Hair Parra

Hair Parra is a Data Scientist and Data Engineer with over four years of experience in the field. He is currently pursuing an MSc in Financial Engineering at HEC Montréal and is actively seeking internship opportunities in quantitative finance or financial data science.1

Professional Experience

Hair Parra has a strong background in data science and engineering, with notable experience at Cisco. At Cisco, he worked as a Data Scientist/Data Engineer in DevX Analytics for over three years. During his tenure, he:

• Developed and implemented end-to-end data science pipelines for technical product development
• Designed and implemented a multi-model recommendation system
• Created a pre-shipment release recommendation system that impacted thousands of users monthly
• Contributed to the development of a machine learning ecosystem serving hundreds of engineers1

Prior to his role at Cisco, Hair worked at Matrox Video, where he:

• Enhanced data collection processes
• Optimized codebase, documentation, and version control practices
• Managed databases and conducted marketing analytics
• Engineered a production dashboard used by hundreds of stakeholders1

Education and Skills

Hair Parra's educational background includes:

• Currently pursuing an MSc in Financial Engineering at HEC Montréal
• Bachelor of Arts from McGill University, majoring in Computer Science with double minors in Statistics and Linguistics (CGPA: 3.62)1

His technical skills encompass:

• Programming languages: Python, R, SQL
• AI/ML frameworks: TensorFlow, PyTorch, Hugging Face
• Data Engineering & DevOps tools: Git/GitHub, Linux/Bash/Shell, Postman, Bitbucket, Jenkins, Elasticsearch APIs, FastAPI, Apache Spark (PySpark), Docker
• Data visualization: Grafana
• Web development tools1

Achievements and Interests

Hair Parra has received notable recognitions, including:

• NSERC Canada Graduate Scholarships for Master's program
• L'Oréal Canada MSc Entrance Scholarship1

He has also worked as a freelance journalist, writing academic and technical articles about machine learning and related topics for Medium, reaching thousands of readers monthly.1

Hair Parra is known for his expertise in leveraging Natural Language Processing (NLP), AI, and advanced data analysis techniques to drive strategic decision-making. He has a strong foundation in computer science, data science, machine learning, mathematics, and statistics, with a particular talent for transforming complex data into actionable insights.1