Aaron Linder

Aaron Linder's work experience starts with their current position as a Machine Learning Engineer at Omdena, where they are working on a core project for mental fitness health creation, focusing on backend API creation for an NLP system. Aaron is utilizing transfer learning, custom topical modeling, sentiment analysis, and time-series KPI tracking.

Prior to this, Aaron worked as a Machine Learning Jr. Engineer at Omdena, where they completed the Omdena-Redactable project. Aaron developed a custom training NER model using spacy and LabelBox, and created a flask API. Aaron also deployed the model with Tesseract-OCR and PyMuPDF to analyze a corpus and find redactable information such as addresses, phone numbers, persons, and companies.

Before joining Omdena, Aaron was a Software Programmer at AI Club at NC State. Here, they worked with various algorithmic disciplines and Python libraries like spacy, gensim, web-scraping, networkx, AIF360, logic processing, page-ranking, and document analysis. Aaron also gained experience in regression modeling with Python and TensorFlow and used Regex, SQL-lite/SQL-Server/Maria-DB for data processing.

In the past, Aaron held positions as a Technician at Southeast Toyota and a Maintenance Technician at Firestone Complete Auto Care, where they gained hands-on experience in the automotive industry.

Aaron also worked as a Floorman at Ensign United States Drilling Inc, where they performed various tasks related to equipment cleaning and maintenance, drilling floor operations, pipe tripping, BOP assembly, lubrication maintenance, and assistance with mud pumps and rig operations.

Earlier in their career, Aaron served as the National Sales Manager and Marketing Manager at English Manufacturing, where they were responsible for designing company catalogs, product line advertising, advertisement campaigns, and B2B sales contracts negotiations.

Aaron also worked as a Dealer at Thunder Valley Casino and gained experience dealing various card games, completing training in anti-counterfeit testing procedures, and anti-cheating countermeasures.

Aaron's earliest work experience includes roles at The Men's Wearhouse, Inc, where they served as a Sales Associate, Wardrobe Consultant, and Tailor. Aaron was involved in commission-based sales, customer outreach, store management, inventory, and shipping and receiving.

Overall, Aaron Linder has extensive experience in machine learning, software programming, automotive maintenance, drilling operations, sales, and customer service across various industries.

Aaron Linder's education history is as follows:

From 2022 to 2024, Aaron attended Winston-Salem State University and obtained a Master's degree in Computer Science and Information Technology.

Between 2018 and 2020, Aaron studied at Forsyth Technical Community College, specializing in Automotive Systems and earning an associate degree.

In 2017 and 2018, Aaron attended North Carolina Agricultural and Technical State University, focusing on Nanoengineering within the field of Mechanical Engineering.

From 2013 to 2016, Aaron pursued a Bachelor of Applied Science (B.A.Sc.) in Computer Science at Winston-Salem State University.

Aaron also completed an Associate of Science (A.S.) degree in Nanotechnology at Forsyth Technical Community College from 2010 to 2012.

Prior to these educational experiences, Aaron attended Sacramento City College from 2003 to 2007 for General Education studies. Additionally, from 1999 to 2001, Aaron studied Theology at West Coast Baptist College.

Aside from formal education, Aaron has obtained various certifications. These certifications include completing courses such as "North Carolina, USA Chapter - Correlations between multiple databases, County Average income and Employed Bus riders in Winston-Salem, NC." and "Learning R" from Omdena Inc. and LinkedIn respectively. Aaron also holds certifications in "Ditch Your Git GUI: Customize Terminal", "Learning Cloud Computing: Core Concepts", and "Mistakes You Should Avoid at Work" gained from LinkedIn. Moreover, Aaron has acquired the "Artificial Intelligence Associate" and "Certified Data Scientist" certifications from North Carolina State University, and completed a "Python (Basic)" course on HackerRank.

It should be noted that no strong assumptions have been made outside of the provided experience.