About Me
Here's a bit of my story
Growing up as a third culture kid in a multicultural city like Dubai, I believe my upbringing has instilled a sense of social consciousness in me. It exposed me to perspectives that were beyond mere nationality and gave me an idea about the global cohesiveness that ties mankind together.
I have spent many sleepless nights pondering on about the purpose of life, those moments of deep reflection have culminated into a single question – Am I living a life of consequence? It is this hunger to make an impact that pushes me through the best of times and the darkest of hours.
For a longtime, my approach to learning has revolved around obtaining a more hands-on experience as opposed to the one-size fits all nature of traditional learning. Hence, I have spent alot of time engaging in projects and research experiences that have inculcated a first principles engineering mindset.
While I'm not programming or building ETL pipelines, I can be found tinkering around with my Raspberry Pi or taking a deepdive into astronomy and politics. We are amidst the digital revolution, for better or for worse, and I hope to contribute to our larger mission by aiding the efforts to create user value by building more efficient, robust and secure systems.
Having said that, please feel free to look around!
Fun Facts
I have been perenial fan of science fiction, funny enough I wrote an essay about why Interstellar by Christopher Nolan is my favorite movie.
Here's the link if you want to give it a read: https://drive.google.com/file/d/100ekIhzEiA3bdj9FjugfC5QNjT-TZxWj/view?usp=sharing
My favorite author as of this moment is Kurt Vonnegut, highly recommend reading Sirens of Titan if you're trying to get into science fiction.
I am also a huge fan of the UFC and combat sports in general.
Skills and Interests
I am a Software Engineer with 2+ years of industry experience delivering impactful software and data-driven solutions in the biotech and energy sectors. My technical expertise includes full-stack web development and data analytics. I am a recent graduate from Texas A&M University where I earned my degree in B.S Computer Engineering degree with minors in Cybersecurity and Mathematics. My current interests are software engineering and big data analytics/engineering applications. I’m always happy to meet new people—feel free to reach out if you’d like to connect or have a conversation.
Languages: Python, JavaScript/Typescript, HTML/CSS, SQL, Verilog, Assembly (ARMv8)
Web Frameworks/Technologies: Nest, Node.js, Angular, React, Django, Flask, Postgres, MongoDB
Data Science Frameworks: Pandas, Numpy, Matplotlib, Scikit-learn, Apache Spark (PySpark), TensorFlow
Other: Git, Tableau, Figma, Visio, VBA Scripting, MS Office, JIRA, Agile/Scrum, Project Management
Currently, I work as a software engineer within CMC Digital @ Moderna Therapeutics offering automation support of high throughput pre-clinical manufacturing. My journey in biotech started when I worked as a software engineering co-op @ Moderna Therapeutics where I served as a full stack developer. I have also had professional experience working as an engineering co-op @ CenterPoint Energy delivering data and automation solutions to optimize operational logistics. I am experienced with building full-stack web applications including UI and database design, always excited to take own digital challenges!
Relevant Courses:
(a) Software: Data Analytics for Cybersecurity, Information Storage and Retrieval, Data Structures and Algorithms, Programming Studio, Principle of Statistics, Linear Algebra, Discrete Structures in Computing, Computer and Network Security, Cybersecurity Law
(b) Hardware: Electronics, Digital Integrated Circuit Design, Computer System Design, Embedded Systems, Signals & Systems, Intro to Digital Design
Portfolio
All my projects can be found on github, akashgajendra
Here are some of the notable projects I have worked on:
