May Cooper

Data Scientist
& ML Engineer

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Core Programming & Web Technologies

Programming Languages: Python, Java, JavaScript, SQL, PHP, Bash, MATLAB

Front-End Development: HTML/CSS, Bootstrap, Angular, jQuery

Back-End Development: Node.js, Django, Flask, Spring, Spring Boot, WSGI, urllib library

APIs & Integration: JSON, XML, YAML, APIs, REST APIs / RESTful APIs, ChatGPT / OpenAI APIs and integration, OpenAPI, GraphQL

Frameworks & Libraries: Lombok, Spring Data JPA, Spring Rest Repositories

Advanced Data Science & Machine Learning

Core Libraries & Frameworks: TensorFlow, PyTorch, Pandas, NumPy, SciPy, Keras, Seaborn, scikit-learn, Spark MLlib, XGBoost, LightGBM, Hugging Face, OpenCV

Machine Learning Techniques: Supervised Learning, Unsupervised Learning, Reinforcement Learning, Deep Learning, Natural Language Processing (NLP), Clustering, Dimensionality Reduction (PCA, SVD), Time Series Analysis, Anomaly Detection, Model Evaluation, Hyperparameter Tuning, Weight Initialization and Optimization Methods (Adam, RMSProp), Diffusion, Hierarchical Linear Models, Ensemble Methods

Algorithms & Models: Support Vector Machines (SVM), SVM loss, Random Forest, K-Nearest Neighbors (KNN), Gaussian Mixture Model, Decision Trees, Boosted Decision Trees, Naive Bayes, Bayes Nets, Logistic Regression, Linear Regression, Convolutional Neural Networks (CNN), Artificial Neural Networks (ANN), Multilayer Perceptron (MLP), k-means Clustering, Latent Dirichlet Allocation (LDA), Word2Vec, TF-IDF, BERT, FinBERT, GloVe, DDPG (Deep Deterministic Policy Gradient)

Feature Engineering: Feature Selection, Feature Scaling, Data Wrangling

MLOps: MLflow, Kubeflow, SageMaker Pipelines, DVC, FastAPI, Uvicorn

Computer Vision & Imaging: Computer Vision, Image Processing and Analysis, Facial Recognition, Hough transforms, Template matching, Fourier transform, Gaussian & Laplacian pyramids, Image stitching, Image Mosaic, RANSAC, Haar-like Features, Viola–Jones, Cascade Classifier, Image Classification, Augmented Reality (AR)

Motion, Tracking & Estimation: Motion History Image (MHI), Optical Flow, Warping by flow, Frame interpolation, Motion detection, Object tracking and detection, Kalman filters, Particle filters

Search, Planning & Robotics: A* Search, Dijkstra search, Directed Acyclic Graphs (DAG), SLAM (Simultaneous Localization and Mapping), PID Controller

Database & Data Management

SQL Databases: MySQL, PostgreSQL, SQLite, Azure SQL Database, Microsoft SQL Server (SSIS, SSRS, SSMS), TSQL (Transact-SQL)

NoSQL Databases: MongoDB, Apache HBase, Elasticsearch, Amazon DynamoDB, Azure Cosmos DB, Azure Synapse, Cloud BigTable

Big Data & Data Engineering: Azure Data Lake Storage Gen2, Azure Databricks, GCP Dataflow, Hadoop, Apache Spark, Apache PySpark, Apache Hive, HiveQL, Hadoop YARN, Hadoop HDFS, Apache Flink, Apache Kafka, Databricks, Apache NiFi, Apache Airflow, Apache Druid, Apache Presto, Apache Arrow, Apache Parquet

Database Tools & Libraries: SQLAlchemy, DBT, SQLElectron, SnowSQL, Snowflake CLI

Data Migration & Cataloging: AWS Glue Data Catalog, AWS Database Migration Service (DMS), Azure Data Factory, Apache Atlas

Data Warehousing: Amazon Redshift, Redshift SQL, KQL, Google BigQuery, Snowflake, Azure Synapse Analytics

Marketing & Data Analytics

Business Intelligence Tools: Data Visualization, Power BI, Microsoft Fabric, DAX, Tableau, Looker Studio, Domo, Google Analytics G4, Metabase

Marketing & Advertising Platforms: Google Ads, TikTok Ads, Twitter Ads, Meta Ads, HubSpot CRM

SEO & Social Listening Tools: Brandwatch, Semrush, Ahrefs

Content Management & Design: WordPress, Adobe Suite (Premiere Pro, Photoshop, Audition, Illustrator, InDesign)

