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maliky67/README.md

Derek Malik Gonzalez

Computer Science Graduate | Python, Data Engineering, Applied AI, and Software Development

I am a Computer Science graduate and Cornell University employee building data-intensive software, analytical systems, and AI-assisted applications.

My experience includes Python, SQL, Java, Kotlin, Android development, Firebase, data analysis, machine learning, API integration, and object-oriented software design. I am currently expanding my portfolio through end-to-end projects involving data engineering, large-scale analytics, research intelligence, and large language models.

Current Focus

  • Building production-style Python and SQL projects
  • Developing end-to-end data ingestion and analytics pipelines
  • Exploring applied AI, semantic search, and retrieval-augmented generation
  • Improving automated testing, documentation, and deployment workflows
  • Applying software engineering practices to real analytical problems

Technical Skills

Languages: Python, Java, SQL, Kotlin, C++, JavaScript, HTML, CSS, XML

Data and Analytics: Pandas, NumPy, scikit-learn, data cleaning, exploratory data analysis, data visualization, classification, clustering

Software and Platforms: Git, GitHub, Android Studio, Firebase, REST APIs, Flask, SQLAlchemy, Jupyter Notebook

Development Practices: Object-oriented programming, MVVM, debugging, version control, database design, software documentation, Agile development

Featured Work

Santa Helper

Android holiday-shopping and budget-management application developed with Java, Kotlin, Firebase Authentication, Firebase Realtime Database, MVVM, RecyclerView, and Android Navigation Components.

Interactive Chess

Object-oriented chess application featuring board-state management, legal-move validation, turn-based gameplay, and modular piece behavior.

Data Analytics and Machine Learning

Python projects involving data preparation, visualization, feature scaling, classification, clustering, APIs, and database-backed analysis.

Currently Building

A research commercialization intelligence platform that connects scientific publications, patents, technologies, and industry opportunities using Python, SQL, data engineering, and applied AI.

Professional Interests

  • Data engineering
  • Data analytics
  • Applied artificial intelligence
  • Research and innovation analytics
  • Backend Python development
  • Software engineering
  • Test automation

Contact

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  1. Santa-Helper-Android-App Santa-Helper-Android-App Public

    Android gift-planning and budget-management application built with Java, Firebase, MVVM, Google Sign-In, and RecyclerView.

    Java 1 1

  2. maliky67 maliky67 Public

    Config files for my GitHub profile.

  3. interactive-chess interactive-chess Public

    JavaScript