Akimi Y.

Experience

1. 

   Microsoft · Full-time

   • Software Engineer

     Nov 2020 - May 2024 · 3 yrs 7 mos

     • Microsoft Designer team: Worked on the Brand Kit feature. Integrated with AI technologies such as GPT and DallE to generate usersʼ brands such as logo image, fonts, colors and voice. Improved QoS metrics such as latency and success rate. React, JavaScript and TypeScript for frontend and C# for the backend. • Microsoft Teams, PowerPoint team: Worked on an AI Speaker Coach feature to help people improve their public speaking skills. Refactored codebase from legacy system to a React-based application. • Internal tool team - AI Project: Built an email-to-case conversion pipeline for the CRM platform using Machine Learning with Microsoft AI Builder. • Internal tool team: Designed and built a new rules engine for complex query evaluation on Microsoftʼs bulk order revenue processing CRM platform using Azure and Microsoft Power Automate.

2. 

   Coding Dojo

   • Software Engineering Assistant Instructor

     Aug 2020 - Nov 2020 · 4 mos·Sunnyvale, California, United States

     • Promoted to paid position as an Assistant Instructor available to the top 1% of Coding Dojo students. • Taught and mentored 300+ students learning remotely through the Online Coding Bootcamp program across multiple tech stacks (Python Django, JavaScript MERN, Java Spring Boot).

3. 

   Finli · Internship

   • Software Engineer Intern

     Jul 2020 - Nov 2020 · 5 mos·Sunnyvale, California, United States

     • Migrated UI components of the React Native iOS/Android app for the Version 2 launch. • Updated legacy documentation with clear, actionable step-by-step commands for Docker, PostgreSQL database and TablePlus, improving development environment setup process for new engineers. ‎Finli iOS & Android Finli: Powering Neighborhood Businesses

4. 

   1 yr

   • Raspberry Pi Donut Alert System

     Jun 2020 - Jul 2020 · 2 mos

     Real-time face recognition and text notification system using Raspberry Pi and Intel NCS 2. • Programmed Raspberry Pi to take live camera data and pass through a face detection/recognition model. • Trained and ran face detection/recognition model with Intel’s Movidius Neural Compute Stick 2 to speed up face detection/recognition by 200+%. • Leveraged Twilio and Amazon S3 to notify the user in real-time with a text and photo when unauthorized individuals appeared on the camera. Donut Alert with Raspberry Pi akimi-yano/iot_ml_project

   • Coronavirus Forecast Center

     Apr 2020 - May 2020 · 2 mos

     World-map of predicted spread of confirmed cases and fatalities of COVID-19 in 180+ countries using machine learning. • Built and trained multiple Light Gradient Boosting Model (LGBM) with Python, Pandas, Numpy, Matplotlib, Seaborn, Kaggle dataset, and Jupyter Notebook to generate prediction data over the next 30 days. • Enabled real-time prediction of the spread of the virus by deploying Java backend service using serverless Azure Functions to provide application access. • Demonstrated accuracy of predictions through visual graphical comparison of real vs. predicted data using JavaScript, Mapbox GLJS, and Recharts. Coronavirus Forecast Center github.com/akimi-yano/coronavirus-prediction

   • ice candi - Multilingual Video Chat
5. 

   Google

   • Global Trade Compliance, Hardware Technologies

     Aug 2019 - Jan 2020 · 6 mos·Mountain View, California, United States

     • Shortened average supplier turnaround time (TAT) by 30% by evaluating performance through data analysis of task metadata such as end-to-end completion time and codified delay signals with Google Sheets functions. • Identified bottlenecks and presented actionable visualizations to key stakeholders on a monthly basis, leading to reduced operational overhead.

6. 

   Huawei

   • Global Trade Compliance, Hardware Technologies

     Jun 2018 - Aug 2019 · 1 yr 3 mos·Santa Clara, California

     • Successfully drove 100% of company (2,000+ employees) to complete technology compliance training using Microsoft Excel functions to track company progress and following up via automated and manual processes. • Leveraged expertise to direct software / hardware engineers to comply with US and international regulations regarding hardware, software and technology.

7. 

   United Nations, Various Companies

   • Consultancy Work

     Aug 2015 - May 2018 · 2 yrs 10 mos

     • Engaged with government institutions across multiple countries to evaluate impact for government-funded projects • Conducted Exploratory Data Analysis (EDA) on large datasets and derived critical insights through data visualization and numerical analysis *Below is a list of consultancy work experience: Monterey Bay International Trade Association (MBITA) Global Trade Graduate Assistant August 2017 - June 2018 (11 months) Monterey, California International Development Exchange Association (IDEA) Global Trade Graduate Assistant August 2017 - June 2018 (11 months) Monterey, California Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry Trade and Investment Specialist Consultant August 2017 - May 2018 (10 months) United Nations Institute for Training and Research (UNITAR) Trade and Investment Impact Evaluation Consultant December 2016 - September 2017 (10 months) United Nations Conference on Trade and Development (UNCTAD) Trade and Investment Analyst Graduate Assistant April 2017 - July 2017 (4 months) Geneva Area, Switzerland College Living Experience Multilingual Trainer August 2015 - May 2016 (10 months) Monterey, CA USA Global Majority Trade and Development Graduate Assistant August 2015 - May 2016 (10 months) Monterey, CA USA Center for Social Impact Learning (CSIL) Impact Investing Sustainability Consultant August 2015 - May 2016 (10 months) Monterey, CA USA Eurasia Foundation of Central Asia Business Impact Evaluation Consultant March 2016 - April 2016 (2 months) Almaty, Kazakhstan (Remote) Partners In Health Business Development Consulting Graduate Assistant January 2016 - January 2016 (1 month) Kigali/Rwinkwavu, Rwanda Middlebury Institute of International Studies at Monterey Fundraising Officer June 2015 - August 2015 (3 months) Monterey, CA USA

Education

1. 
   UC San Diego Extended StudiesMachine Learning Engineering, AI/ML EngineeringJun 2024 - Apr 2025

   Skills: Artificial Intelligence (AI) · Machine Learning · PyTorch · TensorFlow · Scikit-Learn · Data Science

2. 
   Coding DojoTriple Black Belt, Computer Software Engineering2020 - 2020

   Activities and societies: Python - Django, MySQL JavaScript - MongoDB, Express.js, React, Node.js Java - Spring, Spring Boot

3. 
   Ritsumeikan UniversityBachelors in International Relations, Economics
4. 
   Tongji UniversityInternational Business and Chinese
5. 
   University of California, Santa CruzComputer Programming Specialization, Computer Science

   In Progress - taking courses through UC Santa Cruz's Silicon Valley Extension program.

6. 
   UCLAInternational Business and English
7. 
   National Taiwan Normal UniversityInternational Business and Chinese
8. 
   Middlebury Institute of International Studies at MontereyMasters of Public Administration & Masters in International Trade and Economics

   President, MIIS International Trade Association (MITA)

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