Thomas Soupionis

Thomas soupionis

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  • Timeline

  • About me

    Blockchain Data Engineer Associate @ NYC Node | Previous Break Through Tech in AI Fellow | Hackathon Winner | Vice President and Co-Founder of Code for All | ColorStack | BA Computer Science @ Queens College

  • Education

    • Codepath

      2023 - 2023
      Computer software engineering

      Online program that teaches beginner topics from conditional, loops, big O notation, dictionaries, strings, and arrays primarily in Python, working in teams each class to solve new coding problems

    • Queens college

      2018 - 2025
      Bachelor's degree computer science/sociology 3.6

      Activities and Societies: Code For All: Vice President/Co-Founder from 2023 - Present BS in Computer Science (In Progress with a 3.4 GPA)BA in Sociology (3.9 GPA)

    • St. francis preparatory school

      2014 - 2018
      High school diploma a-

      Activities and Societies: Football 2014-2016 Deans List (90+ average) every semester Foreign Language Honor Society

  • Experience

    • Key food stores co-operative inc.

      Jun 2018 - Aug 2018
      Stock clerk
    • The wendy's company

      Dec 2019 - Jul 2020
      Crew member
    • Robomindtech

      Jul 2021 - Aug 2022
      Stem teacher

      I provided guidance for students to develop an understanding and an interest in LEGO machines and Scratch programming between 2 and 10 years old, both inside the RoboMindTech center, NYC DOE Schools in Forest Hills, and Playhouse NYC. I taught and made lesson plans for multiple levels and types of classes offered by our program, including Scratch, LEGO WeDo, LEGO Duplo, etc.

    • Codeadvantage

      Sept 2022 - now
      Stem lead coding instructor

      I provide guidance to classes of over 20 students, fostering an understanding and interest in coding and programming for children aged 4 to 10 at several highly acclaimed private and charter schools in the NYC area, including The Buckley School, St. David's School, Dwight School, Town School Inc, Ethical Culture Fieldston School, and Packer Collegiate Institute.I have taught classes in Minecraft Code with Javascript and Blocks, Scratch, Python, and Lego Spike. Additionally, I have created lesson plans for various levels and types of classes, including AI/Machine Learning in Scratch for middle school students and a variety of themed Minecraft Code curricula using Javascript and Blocks. Show less

    • Code for all qc

      Jan 2023 - now
      Co-founder and vice president
    • Break through tech

      May 2023 - Apr 2024
      Ai\ml fellow @ cornell tech

      I was selected from 1500+ applicants for a 12 month AI Program at Cornell Tech, including ML coursework, experiential learning experiences, and mentorship from industry professionals. While this gives me assistance for internship opportunities, BTT aims at facilitating a successful launch into my ML or AI career.

    • Candogram inc.

      Aug 2023 - Dec 2023
      Ai studio project

      As part of the Break Through Tech program, I worked with Candogram during Fall 2023 on a project that helps make job search easier for students. The dataset being looked at by my team are all jobs related to "engineer", where our task by the end of the Fall 2023 semester, leveraging the CRISP-DM outline, was to have clusters of jobs with new and improved job titles, instead of the multitude of ambiguous and rare job titles that exist. This directly helps Candogram’s business goals of looking at job titles and being able to extract important information about the job just from the job title to analyze further.To see more details about my role in this project, check out the post in my featured section starting with "Excited to share my part of the presentation...!" Show less

    • Tech incubator at queens college (tiqc)

      Oct 2023 - Mar 2024
      Software engineer intern

      I helped implement AI into a chatbot using OpenAI's API and Flask, transforming static responses into dynamic responses specifically about the Tech Incubator. By fine-tuning the OpenAI model with FAQ data and website information through prompt engineering, I optimized the user experience for the 19,000+ students at Queens College. To ensure the chatbot functioned properly and to maintain its performance over time, I implemented an SQL backend to store user-message interactions and log error messages, with future plans to migrate the database to the cloud. Show less

    • Nyc node

      Apr 2024 - now
      Blockchain data engineer associate

      I am currently working on a FAISS (Facebook AI Similarity Search) Application aimed at quickly indexing and finding answers to questions about Solidity code documentation. We hope this process can eventually be applied to other programming languages.I successfully completed a project in Spring 2024 that focused on the development and optimization of machine learning models for blockchain data classification. Leveraging my expertise in Python and various data science libraries, I spearheaded the design and implementation of solutions that significantly improved the predictive accuracy of blockchain data analysis. I launched the development of Logistic Regression models to classify blockchain data, meticulously benchmarking performance metrics across raw data, raw embeddings using OpenAI API, and compressed embeddings using PCA. Additionally, I enhanced predictive accuracy for distinguishing between public and private crypto wallet keys, achieving an accuracy rate exceeding 90%. I engineered batching, preprocessing, and randomization methods for large datasets of over 400,000 crypto wallet keys, significantly improving model training robustness. My comprehensive research on embedding techniques for data compression optimized the efficiency and scalability of data processing pipelines within the blockchain infrastructure. Collaborating with team members, I designed secure and efficient blockchain infrastructure and protocols, ensuring the seamless integration of new technologies. Furthermore, I documented development processes, best practices, and experimental results, contributing to the team’s knowledge base and facilitating future project replication and enhancement. Show less

  • Licenses & Certifications

    • Bitcoin for developers

      Saylor academy
      Mar 2023
      View certificate certificate
    • Aws certified cloud practitioner

      Amazon web services (aws)
      Dec 2023
      View certificate certificate
    • Microsoft certified: azure fundamentals

      Microsoft
      Dec 2023
      View certificate certificate
    • Bitcoin for everybody

      Saylor academy
      Mar 2023
      View certificate certificate
    • Intro to software engineering

      Codepath
      Aug 2023
    • Machine learning foundations

      Cornell university
      Aug 2023
    • Finance fundamentals in python

      Datacamp
      Mar 2024
  • Volunteer Experience

    • Volunteer

      Issued by ST. FRANCIS PREPARATORY SCHOOL on Jul 2017
      ST. FRANCIS PREPARATORY SCHOOLAssociated with Thomas Soupionis
    • Student Volunteer

      Issued by OZANAM HALL OF QUEENS NURSING HOME INC on Sept 2016
      OZANAM HALL OF QUEENS NURSING HOME INCAssociated with Thomas Soupionis