Cloud & Infrastructure Services

Cloud Platforms & Services:
AWS: AWS S3, AWS Rekognition, AWS Lambda, AWS API Gateway, AWS Step Functions, AWS EventBridge, AWS SQS, AWS SNS, AWS WAF, AWS KMS, AWS Cognito, AWS Backup, AWS EMR, AWS IAM, AWS Athena, AWS Glue, AWS Glue Studio, AWS CloudFront, AWS Route 53, AWS EC2, AWS VPC, AWS EBS, AWS RDS, AWS Aurora, AWS Kinesis, AWS MSK (Amazon Managed Streaming for Apache Kafka), AWS SageMaker, SageMaker Canvas, AWS EKS (Elastic Kubernetes Service), AWS CDK, AWS CloudFormation, AWS Secrets Manager, AWS CloudTrail;
Azure: Azure ML, Azure Functions, Azure API Management, Azure App Service, Azure Cognitive Services, Azure Active Directory (Entra ID), Azure Key Vault, Azure Data Lake, Azure Event Hubs, Azure Service Bus, Azure Logic Apps;
GCP: Google Cloud Functions, GCP Cloud Storage, GCP Compute Engine, GCP Pub/Sub, GCP Cloud Run, GCP Vertex AI

Infrastructure Management: Linux, Ubuntu, SSH, Virtual Machines, Hosted Zones, Domains/Subdomains, Elastic Load Balancing (ELB), AWS Systems Manager (SSM), Azure Virtual Machines

DevOps & Version Control: Git, GitLab, GitKraken, CI/CD Pipelines, Puppet, Azure DevOps

Containerization & Orchestration: Docker, Kubernetes, Azure Kubernetes Service (AKS), Amazon ECR, Amazon ECS, Azure Container Instances

Monitoring & Logging: Grafana, Prometheus, AWS CloudWatch, Azure Monitor, Azure Application Insights, GCP Cloud Monitoring & Logging

Development Tools & Business Applications

Development Tools & IDEs: Visual Studio Code, PyCharm, IntelliJ IDEA, Anaconda, Jupyter Labs, Google Colab, NPM, PuTTY, Postman, Selenium, PyTest

Office & Productivity: Microsoft Office Suite, Google Suite, Advanced Excel

Collaboration & Project Management Tools: Slack, Trello, Jira, Monday.com, Salesforce, Google suite, Notion, Miro, Basecamp

Formal Education

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Master of Science in Computer Science - Machine Learning Specialization (In Progress)
Georgia Institute of Technology
Atlanta, GA Coursework (4.0 / 4.0 GPA): Artificial Intelligence (CS 6601), Machine Learning (CS 7641), Computer Vision (CS 6476), Robotics: AI Techniques (CS 7638)
Master of Science in Analytics - Data Science Link to Diploma & Online Validation
Western Governors University
Salt Lake City, UT
Bachelor of Science in Cloud Computing Link to Diploma & Online Validation
Western Governors University
Salt Lake City, UT
Bachelor of Science in Computer Science Link to Diploma & Online Validation
Western Governors University
Salt Lake City, UT
Machine Learning Technician Certification Link to Certification
Alberta Machine Intelligence Institute (Amii)
Edmonton, AB
  • A leading Machine Learning specialization program focused on advanced modeling, predictive analytics, and applied AI methods.
Data Science & Machine Learning Program Link to Certification
Adaleg IT
Toronto, ON
  • Training in Advanced Python, SQL, data visualization, statistical analysis, and machine learning algorithms, with hands-on projects spanning regression, classification, and neural network modeling.
Book Publication: Next-Gen Python – Exploring Advanced AI Tools, 2025 Barnes & Noble | Amazon Page
Authors: Dr. William Sewell, May Cooper
  • Introduces next-generation Python and AI innovations, from Nemotron-4 and SIMA to DeepSpeed, Mamba, and post-quantum cryptography.
  • Examines emerging trends in LLM development, scalable training, workflow design, and secure AI practices.

Professional Certifications

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Certifications

AWS

AWS Certified Machine Learning - Specialty Cert Validation on Credly | Official Certification
AWS Certified Machine Learning Engineer - Associate Cert Validation on Credly | Official Certificate | Early Adopter Cert
AWS Certified Data Engineer - Associate Cert Validation on Credly | Official Certificate
AWS Certified Solutions Architect - Associate Cert Validation on Credly | Official Certificate
AWS Certified Developer - Associate Cert Validation on Credly | Official Certificate
AWS Certified Cloud Practitioner Cert Validation on Credly | Official Certificate

Microsoft

Microsoft Certified: DevOps Engineer Expert (AZ-400) Cert Validation on Microsoft | Official Certificate
Microsoft Certified: Fabric Data Engineer Associate (DP-700) Cert Validation on Microsoft | Official Certificate
Microsoft Certified: Azure Developer Associate (AZ-204) Cert Validation on Microsoft | Official Certificate
Azure AI Fundamentals Certification (AI-900) Cert Validation on Credly | Official Certificate
Azure Fundamentals Certification (AZ-900) Cert Validation on Microsoft | Official Certificate

WGU & Other

WGU Data Science Professional Micro-Credential Cert Validation on Badgr | Official Certificate
WGU Azure Cloud DevOps Micro-Credential Cert Validation on Badgr | Official Certificate
WGU Data Operations Micro-Credential Cert Validation on Badgr | Official Certificate
WGU Data Analytics Professional Micro-Credential Cert Validation on Badgr | Official Certificate
WGU Azure Cloud Security Micro-Credential Cert Validation on Badgr | Official Certificate
ITIL Foundation Certification Official Certificate

technical expertise

As a data and ML professional, I apply intelligent, data-driven approaches to solve complex problems, optimize processes, and uncover opportunities for innovation across diverse domains.

