Hi, I am Ivan.

About Me

👋 I am Koh Quan Wei Ivan.

Data Scientist at Openspace Ventures and MSc. Computer Science Student at Georgia Tech. My key interests are in the areas of ML/AI and Software Engineering.

Writing @ https://ivankqw.medium.com/

Skills

Programming Languages

Python
Java
R
JavaScript
TypeScript
SQL

Data Science and Engineering

Pandas
Tableau
PyTorch
TensorFlow
Airflow
Spark
MLflow

Web Development

Vue.js
React.js
MySQL
PostgreSQL
MongoDB
Flask

Others

Firebase
Docker
Git
GCP
Databricks

Experience

Openspace Ventures

Data Scientist

July 2024 ~ Present

  • R&D
  • Portfolio Success
PythonMachine LearningGoogle Cloud Platform

National University of Singapore

Undergraduate Teaching Assistant (IS3107)

Jan 2024 ~ May 2024

  • Teaching Assistant for IS3107 Data Engineering
  • Created course material and conducted tutorial sessions for the cohort of over 100 students
  • Graded assignments and group projects
PythonApache AirflowTeaching

Openspace Ventures

Data Science and Tech Intern

July 2023 ~ Jan 2024

  • Creating new features for the firm's deal flow management system using Retool, JavaScript, and SQL
  • Enhancing data pipelines in GCP using Python and various SDKs
  • Spearheading R&D initiatives with large language models (LLMs)
JavaScriptSQLPythonMachine LearningGoogle Cloud Platform

Datature

Software Engineering Intern

Jan 2023 ~ June 2023

  • Developed a full-stack business intelligence application using Retool, Express.js, TypeScript, and Docker
  • Leveraged various SDKs to integrate various data sources and features into the company's main website
  • Proposed and prototyped cloud-hosted servers for custom computer vision model training using gRPC, Flask HTTP, Tensorflow, Cloud Run, and Cloud Storage
TypeScriptPythonFlaskDockerGoogle Cloud Platform

GIC

Quantitative Research Intern

Aug 2022 ~ Nov 2022

  • Analyse financial time series through exploratory data analysis (EDA) and present data-driven insights using visualisation with R
  • Collaborate with quantitative strategists to generate and evaluate signals based on ideas from academic research to forecast future price movements in R
RSQL

Accenture

AI/Data Analytics Intern

May 2022 ~ Aug 2022

  • Consulted with clients during the user acceptance testing (UAT) phase of a conversational AI project to gather and implement business requirements using Node.js and DialogFlow CX
  • Developed automated testing scripts using Python to test conversational AI and related APIs
  • Analysed text data using Python, and prepared actionable reports for the AI team
  • Translated business requirements into API design logic and implemented Python scripts to automate testing of designed APIs
PythonJavaScriptDialogFlowData AnalyticsConsulting

National University of Singapore

Undergraduate Teaching Assistant (BT1101)

Aug 2021 ~ Nov 2022

  • Teaching Assistant for BT1101 Introduction to Business Analytics
  • Conducted weekly lab sessions to provide guidance to students on data visualization and data analysis, and the usage of statistical models in R
  • Conducted coaching sessions to answer students' queries on the course material
  • Coordinated and scheduled weekly coaching sessions for a group of 20 teaching assistants
RTeaching

NUS Business Analytics Consulting Team

Senior Analyst

Aug 2021 ~ May 2022

  • Utilised data analytical skills such as web scraping and data wrangling to generate datasets with Python
  • Trained supervised machine learning models to perform predictive analytics on cryptocurrency prices
  • Collaborated with a partner startup in the development of an end-to-end asset pricing solution using Python
  • Prototyped a chatbot solution for a partner startup using Google Cloud DialogFlow ES, and team was awarded the best solution award
PythonDialogFlowData AnalyticsConsulting

PwC

Risk Assurance (Data Trust Services) Intern

Dec 2021 ~ Jan 2022

  • Collaborated closely with a team of consultants using Agile methodology to to gather business requirements in a supply chain digitalisation project
  • Designed mock-ups using Figma to translate business requirements into actionable items for software developers
  • Implemented data parsing techniques in Python to parse and evaluate documents
PythonAgileConsulting

Education

Georgia Institute of Technology

Master of Science in Computer Science

2024 ~ 2026

  • Fall 2024 Cohort
  • Specialization in Machine Learning

National University of Singapore (School of Computing)

Bachelor of Science in Business Analytics

2020 ~ 2024

  • Specialization in Machine Learning
  • Honours with Highest Distinction (First Class Honours)
  • Awarded School of Computing Deans List for AY21/22 Semester 2 and AY23/24 Semester 1
  • Awarded Distinction in Analytics Techniques Knowledge Area

Nanyang Junior College

GCE A Levels

2016 ~ 2017

  • 5 Distinctions in the GCE 'A' Levels Examinations

Get in Touch

If you have relevant opportunities, or wish to have a meaningful conversation, do feel free to reach out to me!