Wayne Small
Development
WI, United States
Skills
Machine Learning (ML)
About
Wayne Small's skills align with IT R&D Professionals (Information and Communication Technology). Wayne also has skills associated with Programmers (Information and Communication Technology). Wayne Small has 28 years of work experience, with 5 years of management experience, including a mid-level position.
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Work Experience
Senior Machine Learning Engineer
Pythonic
March 2021 - November 2023
- Evaluated open-source SOTA models for various multimodal problems including Visual Document Understanding, Key Information Extraction, Signature Detection and Classification, and Document Splitting Devised, trained, and deployed a SOTA model for Signature Detection and Classification Finetuned various open-source models including BERT, LLama, Mistral, LiLT, Donut, ViT, and Dinov2 Used various tools from Huggingface, PyTorch, PyTorch Lightning, NumPy, etc to preprocess data and train models Curated multiple datasets in collaboration with the labeling team Built various tools for preprocessing, postprocessing, inference, and ensemble modeling Wrote efficient and clean Python code The first employee hired
Software Engineer
NLPLogix
February 2020 - March 2021
- Discussed and analyzed client business problems and their datasets with other engineers and researchers Designed machine learning algorithms to solve these problems including Autoencoders, RNN's, SVD, K-means, and Permutation Importance Implemented these algorithms and preprocessing steps with PyTorch, NumPy, and Pandas
Decided to transition from iOS developer to machine learning engineer
Self Study in Machine Learning
June 2017 - January 2020
- Reviewed and solved many problems in Linear Algebra, Multivariable Calculus, and Probability Learned the fundamentals of machine learning including MLP's, backpropagation, SGD, vanishing gradient, convolutional networks, RNN's, etc. Watched lectures, read notes, and solved/coded all of the assignments from CS231n Worked through many of the lectures, notes, and assignments for CS224n Refreshed my knowledge of data structures and algorithms by working through many problems and coding their solutions efficiently and cleanly (Python) Blogged about my interests in SVD, PCA, and the Conjugate Gradient, CG2, CG3A, CG3B, CG4, CG5 , CG6
iOS Developer
December 2014 - May 2017
- Clients included NBCUniversal and Merrill Lynch Led the development of the SDK underlying the main NBC app. We also normalized the SDK for all NBCUniversal subsidiaries including NBC, CNBC, NBC Sports, Bravo, Syfy, USA, etc. The SDK handles video playback (live and VOD), Chromecast, authentication, authorization, and some other functions. Made use of SDK's from Anvato, Akamai, AdobePass, GoogleCast, etc. Architected and coded SDK Reviewed code from senior, mid-level, and junior developers Built the Jenkins server for automated builds Interviewed and made hiring decisions for junior, mid-level, and senior developers At Merrill Lynch, I architected and coded static frameworks that included functionality for file downloading, PDF viewing, document sharing via video conferencing, etc.
Senior Mobile Software Architect
Jun Group
February 2014 - November 2014
- Architected and coded iOS and Android SDK's for mobile advertising Built the functionality to support iOS VAST (video ad serving template) which consists of a native video player using AVPlayer and also sends tracking events to the server to monitor video progress and completion Built Android prototype for SDK push notifications using Google Play Services Built integration tests using Calabash and Appium (both Ruby based) Provided guidance to Android developers regarding our SDK and the VAST specification Interviewed candidates for Android development roles Worked in an Agile, TDD, Jira, and Git environment
Senior Interactive Developer
Vectorform
July 2013 - February 2014
- Architected and coded Android applications including https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.chrysler.mopar.ownersapp Built advanced graphic components including sliding menu, pinned header, Pinterest-style listview, etc. In particular, I built the Mopar sliding menu from scratch. If you download the tablet version, you will see the unique sliding functionality that necessitated this. You will also see that my sliding menu is on par or better than the best open source sliding menus. Reviewed and managed coding done by junior developers Provided extensive Android architecture and coding lessons to junior developers including fundamentals of life-cycles (Activities and Fragments), asynchronous tasks, content providers, SQLite, LoaderCallbacks, services, localization, Java basics, manifest permissions, features, and declarations, etc. Learned iOS fundamentals on my own time, including CoreData, table view controllers, Objective-C, etc.
.NET Developer AVP
Credit Suisse
June 2011 - July 2013
- Developed enhancements for PrimeSwap global real-time order feeds in C#, WCF, Windows Services, etc. This included adding new regional feeds, converting legacy feeds to WCF, and substantially increasing concurrency, robustness, and exception handling Developed enhancements and bug fixes for PrimeSwap Blotter GUI and underlying services in WPF, Winforms, Infragistics, etc. Liaised daily with traders and middle office regarding enhancements and production issues Liaised daily with developers in London, Singapore, and Pune regarding current projects Participated in complete SDLC including significant contributions in QA, business analysis, and documentation compilation and review Managed summer technical interns
Data and Quantitative Analytics Manager
CarryQuote
January 2009 - September 2012
- Managed collection, validation, and presentation of global market data across all asset classes Managed team of data analysts in Shenzhen, China (and traveled there regularly) Developed analytics and data testing tools in C#, ASP.NET, jQuery, Javascript, AJAX, JSON, WCF, SQL, Silverlight, etc Developed corporate actions application including multithreaded FTP data collector (C#) and stored procedures to execute corporate actions internally Developed end-to-end prototype for trading back-testing tool in Silverlight, WCF, and SQL Developed end-to-end prototype for HTML5 charting engine application in jQuery, Javascript, ASP.NET, AJAX, JSON, WCF, and SQL
Quantitative Trader
WM Capital Management
September 2007 - November 2008
- Directed and implemented trading strategy, trade execution, client relations, and operations Implemented correlation and mean-reversion trading strategies in C# Researched and back-tested a wide variety of quantitative strategies involving econometric methods
Algorithmic Trader
Hillside Capital Management
December 2006 - September 2007
Algorithmic Trader
Carlin Financial Group
May 2006 - December 2006
- Hillside grew out from the Algorithmic Trading Desk at Carlin upon RBC acquisition Designed and implemented fully automated high-frequency statistical arbitrage strategies - US equities Used various econometric methods: time series, regression, and correlation analysis Oversaw and maintained the execution of all automated trading
Business Analyst
MarketAxess
May 2005 - May 2006
- Liaised with traders and prime brokers to build the business specifications for electronic credit default swaps trading, prime brokerage trading, and BondTicker enhancements Wrote and edited marketing documents related to new product releases Constructed up-to-the-minute swap curve in Excel/VBA for use in the computation of CDS pricing
Independent Contractor
January 1999 - December 2003
- Acquired clients through references (3 total clients, 1 of them continuously for all 4 years) Designed, built, and maintained the SQL code underlying sales, production, and inventory reporting Advised client personnel on data retrieval using SQL
Technical Consultant
Systems & Computer Technology Corporation
January 1997 - December 1999
- Consulted with customers to determine the financial reporting model that best met their business requirements and facilitated compliance with GAAP Instructed customers in a corporate classroom setting on the financial application within software Developed SQL views, stored procedures, and Crystal Reports
Senior Auditor
Coopers & Lybrand L.L.P
January 1994 - December 1997
- Planned and conducted financial and operational audit engagements on predominantly SEC clients Prepared audit and business process reports and reviewed audit work paper documentation Instructed, supervised, and mentored new senior auditors and audit staff
Education
MBA
University of Wisconsin
MS
