suyogkhanal.com
// pipeline_run: suyogkhanal.com
$ whoami
Suyog Khanal
$ cat role.txt
Data Engineer, Software Developer, & Data Scientist
$ echo $STATUS
looking for work and earning certifications

01 · Extract

Education

Double Major from Rutgers University - New Brunswick

Rutgers University – New Brunswick

BA Computer Science & BA Data Science, Double Major · Graduated Jan 2026

Coursework: Deep Learning, Applied Statistical Learning, Regression Methods, Data Science, Linear Algebra, Statistics, Computer Architecture, Algorithm Analysis and Design, Systems Programming, Bayesian Data Analysis

Leadership: Rutgers Destiny: Treasurer (2023–2024), President (2024–2025)


02 · Transform

Experience

Multiple Internships and some Contract Work Experience

CareMagix — Software Engineer

Jun – Aug 2025
Remote
  • Led and mentored a team of 4 developers, driving delivery of website features and defect resolution.
  • Built a vector-embedded LanceDB database of 70K+ diagnostic (ICD) codes, queried to map sentences to relevant codes.
  • Programmed a custom Python class to access and query the database; tested and deployed it to production.

UBS — Data Engineering Intern

Jun – Aug 2024
Weehawken, NJ
  • Used Databricks to build data pipelines; ingested and transformed data with Python and SQL into clean tables.
  • Automated secret rotation for application accounts, integrating it into Azure pipelines for 100+ developers.
  • Designed and demoed a SharePoint site that routed forms into a shared Excel sheet via Power Automate.
  • Built a similarity-search tool to help employees find teammates; presented it to 30+ stakeholders.
  • Fixed a job-dependency bug from misconfigured synchronization, cutting potential delays by 50%.

Compunnel — Data Analysis Intern

Jun – Aug 2023
Plainsboro, NJ
  • Built a Customer Lifetime Value prediction model using machine learning algorithms.
  • Analyzed 500,000+ rows of data to calculate RFM scores, segment customers, and build Power BI reports.
  • Queried the LinkedIn API with Python for prospect research; used the OpenAI API to draft up to 5 emails/minute.

Commvault — Software Engineering Intern

May – Aug 2022
Tinton Falls, NJ
  • Managed virtual machines and used Python/PowerShell to run software and OS updates across them.
  • Wrote a test case to automatically update 50+ VMs and manage their snapshots.
  • Built a database table and Python backend to manage 100+ VM allocations, plus a reporting workflow.


03 · LOAD

Projects

Various projects made for personal and academic purposes

Rank Visualization ETL Pipeline

Mar 2026
  • Built an end-to-end player analytics platform pulling from the Riot Games API into custom graphs.
  • Automated ingestion with Snowflake stored procedures and Tasks that fetch and clean data on schedule.
  • Shipped a Streamlit-in-Snowflake dashboard with Altair visualizations for fully custom insights.
PythonSnowflakeSQLAPIsStreamlit

Esports Game Prediction Model

Nov – Dec 2024
  • Cleaned and analyzed ~100,000 rows of League of Legends esports data.
  • Built a model predicting game outcomes from only the first 15 minutes of data.
PythonSQLPandas

Street Fighter AI

Oct – Nov 2024
  • Trained an agent to play Street Fighter II using OpenAI Gym.
  • Implemented PPO with a custom reward function to shape fighting behavior.
PythonOpenAI GymPPO

CNN Geoguessr

Apr – May 2025
  • Trained a CNN to predict a photo's country of origin from Google Street View imagery.
  • Live-demoed the model to 50+ people; wrote up findings in a 9-page research paper.
PythonGoogle Maps APICNN

Shockwave

Jun 2022 – Aug 2024
  • Built and launched a Discord bot that creates and manages teams for custom games and tournaments, with its own Elo system.
PythonSQLMongoDB (originally)


SKILLS

Skills DB

languages
Python, SQL, C, Java, R
dev_tools
Git, gdb, VS Code, Unix, MongoDB, HTML, Snowflake, Databricks, Azure, Power BI, MATLAB, React
frameworks
OpenCV, MongoDB, Docker, SharePoint, Pandas, MediaPipe, PyTorch, TensorFlow, LanceDB
concepts
Machine Learning, CI/CD & ETL Pipelines, Reinforcement Learning, Object-Oriented Programming, AI/LLMs

Certifications

Intro to Snowflake for Devs, Data Scientists, Data Engineers — Snowflake0D8D7NPRHHHN · Feb 2026
Introduction to Modern Data Engineering with Snowflake — SnowflakeFJM59YSC74OC · Feb 2026
Advanced Data Engineering with Snowflake — SnowflakeXX9MCCAX21FW · Feb 2026
Advanced Data Management in Azure Databricks — PacktSE5LLCBILCSS · May 2026

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Looking for data engineering, software, and data analysis roles