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Hi, I'm Zain

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Washington, DC

Portfolio

My recent work

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COPA

A GPT-driven tutoring assistant that delivers interactive, step-by-step coding guidance for introductory programming courses at Northwestern University.

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NBANewsletter

An AI-powered NBA analyst built using Python, Next.js, multithreaded web scraping, the NBA API, and GPT-3.5.

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SignSense

A real time Sign Language detection app built using Python, OpenCV, and Tensorflow Object Detection.

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GEOSBuild

A containerized model of the Goddard Earth Observing System used by the GMAO(Global Modeling and Assimilation Office) at NASA GSFC.

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About Me

My biography

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Zain Jerath

I am a recent graduate from Northwestern University and currently a software engineer at AWS. I have been coding for over 8 years now, working on projects ranging anywhere from Fortran containerization to Tensorflow object detection. Outside of my studies I am passionate about advancing the state-of-the-art in ML and NLP research.

Education

Experience

Skills

  • Northwestern Logo
    M.S. in Computer Science
    Northwestern University

    Sep 2024 - Jun 2025

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    B.A. in Computer Science
    Northwestern University

    Sep 2020 - Jun 2024

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    Software Engineer
    Amazon Web Services

    Jul 2025 - Current

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    Software Engineer Intern
    NASA Goddard Space Flight Center

    Jun 2019 - Sep 2022

  • Languages
    C, C++, C# Python, Java, HTML/CSS, JavaScript, SQL
  • Technologies
    Git, Bash, Linux, Docker, AWS, GCP, CLion
  • Frameworks
    Django, Next, Node.js, React, TailwindCSS