Nellie Cordova
About me
Clear problems. Clean data. Real impact.
Hi—I'm Nellie.
Curious, practical, outcome-oriented.
I'm completing an M.S. in CS (ML) and transitioning from software engineering to applied ML. I'm comfortable starting small, testing ideas, and iterating with feedback.
Recently I've built projects that blend vision and NLP (e.g., Plate2Recipe with ViT + GPT-2/LSTM) and explored memory networks for QA and user-centered prototypes. Earlier, I contributed to a microservices payments platform in a regulated environment, reinforcing CI quality gates, monitoring, and release evidence.
Excited to apply ML and SWE to real-world problems. Let's connect if you're building products with impact.
Early career (ML)
Resume
Professional Summary
Driven software engineer transitioning to ML, combining hands-on DL/NLP/RL with production-grade experience in microservices payments. Strong in experiment design, hyperparameter tuning, and metrics-driven iteration. Delivers features end-to-end.
Information
- Florida, USA
- cordova.nellie@gmail.com
- +1 (908) 764-7332
- linkedin.com/in/ncordovank
- github.com/cordovank
Technical Skills
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ML / NLP — Python · PyTorch · scikit-learn · NumPy · pandas
· Transformers (ViT, GPT-2) · CNNs · RNN/LSTM · seq2seq · tokenization/embeddings · attention/memory · fine-tuning & transfer · classification · language modeling -
Data & Eval — Experiment design · HPO · cross-validation
· metrics (F1, perplexity, RMSE) · visualization/reporting (Matplotlib) -
MLOps / Backend — Docker · CI/CD · REST/gRPC · Kafka
· Jenkins/Maven · testing (JUnit, Cucumber) · API/perf testing (Postman, SOAP UI, JMeter) · logging/monitoring (Geneos) -
Languages & Tools — Python · Java · SQL · Git · Jupyter
· IntelliJ · JIRA · Bitbucket · Confluence · Anaconda - Other — English & Spanish (bilingual)
Professional Experience
Software Engineer
JPMorgan Chase & Co. | Tampa, FL
2019 - 2021
Real-Time Payments Platform
- Contributed end-to-end across the SDLC for Java-based payments microservices and drove production readiness.
- Authored comprehensive operational runbooks—architecture, dependencies/configs, failure modes, diagnostic checklists, decision trees, and step-by-step remediation—to enable fast triage, recovery, and self-serve on-call; provided light support on monitoring/alerting dashboards with platform/SRE.
- Built and maintained test automation (JUnit, Cucumber); enforced CI quality gates (tests, static analysis, coverage) to keep merges green, and executed functional/perf testing (Postman, SOAP UI, JMeter).
- Managed regulated releases: compiled release evidence (test/coverage reports, change tickets, approvals) to secure production sign-off; presented services to global production management.
- Led/participated in agile rituals (sprint planning, backlog refinement); authored technical docs; coordinated across time zones.
2019 - 2020
Salesforce Platform
- Delivered Salesforce data collection and reporting features for a social-impact organization.
- Gathered requirements from stakeholders, translated them into technical changes, implemented the updates, and documented the work.
- Enhanced a custom Visualforce UI for clarity and consistency, and automated survey creation with declarative Flows to reduce manual setup and standardize templates.
ML Research Assistant
CS Dept. @ William Paterson University | Wayne, NJ
2018 - 2019
Education
M.S. in Computer Science (Machine Learning)
Georgia Institute of Technology | Atlanta, GA
2022 - Present
Relevant Coursework: Machine Learning, Deep Learning, Reinforcement Learning, Natural Language Processing, Network Science
B.A. in Mathematics | Minor: Computer Science
William Paterson University | Wayne, NJ
2016 - 2019
Relevant Coursework: Database Management Systems, Data Warehouse & Data Mining, Cloud Computing, Applied Regression Analysis
Magna Cum Laude • Pi Mu Epsilon (National Mathematics Honor Society)
Projects
- All Projects
- DL
- NLP
- User-centered
Plate2Recipe – Food Image to Recipe Generation
Memory-augmented QA System
Notification System Redesign
Let's Connect!
I reply to thoughtful notes and real opportunities.
Open to ML/SWE roles, collabs — short intros welcome.
Rather email? cordova.nellie@gmail.com
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