Background & Experience

From the classroom to hands-on projects, I'm driven by turning complex problems into clear, actionable solutions.

Education

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Cybersecurity with AI Tools

Per Scholas — Career Training Program

Jul 2026 - Nov 2026

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Bachelor of Science in Computer Science

University of Illinois Chicago

2023 - 2026

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Associate of Science in Computer Science Transfer Coursework

Harper College

2021 - 2023

Experience

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Project Intern, Data Solutions

Shipping Garage

May 2023 - Jul 2023 | Mount Prospect, United States

Designed and implemented an interactive slot-mapping system with SQL integration for real-time inventory tracking, improving warehouse visibility, reducing retrieval errors, and increasing operational efficiency.

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Startup Founder & Developer

Antepsofram.com Traditional Foods

Oct 2020 - Nov 2021 | Gaziantep, Turkey

Built and deployed a secure e-commerce platform with integrated payment systems and SQL-backed data tracking; implemented analytics-driven checkout optimizations that increased site traffic by 20% and improved customer trust.

Highlighted Coursework at UIC

Key academic focus areas that shaped my technical foundation in computer science.

Core Programming & Data Structures

Strengthened problem-solving, memory management, recursion, pointers, OOP, and efficient data organization.

Algorithms & Computational Thinking

Developed algorithm design, complexity analysis, graph algorithms, optimization, and formal problem-solving.

Software Design & Application Development

Gained experience in maintainable software design, Java/JavaFX, event-driven programming, testing, and project development.

Systems, Machine Organization & Computer Design

Built understanding of low-level computing, assembly concepts, memory hierarchy, digital logic, and hardware/software interaction.

Programming Languages & Theory

Studied language syntax/semantics, functional concepts, automata, grammars, and computation models.

Focused Technical Electives

Technical electives reflecting my focus on data-driven software, analytics, AI, and computational systems.

Data Science & Analytics

Built experience in data cleaning, exploratory analysis, statistical thinking, machine learning concepts, and extracting insights from real-world datasets.

Database Systems & Data Management

Developed skills in relational database design, SQL, PostgreSQL, ER modeling, normalization, backend data organization, and structured data management.

Natural Language Processing & AI

Studied computational approaches to language, including text processing, tokenization, language data analysis, and machine learning-based language understanding.

Visual Analytics & Data Storytelling

Learned to communicate insights through interactive visualizations, dashboards, data-driven storytelling, and human-centered analysis.

Computational Economics & Algorithmic Decision-Making

Explored connections between computer science, economics, incentives, optimization, and computational approaches to decision-making systems.

Framework-Based Application Development

Gained hands-on experience building applications with modern frameworks, structured UI design, event-driven development, and project-based software engineering.

Mathematics & Analytical Foundations

A mathematical base that supports my work in software engineering, data analytics, AI, and machine learning-oriented problem solving.

Probability & Statistics for Engineering

Built foundations in probability, distributions, uncertainty, data interpretation, and quantitative decision-making.

Advanced Mathematical Reasoning

Developed proof-writing, logical reasoning, set theory, functions, relations, and abstract mathematical thinking.

Applied Linear Algebra

Gained knowledge of vectors, matrices, systems, transformations, eigenvalues, and CS/ML-oriented applications.

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