Ethan Vertal

Resume

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Education

B.S. in Statistics and Machine Learning

Carnegie Mellon University, Pittsburgh, PA

Aug 2020 - May 2024

  • Graduated with Honors
  • Relevant Coursework: Generative AI, Machine Learning with Large Datasets, Intermediate Deep Learning, Statistical Computing, Statistical Methods in Finance, AI Problem Representation & Problem Solving

Experience

Reviewer & Attempter

Outlier, Remote

Mar 2024 - Present

  • Reviewed and verified prompts or responses for math problems ranging from middle school to undergraduate discrete mathematics, ensuring complexity, Markdown/LaTeX formatting, and correctness.
  • Developed prompt engineering expertise, contributing to the training of foundation models by challenging AI agents with math problems.
  • Identified errors in collegiate-level math problems and communicated solutions in non-technical terms to peers for better understanding.
  • Gained valuable insights into LLM limitations as part of training for state-of-the-art reasoning models.

Research Apprentice

Carnegie Mellon University, Pittsburgh, PA

Jun 2023 - Aug 2023

  • Led team to design a feasibility report and scalable plan for parallelizing a simulation software on a customized AWS-backed cluster infrastructure.
  • Researched deploying NetLogo simulations on AWS using EC2, S3 Buckets, and Slurm.

Software Engineering & Machine Learning Intern

CrafterCMS, Reston, VA

Jun - Aug 2021 & Jun - Aug 2022

  • Delivered an Alexa API web app in Groovy, used by major enterprises such as Papa Johns, Marriott, and more to boost customer loyalty.
  • Designed and implemented a TensorFlow-based recommendation system web app.
  • Analyzed and cleaned data using NumPy, Pandas, and Matplotlib.

Awards & Extracurricular Activities

  • Carnegie Mellon Men’s Soccer Team (2020-2023): Dedicated 20+ hours per week while balancing a full academic workload. Earned UAA All-Academic and UAA Offensive Player of the Week Awards.
  • Student Athlete Academic Award (2022-2023): Achieved highest GPA in respective college as a rising fourth year in the Athletic Department.

Skills

  • Languages: Python, R, PostgreSQL, C, Java
  • Tools & Frameworks: PyTorch, PySpark, AWS, SKLearn, TensorFlow, NumPy, Matplotlib, Tidyverse, W&B, HuggingFace, TQDM