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Dylan Nguyen


About

Learn about me.

I'm a data analyst who likes turning messy data into clear answers. I earned my B.A. in Business Analytics at Cal State Fullerton, built a Computer Science foundation at UC Riverside, and I'm now pursuing an M.S. in Analytics at Georgia Tech.

Professionally, I've worked in financial services operations at a FINRA/SEC-regulated broker-dealer and in security analytics for banking. I also build my own products, including PokerNow AI, a real-time analytics platform serving 1,000+ concurrent users. Outside of work, you'll usually find me on the tennis court, surfing, or editing video.

Skills

Analyze

SQL

  • Joins
  • CTEs
  • Window Functions

Statistical Analysis

  • A/B Testing
  • Regression
  • Data Mining

Visualize

Excel & VBA

  • Pivot Tables
  • Macros
  • Forecasting

Web Analytics

  • Google Analytics
  • GTM
  • Conversion Funnels

Build

ETL & Data Modeling

  • Pipelines
  • KPI Design
  • MongoDB

AI Workflows

  • Claude
  • Prompt Engineering
  • Data Storytelling

Experience

My professional experience.

June 2026 - September 2026

Financial Advisor Intern

DirectPath Financial (Sovran Advisors, Cetera Wealth Services) — Costa Mesa, CA
  • Audit and reconcile correspondence, check, and gift logs, validating record accuracy against SEC retention and client-data privacy standards.
  • Structure and monitor account-opening and onboarding documentation pipelines, improving status visibility across advisors and the back office.
  • Resolve documentation exceptions through recurring log review, reducing rework and preventing downstream compliance findings.
  • Earned the Cetera Admin Academy Fundamentals certification and now administer daily operations across AdviceWorks, NetX360, Docupace, and Pinpoint Compliance in a FINRA/SEC-regulated broker-dealer.

2025

Freelance Web Developer

Irvine, CA
  • Built responsive websites and custom web apps for local businesses using React, TypeScript, and Next.js.
  • Optimized RESTful APIs, reducing data retrieval time by 20%.

March 2022 - March 2023

Information Security Analyst Intern

Farmers & Merchants Bank
  • Built automated SQL reports on vulnerability trends and compliance metrics across 500+ tracked assets, helping leadership prioritize remediation.
  • Analyzed 10,000+ log entries weekly in Sumo Logic SIEM to surface threat patterns, reducing mean time to detection.
  • Ran internal vulnerability scans and supported penetration testing.

January 2019 - March 2020

Delivery Service Driver

Uber, Inc.
  • Cut average delivery time by 15% using GPS and traffic data while holding a 4.9/5 customer rating.

April 2017 - October 2019

Private-label Ecommerce

Woodly Co. USA

April 2017 - December 2018

Student Engineer Intern

Tyvak Systems, CUBESAT
  • Led camera module integration for the first high school team to build and launch a nano-satellite into orbit.

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Projects

My projects & collaborations.

PokerNow AI - AI-driven poker analytics platform screenshot showing real-time hand analysis

PokerNow AI

AI-driven poker analytics platform leveraging ML models and an AI engine.

  • Distributed analytics engine processing thousands of hands at sub-100ms latency, streaming live to 1,000+ concurrent users.
PythonFastAPIReactTypeScriptMongoDBRedis
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CS105 Predictive Big Data EDA Analysis - Starbucks customer dataset analysis with K-NN models

Starbucks Customer Behavior Analysis

Data science project modeling purchasing behavior across large-scale Starbucks customer datasets.

  • EDA dashboards plus chi-squared tests, K-NN, and regression to segment customers and forecast purchasing behavior.
PythonPandasScikit-LearnSeabornMatplotlibJupyterLab
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ClarityGPT - AI-powered SaaS platform with multiple generative AI tools interface

ClarityGPT

AI-powered SaaS platform offering 5 autonomous generative tools.

  • GPT-4 workspace with structured prompt chaining, role-based access, and Stripe subscriptions.
Next.jsTypeScriptNode.jsMongoDBFirebase AuthStripe
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HighlanderNow - UCR campus utility platform with interactive map and real-time parking

HighlanderNow

Academic platform serving ~2,000 UCR students with real-time campus utilities.

  • Interactive campus map, real-time parking, class schedules, and offline PWA support.
VueNode.jsExpressFirebaseMongoDBLeaflet
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True-Upscaling Image Enhancer - AI-powered image upscaling tool using Real-ESRGAN

True-Upscaling Image Enhancer

Tauri-based GUI app that upscales images using the Real-ESRGAN model.

  • Upload any image type and get AI-enhanced clarity with intelligent upscaling.
RustVue 3TauriReal-ESRGAN
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Startup@UCR - Full-stack responsive website for UCR entrepreneurship club

Startup@UCR Website

Full-stack responsive website for the Startup Club at UCR.

  • Secure user registration, profiles with permissions, event calendar, and club resources.
Next.jsTypeScriptNode.jsExpressMongoDBTailwind
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Surfaholic - AI surf forecasting platform with peer-to-peer spot sharing

Surfaholic – AI Surf Forecasts

AI-powered surf platform providing machine-learning forecasts and peer-to-peer surf spot sharing.

  • Live surf clips mapped to real-time coastal conditions, backed by a secure API for auth and swell forecasting.
ReactNode.jsExpressMapboxMongoDBFirebase
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LinkedIn Application Automation

Browser-automation pipeline for LinkedIn job applications.

  • Selenium-driven orchestration that scrapes, filters, and ranks job postings before handling multi-step form flows.
PythonSeleniumBeautifulSoupPyAutoGUI
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12

Projects

2

Years of Experience

3000

Users Served

Contact

Let's connect.

If you're interested in collaborating or have opportunities, I'm always open to connecting and exploring new ideas!

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Phone

+1 (949) 842-2889

Email

hello@dylanhnguyen.com

Location

Irvine, California