01 ds & DA

Data Science & Analysis: As an expert in SQL, Python, and advanced data visualization frameworks, I have developed end-to-end analytical solutions that transform complex, unstructured data into meaningful insights. My work involves building predictive and statistical models, designing automated data workflows, and integrating analytical outputs into business and technical systems. Through thorough experimentation and data-driven evaluation, I help uncover patterns, forecast trends, and support intelligent decision-making across diverse domains.

02  ml & Ai

Machine Learning Model Development:With proficiency in TensorFlow, Scikit-learn, and PyTorch among other libraries, I’ve designed and trained a wide range of machine learning models, including supervised and unsupervised systems, deep neural networks, and reinforcement learning frameworks. My experience also covers natural language processing, computer vision, feature engineering, model optimization, deployment, and MLOps practices to ensure reproducibility, scalability, and efficient lifecycle management across diverse domains.

03 de

Data Engineering & Management: With a strong foundation in MySQL, PostgreSQL, SQLite, NoSQL, Snowflake, Hadoop, Kafka, Spark, MongoDB, and other technologies, I designed and implemented scalable data pipelines and ETL workflows that integrated with cloud-based environments. I engineered and managed large-scale databases and data systems to support efficient storage, retrieval, and analysis of big data, improving scalability, accessibility, and overall performance in data-driven operations.

04 cloud

Cloud Technologies: I possess extensive experience with AWS, Azure, and GCP. This includes developing cloud-based AI solutions, setting up and managing cloud databases, and leveraging cloud technologies to build scalable data and machine learning applications. My work involved architecting end-to-end cloud environments, integrating storage and compute services, and deploying containerized ML workflows. These implementations supported the growth of data-intensive systems and enabled efficient management of increasing data volumes, computational workloads, and real-time analytics needs.

about me

From an early age, I developed a curiosity for tech and the ability it gave to create new things. My journey with coding began when I started immersing myself in crafting websites and programs. Over time, I built my knowledge base by creating custom solutions for friends, non-profit organizations, businesses, and local political candidates.

As a self-motivated autodidact, I’ve always been drawn to how data, code, and systems can come together to create intelligence. What started as curiosity has grown into a commitment to mastering the full spectrum of modern data work, from building data pipelines and architecting cloud environments, to training and deploying machine learning models that actually make an impact.

I enjoy exploring the intersection where algorithms meet real-world systems, designing solutions that not only predict or classify but also scale, automate, and evolve. Whether I’m optimizing a data workflow, building an ML pipeline, or experimenting with AI models in the cloud, I approach each challenge with the same mindset: combine creativity, logic, and curiosity to build something meaningful and efficient.

Besides high-tech per se,

I also produced, scripted and hosted a podcast called Changemakers Without Borders that was aired on several radio stations, on the topic of leaders who made a positive difference in our society in history, and interviewing leaders today.

Music is another passion of mine, which led me to play 5 different instruments. Taking my passion to a new level, I pursued a 3-year-long music teacher certificate, and had the opportunity to teach music to over a thousand kids across 12 underprivileged schools via an initiative I started at a non-profit. 

My skill set also encompasses technical and operational experience in construction. I have contributed to small-scale construction and renovation projects, including planning and implementing a complete off-grid, green energy system. My experience includes electrical work, operating heavy machinery, welding, framing, and project management.

I hope you’ll enjoy exploring some of the projects I’ve worked on here. If you believe it would be beneficial for us to collaborate, I’d be glad to hear from you.

Projects & Professional Work

Machine Learning & Data Science

Data Structures & Algorithms, Statistics, Computer Vision, Natural Language Processing, Neural Networks, Reinforcement Learning, Statistical Data Mining, MLOps, Optimization

Data/Software Engineering

Python, Java, Javascript, SQL, Node.JS, Spring Boot, Angular, Docker, RESTful APIs, CSS/HTML, PHP, Ajax, JQuery, AWS, Apache Spark, Hadoop, Hive, Kafka, MongoDB & more

Data Visualization

PowerBi, Tableau, Microsoft SQL Server

Data Analysis Reports

Financial Investment Analysis Reports

Phone Number

(650) 285 0123

Email

maycooper.mc@gmail.com