Resume

Professional experience and skills

Duc Duong

Quantitative Developer & Software Engineer

Contact

Work Email: duongduc@grinnell.edu
Personal Email: dhd388222@gmail.com
Location: Grinnell, Iowa
LinkedIn: linkedin.com/in/duchduong/

Professional Summary

Passionate software and data engineer with expertise in machine learning, NLP, and scalable system design. Experienced in building robust data pipelines, deploying APIs, and developing backtesting and automation frameworks using Python, SQL, and cloud platforms. Strong background in deep learning frameworks, statistical modeling, and time series forecasting, with a focus on turning complex datasets into reliable, data-driven solutions. Actively exploring advanced AI techniques in large language models and diffusion architectures to bridge research with practical applications.

Technical Skills

Data Engineering

  • • NoSQL, SQL, BigQuery
  • • Airflow, DAG Automation
  • • ETL Pipelines, Data Normalization
  • • AWS, GCP

Software Engineering

  • • Python, C, C++, R
  • • Java, JavaScript, MATLAB
  • • REST APIs, React
  • • Flask, Git

Machine Learning & AI

  • • Deep Learning, Transformers, Diffusion
  • • NLP, Computer Vision,Prompt Engineering
  • • Time Series Forecasting, Statistical Modeling
  • • PyTorch, TensorFlow, Hugging Face

Tools & Platforms

  • • Docker, Linux, Bash
  • • Cloud Deployment (Vercel, AWS)
  • • Jupyter Notebook, VSCode
  • • Slack, Jira (Agile, Scrum)

Professional Experience

Quantitative Developer

CF Hub - qAnts Research Team • Aug. 2025 - Present

  • • Built backtesting simulators for fractional share trading and volatility-based strategies
  • • Developed Airflow DAGs to automate data ingestion for market indices, price volumes data, and fundamental data
  • • Integrated multiple data sources including IB, MarketStack, FRED API, and GICS datasets
  • • Implemented ARIMA and GARCH models for forecasting volatility and returns
  • • Created portfolio evaluation frameworks and standardized research workflows
  • • Diagnosed and resolved multi-threading issues in simulation pipelines
  • • Prototyped unsupervised learning approaches for alpha generation

Data Scientist Intern

Gtel Data Research Group • May 2025 - Aug. 2025

  • • Processed and standardized diverse datasets including text, image, and audio
  • • Researched and experimented with Transformer, CNN, Contrastive Learning, and Diffusion models
  • • Applied prompt engineering to build NLP pipelines for large-scale Vietnamese text corpora
  • • Constructed geospatial datasets for ward-level analysis with high accuracy
  • • Presented findings in internal seminars and defended methods under peer review
  • • Collaborated with AI engineers to balance research and production tasks
  • • Improved coding discipline, workflow planning, and quality assurance through mentorship

Leadership Experience

Executive, VSA Cabinet

Vietnamese Student Association • December. 2024 - Present

  • • Coordinated an 8-member board to deliver cultural and community events
  • • Organized 6+ campus-wide programs with over 500 participants
  • • Managed budgets and logistics to ensure smooth event operations
  • • Fostered collaboration and leadership development among student members

Education

Bachelor of Arts in Computer Science & Economics, Concentration in Statistics

Grinnell College • 2024 - 2028

Focus: Machine Learning, Artificial Intelligence, Data Pipeline, Cloud Computing, Quantitative Research.

Notable Projects

Neural Sudoku Solver

Deep learning model that solves Sudoku puzzles using computer vision and constraint satisfaction algorithms.

Real-time Analytics Dashboard

Interactive dashboard with live data visualization and machine learning predictions.

Awards & Certifications

Neural Sudoku Solver

Deep learning model that solves Sudoku puzzles using computer vision and constraint satisfaction algorithms.

Real-time Analytics Dashboard

Interactive dashboard with live data visualization and machine learning predictions.

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