Duy Nguyen

dnguyen44@seattleu.edu | LinkedIn | GitHub | Portfolio | Seattle, WA

Education

Master of Science in Data Science
Seattle University Seattle, WA
  • Coursework: Deep Learning, Statistical Inference & Experimental Design, Programming for Data Science — GPA: 4.0
Professional Certificate in ML/AI
UC Berkeley College of Engineering Online
  • Built deep learning models (LSTM, MLP) and ensemble methods achieving 80% accuracy; projected $30.4M annual savings; methodology selected as program exemplar
BA Economics, Data Analysis
Simon Fraser University Burnaby, BC

Technical Skills

ML/DL: PyTorch, TensorFlow, scikit-learn, FastAI, Transfer Learning, CNNs, Ensemble Methods, Hyperparameter Tuning

Data Science: Python, R, pandas, NumPy, Feature Engineering, Cross-Validation, A/B Testing

Tools: Git/GitHub, Neo4j, LangChain, LlamaIndex, Jupyter, Matplotlib, Seaborn, Plotly

Experience

AI Engineer
Simon Fraser University Blueprint
  • Developed AI chatbot serving 660K+ interactions with Neo4j graph database and multi-language NLP
  • Achieved 90% accuracy through prompt engineering and automated quality validation; Top 4 SFU CS Diversity Award
AI Research Engineer
Simon Fraser University Faisal Lab
  • Built RAG pipeline using Python and LlamaIndex, accelerating physician report generation by 50%

Projects

AI-Powered Portfolio with Conversational Assistant | Python, Flask, LangChain, Claude API
  • Engineered full-stack app integrating Anthropic LLM with Flask backend, RESTful architecture, and conversation memory
  • Built dual-chatbot system with self-healing error correction via tertiary AI fallback for robust UX
Deep Learning Image Classification | PyTorch, ResNet34, Transfer Learning
  • Achieved 94% accuracy classifying 2,527 images using transfer learning; 100% minority class recall
  • Designed controlled experiments testing 4 augmentation strategies through systematic A/B testing
Aircraft Fuel Efficiency Statistical Analysis | Python, pandas, NumPy
  • Analyzed 1.88M flight measurements; built regression models achieving 95.9% accuracy via ANOVA
Medical Image Classification | PyTorch, ResNet50
  • Fine-tuned CNN for medical imaging; ranked 12th on Kaggle leaderboard

Leadership & Activities

Co-Founder & Event Coordinator
Seattle University International Student Association
  • Coordinate events fostering community among 200+ international students; manage cross-team collaborations