Portal, Kubernetes Service, AI Studio, Storage, Databricks).
Distributed computing architectures and containers
- Apache Spark
- Kubernetes
- Docker
Web Development
- JavaScript: React.js, Pug, Jest
- PHP: Laravel, Blade
- MySQL, Firebase
- HTML5, CSS3, Bootstrap4, Figma
- CircleCI
Collaboration & Communications Platforms
- GitHub, Trello, Slack
Microsoft Office
- Access
- Excel
- Outlook
- Word, PowerPoint
G-Suite
- Google Drive
Education
Master of science (Data Science and Business Analytics)
University of North Carolina at Charlotte, School of Data Science
Postgraduate Higher Diploma (Computer Science)
University of Baghdad, College of Science, Department of Computer Science
Bachelor (Computer Science/ Information Systems)
University of Technology - Baghdad, Computer Science Department
Nominations
Fulbright Foreign Student Program
Grantee
2023Re:Coded
Women Tech Idols/ Iraq Honorable Mention
2022