Zachary Tarell
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I have now been in Computer Science for over five years as a Computer Programmer, but that is just the beginning of my story. I enjoy all aspects of Software Engineering but particularly Artificial Intelligence.
Graduated from the University of Texas at Dallas, Dec. 2020
Domain in A.I. with an emphasis on Machine Learning
Member of the The National Society of Collegiate Scholars
I live in Little Elm, just northwest of Frisco, Texas. I graduated in December of 2020 with a Bachelor’s in Software Engineering from UTD. My domain was in Artificial Intelligence and I have taken a strong affinity for Machine Learning and Natural Language Processing techniques and algorithms. I am a Full-Stack Developer and most proficient in the Python coding language.
With an ultimate goal of working in the management side of software, I'm fully qualified in the entire Software Development Life-Cycle. However, The tools at my disposal are vast and only growing with every new project and future endeavor. I love learning and growing in this field and it's obvious I'll never know everything there is to understand in computer science. I am willing to keep trying and am excited about what comes next.
PROFICIENT
EXPERT
Qualified in entire SDLC... So, basically does Requirements, Design, Implementation, Testing, Deployment, and Maintenance.
Nothing gets done unless greenlit by the CEO. Has before, middle, and after say in all aspects of everything.
Sounds alarm when there's a breach within the infrastructure. Stays busy keeping the rabbits at bay.
I excel at team exercises and pair programming. I work great alone but better within teams. I’ve never met a challenge that wasn’t successful inside a team environment, and I’ve never met a teammate that I wasn’t able to get the most out of to accomplish our goal. No persons or people are the same, and no team is successful without cohesion.
I can change my demeanor and attitude without losing who I am and how others portray me. There are always different moods, feelings, expressions, etc. for different people, places, or events… finding those intricate settings inside of others makes them feel at ease, and should be brought to light. But, changing to those settings can damage yourself and how others might’ve thought you were. There is nothing fake about me. I let my humble upbringings and my empathetic care in others to do good drive my relationships into friendships - trust is earned. It’s the foundation of which I rely to be heard, and I put everything on myself to seed.
I can adapt very easily to different environments and am not held back by sudden changes or unforeseen pressures. I learned this from moving around when I was younger, you need to be able to read a room and become a chameleon in order to stay calm and keep others calm as well. Pressure occurs when there is a lack of confidence around leading to bad decisions being made. Taking a step back and assessing takes way more courage than rushing through a problem.
I also love playing music. My weapon of choice is the guitar, but like my programming skills, I’m not limited to just one. I also love sports and movies. I’m an unapologetic Philadelphia Eagles fan - but don’t worry, I’ll only remind you once a day. And I love all kinds of movies, I guess you can say I’m a movie buff. I’m a proud nerd when it comes to mathematics as well. I can go down a YouTube rabbit hole in no time. One second I’ll be looking into Bayes’ probability function and 3 hours later dumbfounded by Nash’s equilibrium. But in all seriousness, I’m a family man, Italian in origin, and I love being around them the most.