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    Contact [email protected] www.linkedin.com/in/tanner- ducharme (LinkedIn) github.com/tanner-ducharme/ (Other) Top Skills ChatGPT Large Language Models (LLM) PyTorch Tanner Ducharme MSc Machine Learning Candidate at University of Montreal & MILA | Deep Learning & Python Enthusiast | A...

    Contact [email protected] www.linkedin.com/in/tanner- ducharme (LinkedIn) github.com/tanner-ducharme/ (Other) Top Skills ChatGPT Large Language Models (LLM) PyTorch Tanner Ducharme MSc Machine Learning Candidate at University of Montreal & MILA | Deep Learning & Python Enthusiast | Aspiring ML Engineer Montreal, Quebec, Canada Summary After 3 years of professional data science experience at Société Générale, I built a strong foundation in data analysis, machine learning, and financial sector compliance. My role on the anti-money laundering team allowed me to design and build machine learning tools to enhance the bank's money laundering detection systems. In addition to my work at Société Générale, I have multiple years of practical experience as a freelance data engineer in the non-profit sector. Due to a non-disclosure agreement, I am unable to disclose the organization's name, but my work in this role further sharpened my skills in web scraping and data engineering principles. Driven by my growing fascination with deep learning, I decided to pursue an MSc in Machine Learning at the Montreal Institute of Learning Algorithms (MILA), in partnership with University of Montreal, to immerse myself in this exciting field. At MILA, I have increased my capabilities in both the theoretical and practical aspects of deep learning. I now have extensive experience in developing sophisticated deep learning models with PyTorch, with specific experience in tackling computer vision problems. Skilled in Python programming and web scraping, I excel at building robust data pipelines and conducting comprehensive data analysis. I am eager to apply my skills across various industries, with a focus on roles as a Machine Learning Engineer, Data Scientist, or Prompt Engineer. I am excited about the future of AI and driven to contribute to cutting-edge projects that leverage LLMs, computer vision and other emerging applications. Experience Human Rights Group Lead Data Engineer   Page 1 of 3     April 2019 - Present  (4 years 1 month) Montreal, Quebec, Canada • Created an application that scrapes news archives using Python and scrapy, translates the articles into English with the google translate API, saves the results to a Postgres database, and uploads the resources to the organization's document sharing system • Utilize NLP techniques to organize and analyze scraped text data in order to facilitate group's research objectives • Scraped data used by the organization to research and benefit people living under government repression and surveillance Societe Generale Associate Data Scientist May 2019 - July 2022  (3 years 3 months) Montreal, Canada Area • Work daily with Python, SQL, DataRobot and Excel • Research and implement machine solutions to overhaul the compliance department's transaction monitoring system • Automate previously excel-based processes with Python, significantly increasing process efficiency • Generate and present metrics for a multitude of compliance teams Dr. Aaron Erlich Lab, McGill University, Department of Political Science Research Assistant January 2019 - May 2019  (5 months) Montreal, Canada Area • Cleaning, analyzing and visualizing data from Mexican newspapers and Freedom of Information Requests for lab’s research on government transparency and government scandals Paragon Vitamins Lead Developer/Project Manager June 2018 - December 2018  (7 months) Montreal • Took requirements from business leaders and translated them into a Django and PostgreSQL backend for company’s Shopify Store   Page 2 of 3     • Coordinated and directed software developers in multiple time zones to ensure completion of tasks and a timely launch of our beta product Education Mila - Quebec Artificial Intelligence Institute Master of Science - MS, Artificial Intelligence  · (September 2022 - May 2024) McGill University Bachelor’s Degree, Economics and Computer Science  · (2014 - 2018)   Page 3 of 3