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Hi there!

My resume (2nd page) and experience are definitely non-tradition and I think it is important to
be up-front about that.

To help answer some frequently asked questions and increase the efficiency of the application
process I have prepared the following bullets.

● I am a US Citizen. After spending nearly 10 years in Asia I have relocated back to the
US and am currently looking to build up my tech career here.

● I have graduated with a Bachelor’s of Science Business Administration Information

Technology Management at Western Governors University. I previously majored in
Engineering while attending California Polytechnic State University but did not finish
because I decided to commit fulltime to my 3D printing startup, Modelyst, after receiving
investment from SOSVentures’ ChinaAccelartor startup program.

● I am enrolled in a Master’s of Data Analytics program at Western Governors University

which is starting in February 2023. This is an online program and should not interfere
with my ability to engage in full-time work.

● I prioritize remote-work but am willing to travel as needed. I will consider relocation on a

case-by-case basis.

● My past work experience has been with small and medium sized enterprises which has
given me significant experience in agile work environments.

● I do my best work when working with “innovation teams” to propose new strategies and
increase efficiencies.

● My non-traditional work experience has given me a very strong ability to think outside the
box, find patterns hidden in plain-sight, and leverage data from both traditional and
non-traditional sources to improve operations.

● I find digging through data is like going back in time and exploring uncharted lands -
there are gems, mysteries, and even traps. I love the adventure and love telling the
stories that lie within.

Sincerely Yours,

Taylor Amarel
amarel.taylor.s@gmail.com
Taylor Amarel (linkedin.com/in/taylor-amarel-tech) amarel.taylor.s@gmail.com
Connecticut, USA
Developer and technologist with 8+ years of experience filling multiple technical roles in
-Open to Remote Work
small and medium enterprises. Focused on developing innovative solutions through data
-Will Consider Relocation
analysis, business intelligence, OSI, data sourcing, and ML. Currently pursuing a Masters
in Data Analytics and looking for a remote role involving data analysis and innovation.
SKILLS
EXPERIENCE ​Process: Data Analytics,
Migrasia, Hong Kong — Technology Solutions 2018 - Feb 2022 Intelligence Gathering,
Led the development of technology solutions to increase transparency, ethics, and Automation, Internet
support services within the migrant worker industry. By using big data, social media, and Marketing, Anomaly
innovative technology solutions we were able to identify and assist thousands of victims Detection, Innovation,
of irregular migration. Key achievements include increasing social media engagement by Visualization
over 10,000%, automating 40+ hours of work/week, expanding the core team from 2 to ​Technical: Python, SQL, DAX,
10 people, and supervising 80+ HKU students as well as volunteers. Development of PHP, Django, ML, Cloud
automation tools and web apps was primarily done in Python and Django. Data analysis Infrastructure, OCR,
was done using Power BI, Open Semantic Search, Google Looker, Python, and more. SEO/SEM, Optimization,
LabVIEW, PowerBI, DAX, GA
Amarel Solutions, Global — Freelance Tech Work 2011 - 2018
Worked as a freelance programmer for for-profit companies and social ventures. Focused ​People: Communications,
on building effective websites and technology solutions that obtained a quick return on Leadership, SCRUM, Agile
investment and increased business opportunities. From 2014 to 2016 I also served as the Team Operations, Story
Entrepreneur/Tech-In-Residence at Chinaccelerator assisting SOSVentures in Telling, Constructive
investment strategy, startup growth, tactics, and various technology stacks. Feedback

