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About Me

I am a forward-thinking, hardworking, outgoing person, always looking to help out anyone in any way. I am a c/o '22 graduate of New York University Tandon School of Engineering with a B.S. in Computer Science and minor in Mathematics. Currently, I work in Electronic Trading at Morgan Stanley. I have dreams to stratify the problems of the world and solve them through the power of Statistics, Data Science, and Artificial Intelligence. My goal is to find creative and innovative solutions to onogoing problems so I can help as many people as possible. Originally born and raised in Raleigh, North Carolina - currently in NYC Metro Area.

Work Experience


Morgan Stanley Electronic Trading (MSET), Analyst @ Morgan Stanley

July 2024-Present


Owner @ Ahïa Solutions LLC

May 2018-Present

Owner of Ahïa Solutions, a solutions oriented company. On the marketing side, Ahïa Solutions covers software development, digital, and video marketing for small businesses in the NYC Metro area. On the operations side, Ahïa Solutions covers rental operations on TURO.


AI/ML Data Engineer, Associate @ Morgan Stanley

November 2022-July 2024

Integrated AI/ML practices into projects under the Internal Trading and Reporting Applications umbrella, facilitated the ingestion, processing, storage, and quality enhancement of data, as well as drove modernization efforts and creating APIs for Trading and Reporting Applications. Facilitated the development of a daily execution prediction algorithm (using seasonal ARIMA), and leveraged Python and SQL (DB2) for seamless data management, and API development. In addition, I spearheaded the development of a Data Quality Rule Suggestion Engine, where I leveraged advanced analytics to streamline the process of creating rules on datasets, thereby enhancing operational efficiency and facilitating tool management across the firm.


Technology Analyst @ Morgan Stanley

August 2022-November 2022

Technology Analyst at Morgan Stanley, participating in the Technology Analyst Program (TAP), a 15-week program that reinforces programming and engineering fundamentals within the firm.


Automated Risk Trading Production Engineering Analyst @ Morgan Stanley

February 2022-August 2022

Reliability and Production Engineer providing DevOps support for the AMM Team during trading hours. Developed tooling, ready for business indicators, and monitoring for the existing infrastructure. Implemented report aggregation tool and dashboard for AMM DevOps Engineers to easily: load in, view, query, export, and delete outdated data to expedite the process to solve and resolve issues efficiently.


Introduction to Programming Teaching Assistant @ New York University Tandon School of Engineering

August 2019-January 2022

As a teaching assistant for Introduction to Programming, I led lab sections and assisted students in learning introductory programming practices in Python. I developed teaching materials, and conducted office hours. My passion is truly to touch and help everyone that I can; In this position I created resources to help students grasp a stronger understanding of Python.


Summer Technology Analyst @ Morgan Stanley

June 2021-August 2021

Reliability and Production Engineering Intern: In this role I worked on a report aggregating tool for my team utilizing Python (Flask Library), and applications and platforms dealing with Morgan Stanley's networks, computing hardware, operating systems and databases for firms trading, mobile, and other end-user applications.


Data Structures and Algorithms Teaching Assistant @ New York University Tandon School of Engineering

June 2019-August 2019

I assisted faculty and other instructional staff in various ways by developing teaching materials, performing teaching related duties, preparing and grading exams, grading assignments, and conducting office hours.


Founder @ Organization for Melanin Empowerment

September 2017-July 2018

The Organization for Melanin Empowerment is an organization with the utmost goal of providing African-Americans and people in disadvantaged areas with the tools that they need to be successful, not only in school, but in life. The Organization for Melanin Empowerment facilitated free summer tutoring programs to students in need of additional Pre-Algebra, Algebra, Pre-Calculus, Calculus, SAT, and ACT help. All of these services are provided courtesy of OME members. OME also facilitated mentorship programs, connecting students with business professionals in their desired fields.


Technician @ Miningstore.com

January 2018-May 2018

Wore many hats at the Miningstore.com startup, building more than sixty "mining rigs," facilitating the flow of company inventory and learning about blockchain technology. Learned about digitial and video marketing.


Education

I graduated from New York University, with a B.S. in Computer Science and a minor in Mathematics. During my time at New York University, I was initiated into the Upsilon Upsilon Chapter of Alpha Phi Alpha Fraternity, Inc.

I graduated from the Wake Young Men's Leadership Academy, fourth in class with a perfect High School GPA, with 59 credits amassed during two years at St. Augustine's University.

I am passionate about mental health and helping others. We are losing brilliant, amazing, phenomenal people to Depression, Anxiety, PTSD, among other mental illnesses. Below is a video my friends and I put together to honor a lost brother of ours.

Skills

Languages

C++

Python

Java

Web Development

HTML5

JavaScript

CSS3

Micellaneous

GitHub

LaTex