Welcome to my GitHub! I'm David, a passionate Computer Science professional with a strong foundation in software development, data science, machine learning, and privacy engineering. My journey began with a Master’s degree in Privacy Engineering from Carnegie Mellon University, where I honed my skills in blending privacy and security principles with advanced data science techniques.

• 🎓 Educational Background: Master's degree in Privacy Engineering from Carnegie Mellon University, Bachelor's degree in Physics from The University of Alabama.
• 🌟 Specialization: Integrating privacy and security principles through machine learning and data science methodologies.
• 💻 Programming Proficiency: Expertise in Java, Python, JavaScript, TypeScript, and R.
• 📊 Machine Learning & Data Science: Skilled in using libraries like Scikit-Learn, Tensorflow, OpenDP, and Opacus.
• 🔐 Privacy Engineering: Deep knowledge and experience in the mathematical foundations of differential privacy.
• 📚 Teaching Experience: Served as a teaching assistant at Carnegie Mellon University in data structures and Java-based algorithms.

• 🖥️ Software Development: Contributed to complex applications, including developing privacy-focused browser extensions and web applications.
• 🎼 Project Management: Led the Soundiron Didgeridoos project, showcasing my capabilities in project planning and execution.
• 🔍 Research & Development: Participated in research at Carnegie Mellon's CyLab, focusing on data privacy granularity, and developed a movie recommender system.
• 📈 Leadership & Community Involvement: Awarded the Privacy Engineering Leadership Award for organizing events and active in community volunteering and fundraising.
• 🛡️ Security Analysis: Practical experience in security analysis of software and hardware interfaces and software hardening practices.

• Software Development: Building and improving software solutions with a focus on efficiency and user experience.
• Data Science & Machine Learning: Exploring the realms of data to extract meaningful insights and developing intelligent systems.
• Privacy Engineering: Advocating and implementing practices to protect data privacy and security in software solutions.

• LinkedIn: David Zagardo
• Email: [email protected]

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