Amer N Kaplan

+1 (646) 464-2066 · akaplan@nyu.edu · github.com/anmkap · linkedin.com/in/amerkaplan

Key Competencies

Programming

Cloud Services

AGILE

Databases

Containers

Unit Testing

Linux Environments

Data Analytics

Documentation

Professional Experience

Self-Employed

May 2023 - Present

Freelance web development, scripting, trading and content management.

Python · Squarespace · Davinci Resolve · YouTube

University of Chicago - Computer Science Department

Apr 2023 - Jul 2023

Senior Research Specialist

Developed a containerized application and a backend for running scientific simulations on localhosts, Linux clusters and AWS resources. Provisioned EC2 and Fargate environments to support Batch workloads.

Wrote IAM policies following AWS principles of least privilege to enable user access and attribution.

Python · Docker/Compose · AWS · Linux

Vaporstream

Apr 2018 - Feb 2023

Backend Developer

Collaborated in an Agile, cross-functional team to meet project deadlines and resolve issues.

Created REST and WebSocket APIs in Python 3 for a line of secure messaging services.

Overhauled a data-archiving solution into one of the company's most marketable products.

Created a data pipeline and an analytics dashboard on Amazon Quicksight

Improved service stability and response time by refining legacy Python code and increasing unit test coverage from 40% to 89%.

Python · Flask · SQLAlchemy · PostgreSQL · Redis · Git · JIRA · DataDog

University of Maryland Baltimore County

Sep 2016 - Jun 2018

Research and Teaching Assistant

Computer Security · Hardware Design Verification and Testing · Reconfigurable Systems · Sensor Networks

C/C++ · TCP/IP · VHDL/Verilog · FPGA · MATLAB

Education & Certifications

Master of Science

Computer Engineering

New York University

Bachelor of Engineering

Electronics Engineering

University of Sheffield