Specifiko Education Consulting, Shanghai — CTO 2015 - 2016 Personal: Proactive,

Innovative, Love to Learn
Designed, developed, and launched specifiko.com an online language learning platform
for Chinese and Japanese doctors wishing to improve their medical English skills. MVP WORK EXAMPLES
was built in PHP with a Django based stack launched after validating the MVP. Websites: https://xinfab.com
Modelyst, San Francisco — Founder 2012 - 2014 https://chinaccelerator.com
http://allmywages.com
Co-founded a 3D Printing startup that functioned as the “99 Designs” for 3D Printing.
https://3dprinterstore.com
This startup obtained VC Capital and was subsequently merged with
https://migrasia.org
3DPrintingModel.com and continued to operate as a 3D hub for over 30,000 users. https://hkuapparel.com
https://852designs.com
Abraxas Energy, CA — Head of Technical Services 2012-2013
Managed all internal and external technical products - ranging from front-facing Finance: Case Studies
websites and local IT infrastructure to cloud-based data gathering and analysis tools. Additional Typologies and
High-Level Financial Analysis
EDUCATION
Reports Available Upon Request
WGU — Business Administration IT Management Mar 2022 - Oct 2022
Graduated with a Bachelors of Science Business Administration Information Technology CERTIFICATES & AWARDS
Management to compliment my self-taught technical background. Current: Google Data
Analytics, Power BI
PREVIOUS PROJECTS
Specialist, Data Dashboards
AI Social Media Analysis — ML for TIPs Detection 2018 - 2022
in Power BI, Python Skills for
Used deep learning to conduct analysis on social media posts and relevant meta data to
Data Science, Looker Studio,
detect instances of trafficking in persons and money laundering.
Master Microsoft Power BI,
AI Document Analysis — Investment Fraud Detection 2014 - 2018
Explainable Artificial
Built a smart document analysis system that was able to filter, rank, and classify
Intelligence, WGU Excellence
documents based on a machine learning implementation and web scraping.
Award, 20 Under 20 Finalist.
20 Under 20 (Thiel Fellowship) Finalist — IP Marketplace 2012 - 2013
Designed and built an innovative IP marketplace that would allow large companies, Pursuing: Masters in Data
SMEs, individuals, and everyday innovators the ability to easily buy and sell IP licenses. Analytics (February 2023)
3D Ultrasound (Hartford Hospital) — $200 3D Ultrasound Machine 2010 - 2011
REFERENCES:
Developed a 3D ultrasound machine for <$200 by using machine vision and LabView. Available upon request.
PORTFOLIO
Machine Learning
Through the use of Machine Learning I have developed tools to: predict house prices, intelligently price Swimply offerings,
predict AirBnB prices, classify email senders by writing style, find material misrepresentations, and analyze social media.
● Machine Learning Algorithm to Predict Peaks and Valleys of Weekly SPY Options
● Reddit News Sentiment Analysis
● House Price Prediction
Python Tools
Since 2017 I have built many Python tools to: archive websites, alert end users, crawl javascript heavy websites, analyze
advertisements, scrape social media, collect open source intelligence, and much more. Select tools include:
● Selenium Triple Archiver (Also available as an API running via a dockerized AWS Lambda service.)
● Selenium Tool to Classify Dog Breed By Image via Microsoft Visual Search
● Google Ads Results Scraper (Built to archive Google Ads for a future machine learning project to identify suspicious ads
and websites.)
● Selenium Facebook Page Link Scraper (Used to find Facebook page links by topic for competitor analysis, suspicious
activity monitoring, sentiment analysis, industry growth, etc.)
○ Additional tools automate Facebook actions and collect and archive Facebook posts, images, text, messages,
comments, etc. The primary purpose of these tools is to collect open source intelligence to be used for anomaly
detection, competitor analysis, sentiment analysis, or machine learning.
● Javascript Friendly Web Crawler (Currently used to download PDF and images from Philippines government websites
because the Philippines government posts many important documents in image or scanned-PDF format. These
documents are not text searchable. However, by downloading these documents via a javascript friendly scraper it is
easy to search and analyze the text in these documents via Open Semantic Search.)
Data Visualizations
Telling a story through visualizations and interactive programs can be more important than the data itself.
● Know Your Agency Visualizer, as seen on South China Morning Post.
● Money Lender, Third Party Money Lender, Agency, MSO, and TCSP Network Map
● 2021 POEA Case Data Visualization
Presentations
Throughout my career I have conducted many presentations and webinars, linked below are two of my most recent.
● Finance + Migration (Migrasia x Mekong Club) Presentation
● Annual Report Presentation
Legal and Policy Contributions
While working at Migrasia, I built numerous tools to automate tasks, collect & analyze open source intelligence, and
identify instances of activity that were suspected to contravene the laws of Hong Kong SAR. Certain elements of my work
are summarized in an overview presentation.
● Leveraged open source intelligence and anomaly detection to identify a ponzi-like agency scheme. After detection I
worked with authorities to collect evidence, arrange witness interviews, and present the case for prosecution.
● Organized one of the groups that lobbied the Hong Kong SAR government to increase the statute of limitations and
penalties for overcharging offenses by employment agencies.
Academic Work
While studying BAITM at WGU I completed a number of projects and received multiple awards, including:
● BS BAITM Final Capstone Project - The Stocking App Business Plan
● WGU Excellence Award
ONGOING PROJECTS
In addition to continuously learning new Python and ML/AI skills, I am currently working on two hobby projects.
● Migrant Worker Data Hub, a project to collect, archive, and share information relevant to labor migration. This project
serves to provide NGOs and policy making authorities with non-traditional data to better protect migrant workers
from overcharging, human trafficking, and other illicit activities. In addition to scraping and storing important data
for historical analysis the project aims to help NGOs and policy making authorities better analyze unstructured data
and leverage machine learning to detect abnormalities.
● Improved version of my previously created AI Document Analysis which can detect illicit activities through the use of
web crawling, scraping, document analysis, NLP, and interpretation of non-traditional indicators to predict illicit
activities. The goal of this project is to build a more robust and scalable engine that can collect data on a certain sector
and self-train a model to detect abnormalities. This project will involve the combination of many of my previous
projects and skills. Core systems of this tool will leverage Selenium, Python automation, Open Semantic Search, open
source intelligence, industry experience, cloud services, and ML/AI.