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Blake Ho

Blake Ho

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  • Timeline

  • About me

    Co-Founder Caruso Languages | Customised Language Learning for Frontline Workers

  • Education

    • University of Cambridge

      2017 - 2021
      BA (Hons) Modern and Medieval Languages (German and Spanish) 2:1

      Activities and Societies: President, Cambridge University Malaysia and Singapore Association (CUMSA) Member of Cambridge University Baseball Team (CUBS) 1st year: German, Spanish (ab initio)2nd year: Latin American Culture and History, German History and Thought since 1750, Translation into German and a test in German through audio-visual media, Translation from Spanish, Use of Spanish, Translation from Spanish3rd year Year Abroad Dissertation: 4th year: The Romance Languages (Comparative Linguistics), Spanish and Latin American Early Modern Literature and Culture, Introduction to the Language, Literature and Culture of Poland… Show more 1st year: German, Spanish (ab initio)2nd year: Latin American Culture and History, German History and Thought since 1750, Translation into German and a test in German through audio-visual media, Translation from Spanish, Use of Spanish, Translation from Spanish3rd year Year Abroad Dissertation: 4th year: The Romance Languages (Comparative Linguistics), Spanish and Latin American Early Modern Literature and Culture, Introduction to the Language, Literature and Culture of Poland, Translation from and into German, German Text and Culture Show less

    • Raffles Junior College

      2009 - 2014
      Singapore Cambridge GCE A Level Distinctions (A grade) in all 7 subjects

      Activities and Societies: Treasurer and Section Leader, Raffles Voices and Raffles Chorale (Choir) Studied H2 (Higher Level) Chemistry, Economics, German and Mathematics Studied H1 (Higher Level) General Paper and Project Work

    • Le Wagon

      2020 - 2020
      Fullstack Web Development Computer Programming

      Attended Le Wagon Singapore (Batch #375).9-week intensive coding bootcamp learning HTML, CSS, Bootstrap, JavaScript ES2015,SQL, git, GitHub, Heroku and Ruby on Rails. Designed, implemented and shipped toproduction a clone of AirBnB and a Rails prototype of cafe-collective.herokuapp.com.My GitHub profile: https://github.com/hoyungcher

    • Imperial College London

      2021 - 2022
      Master of Science - MS Computing

      Software Engineering Group Project: Crypto-Based Sales Funnel Builder (Designed the React Frontend and developed integrations with Backend through Web sockets and Polygon Blockchain)MSc Individual Project: Designing an interactive data cleaning and visualisation tool for unknown and uncertain data (JavaScript, D3, Racket)Autumn Term Modules: Introduction to C++, Object-Oriented Design and Programming, Computer Architecture, Operating Systems, DatabasesSpring Term Modules:… Show more Software Engineering Group Project: Crypto-Based Sales Funnel Builder (Designed the React Frontend and developed integrations with Backend through Web sockets and Polygon Blockchain)MSc Individual Project: Designing an interactive data cleaning and visualisation tool for unknown and uncertain data (JavaScript, D3, Racket)Autumn Term Modules: Introduction to C++, Object-Oriented Design and Programming, Computer Architecture, Operating Systems, DatabasesSpring Term Modules: Algorithms, Software Engineering Design, Computer Networks and Distributed Systems, Introduction to ML Show less

  • Experience

    • Singapore Armed Forces (SAF)

      Sept 2016 - Dec 2016
      Platoon Sergeant

      Completed the two-week Basic Warfighter Platoon Sergeant Course at Specialist and Warrant Officer Institute. Led a platoon of 8 section commanders and 40 troopers, in charge of discipline and regimentation. Handled logistical matters, including the procurement of store items and the accounting of ammunition for outfield training.

    • Cambridge University Malaysia and Singapore Association (CUMSA)

      Mar 2018 - Mar 2019
      President

    • Ministry Of Foreign Affairs (Singapore)

      Jul 2018 - Jul 2018
      Political and Economic Intern, Consulate-General of Singapore in Dubai

      Attended meetings with business leaders, foreign diplomats, political experts and government officials. Assisted the Consul-General with compilation of meeting minutes. Conducted research on political issues and economic developments in the Middle-East region. Compiled a report on Dubai’s innovation sector.

    • ProChile

      Jul 2019 - Dec 2019
      Intern

      I completed a six-month internship with ProChile, the Trade Department of the Chilean Embassy in Berlin, Germany.Translated various official documents to and from Spanish, English and German. Conducted market research and compiled reports on organic blueberries and nanotechnology inGermany.Prepared agendas and arranged meetings for Chilean exporters with distributors in Germany.Assisted with the organisation of Chile’s participation at major trade fairs: ANUGA, Gamescom.

    • Le Wagon

      Aug 2020 - Aug 2020
      Teaching Assistant

      Tutored students individually and in small groups in Ruby, SQL, HTML, CSS and JavaScript.Assisted students with resolving tickets and debugging code.

    • TitanML

      Feb 2023 - Apr 2024
      Software Engineer

      Refactored a static frontend of TitanML’s Takeoff Inference Server into a dynamic React-Typescript app.Designed and developed an interactive model memory calculator tool using D3 and React for Language Models, enabling users to visualise trade offs across different quantisation levels and device specifications.Contributed to LangChain with an integration in Python for TitanML's Takeoff Inference Server.Managed company blog and content calendar, creating demo videos and writing feature blog posts.Designed and led a comprehensive product workshop, aligning the entire team on vision and User Experience through user story brainstorming and feature evaluation with the Kano Model.Worked closely with enterprise clients in the deployment and customisation of the Titan Takeoff Inference Server, ensuring support, troubleshooting and specialised documentation for their RAG system implementation. Show less

    • Caruso Languages

      Sept 2024 - now
      Co-Founder

  • Licenses & Certifications

    • Core Foundations for Data Science

      SDSA - Singapore Data Science Academy
      Dec 2018
      View certificate certificate

    • Paragliding Pilot Rating (Hill)

      BRITISH HANG GLIDING & PARAGLIDING ASSOCIATION LIMITED
      Sept 2021