Omar Wael - Data Scientist & Software Engineer

I am a Data Scientist, Software Engineer, and Research Assistant with a passion for developing intelligent solutions in the fields of Machine Learning and Web Development. My experiences range from AI research at the American University in Cairo (AUC) to building complex web solutions for various industries.

Work Experience

Research Assistant, AUC School of Business

Contract | Jul 2024 - Present ยท 5 mos | Cairo, Egypt ยท Remote

โœ… I am thrilled to have joined the American University in Cairo (AUC) School of Business as a Research Assistant on an innovative project focused on Generative AI.

Data Scientist, Data Gear

Full-time | Jun 2022 - Present ยท 2 yrs 6 mos | Cairo, Egypt

  • โœ… Streamlined ML solutions to fortify AML measures.
  • โœ… Efficiently collected and integrated data from diverse sources.
  • โœ… Elevated alert precision by enhancing rule-based models through innovative ML techniques.
  • โœ… Developed and implemented supervised and unsupervised AML solutions.
  • โœ… Provided insightful visualizations and explanations to stakeholders, enabling informed business decisions.

Teaching Assistant, AUC

Part-time | Jan 2022 - Jun 2024 ยท 2 yrs 6 mos | Cairo, Egypt

  • โœ… Contributed to courses: Data Mining, Data Visualization, and Practical Data Science.
  • โœ… Led hands-on sessions on Python, PowerBI, and Tableau.
  • โœ… Reviewed and enhanced students' assignments, code, and study strategies.

Software Engineer, Phantasm Solutions

Part-time | Mar 2021 - Dec 2021 ยท 10 mos | Cairo, Egypt

  • โœ… Developed features for medical tourism and startup assistance web apps.
  • โœ… Built secured APIs and documented in Postman.
  • โœ… Set up Linux server with SSL certificates and deployed to production.

Software Engineer, ClinMax CRO

Part-time | May 2020 - Mar 2021 ยท 11 mos | Cairo, Egypt

Developed end-to-end IWRS System for managing clinical research studies, used in COVID-19 studies in Egyptian hospitals.

  • โœ… Collected requirements and managed development in sprints.
  • โœ… Built features and maintained project from inception to production.
  • โœ… Developed the IWRS system to register and randomize patients and manage drug inventory.

Software Engineer, PayME Corp

Full-time | Oct 2017 - Feb 2019 ยท 1 yr 5 mos | Dokki, Giza

First experience in web development, contributing to online shopping and event reservation website PaymeStore.

  • โœ… Integrated front-end design with backend and developed secured APIs for merchant mobile app.
  • โœ… Integrated credit card and Fawry payment gateway solutions.
  • โœ… Contributed to Git and Bitbucket with a team, working on Agile processes.
  • โœ… Developed features independently, building confidence in the field.
  • โœ… Also contributed to Moswer App (freelance blog) and Atklem (chat application).

Skills

Machine Learning Data Science Python TensorFlow Django JavaScript Laravel