Basil Latif's Data Science Portfolio

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I am a Lead Data Scientist with 5+ years of experience in software development and data analytics.

Career Highlights

In 2019, hired as a Software Engineer at Ranker.com
In 2020, received a scholarship to pursue MSBA from UC Irvine
In 2021, honored by Upwork.com as a "Top Rated Plus" freelancer
In 2022, promoted to Lead Data Scientist at CALSTART
In 2024, taught a graduate-level course in data science at Loyola Marymount University

Other Career Activities

Since 2021, led Business Development for Iconycs: a housing data analytics startup aiming to reduce discrimination in the housing industry
In 2024, led a data analytics Capstone project for George Washington University's MSBA program using Iconycs data
One of the leaders in selling Keepa API data on the Internet

Core Data Science Competencies

Data Wrangling (Cleaning)
Machine Learning (Supervised and Unsupervised)
SQL
Statistics
Analytics
Data Engineering

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Data Science

My expertise includes:

Predictive Modeling
Natural Language Processing
Time Series Analysis
Deep Learning

Tools & Technologies

Technologies I work with:

Python (Pandas, Scikit-learn)
JavaScript and Java
SQL & Database Design
Cloud Platforms (AWS, GCP)

Industries

Sectors I've worked in:

Clean Transportation
Real Estate Analytics
E-commerce
Education Technology

Browse this site to learn about my professional interests and accomplishments.