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Yonah Byarugaba

Yonah Byarugaba

Machine Learning Engineer

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  • Timeline

  • About me

    Machine Learning Engineer @ Oversight | CMU & Emory Alum

  • Education

    • Emory University - Goizueta Business School

      2023 - 2024
      Master of Science - MS Business Analytics

      -Databases & SQL-R, Python, & Tableau-Business Statistics-Business Analytics-Social Network Analytics-Machine Learning-Data Visualization-Decision Analytics & Optimization-Managing Big Data

    • Carnegie Mellon University

      2020 - 2022
      Masters of Information Technology Applied Machine Learning

      Activities and Societies: -Big data -Data Inference -Stochastic processes -Deep Learning -Software Development -Information Security -IoT

    • Kyambogo University

      2016 - 2019
      Honors Bachelor's of Computer Science (BITC) Software Engineering

  • Experience

    • Zero Degrees ToursA and Travel

      Jun 2019 - May 2021
      Machine Learning Engineer

      • Analyzed customer feedback using K-means for sentiment analysis and LDA for topic modeling,leading to a 20% increase in customer satisfaction scores by identifying and addressing keyservice issues• Designed and conducted an A/B test for tour packages using Google Optimize, resulting in a15% increase in bookings and revenue by optimizing the tour package offerings• Developed and maintained dashboards to display key sales metrics to enable strategic decision-making by highlighting areas of strength and opportunities for improvement Show less

    • Flutterwave

      Jun 2019 - Dec 2019
      Software Developer

      • Developed and maintained RESTful APIs to facilitate seamless integration of Flutterwave's payment solutions with various platforms and services• Implemented secure payment processing workflows, ensuring compliance with industry standards like PCI DSSUtilized technologies such as Node.js, Python, or Java to build backend services supporting high-volume financial transactionsCollaborated with the frontend team to create responsive and user-friendly interfaces for Flutterwave's dashboard and customer-facing applications Show less

    • Rwanda Revenue Authority

      Jun 2021 - Aug 2021
      Mobile Application Developer

    • Carnegie Mellon University

      Aug 2021 - May 2022

      • Built conversational AI systems for interacting with research papers• Implemented advanced RAG techniques for real-time querying of large-scale academic datasets

      • AI Researcher

        Jan 2022 - May 2022

      • Graduate Teaching Assistant - Software Development Fundamentals

        Aug 2021 - Dec 2021

    • ENGIE

      May 2022 - Jun 2023
      Machine Learning Engineer

      • Multilingual Customer Support Automation project: – Created an AI-powered multilingual support system using fine-tuned LLMs (GPT-3.5 and LLaMA 2) – Implemented language detection and translation capabilities to handle queries in 10+ languages – Developed a custom intent classification model to route queries to appropriate departments – Achieved a 50% reduction in support ticket volume and improved customer satisfactionscores by 30%• Built and optimized ETL pipelines with Python, SQL, and Apache Airflow, removing manual processes and cutting report time by 90%• Developed a credit risk assessment model using XGBoost achieving an F1 score of 0.92• Conducted regression analysis, revealing that tertiary education reduced default odds by 33%,and high income by 42%, while a 0.1 increase in Loan-to-Value raised default risk by 28%• Collaborated with the software team to deploy the model into production Show less

    • NCR Voyix

      Dec 2023 - May 2024
      Senior Machine Learning Engineer

      • Led a data science team in analyzing Walmart’s incident and transaction data, uncovering key insights that reduced downtime and improved operational efficiency across retail stores nation- wide, despite significant data limitations• Developed and implemented strategies to mitigate device failures by identifying high-risk periods and recommending targeted interventions, leading to improved store performance during peak traffic and seasonal events

    • Emory University

      May 2024 - Nov 2024
      Machine Learning Research Engineer

    • Oversight

      Nov 2024 - now
      Machine Learning Engineer

  • Licenses & Certifications

  • Honors & Awards

    • Awarded to Yonah Byarugaba
      Winner of the Truist Data Modelling Challange 2023 Truist Bank Oct 2023 Achieved 1st Place in the Georgia-based Truist Data Modeling Challenge: Demonstrated exceptional proficiency in predictive analytics and data modeling, successfully forecasting Certificate of Deposit enrollment trends. This initiative played a crucial role in pinpointing potential enrollees, leading to significant cost savings and enhanced financial strategies for the company.
    • Awarded to Yonah Byarugaba
      Minds Master's Scholarship Mandela Institute for Development Studies Aug 2020 Full tuition master's scholarship at Carnegie Mellon University. This scholarship is awarded to future leaders who have a continental development mindset; leaders who will facilitate greater cohesion and cooperation between African countries.
    • Awarded to Yonah Byarugaba
      Undergraduate Government Scholarship Government of Uganda Jun 2016 Full undergraduate scholarship at Kyambogo University. This scholarship award recognizes the best, and smartest students leaving high school to join university.

  • Volunteer Experience

    • 1st Place Winner - Truist Modeling Competition

      Issued by Truist on Nov 2023
      TruistAssociated with Yonah Byarugaba

    • Lead

      Issued by Google Developer Student Clubs | WooGDSC on Nov 2021
      Google Developer Student Clubs | WooGDSCAssociated with Yonah Byarugaba

    • Vice President, Data Science Club

      Issued by Carnegie Mellon University on Nov 2020
      Carnegie Mellon UniversityAssociated with Yonah Byarugaba

    • Computing Students Association President

      Issued by Kyambogo University on Apr 2018
      Kyambogo UniversityAssociated with Yonah Byarugaba

    • Student Ambassador

      Issued by Andela on Mar 2018
      AndelaAssociated with Yonah Byarugaba