Hey, I'm Ameer Ghazal, and I like

I'm a student of the University of Oklahoma, studying Computer Science and Mathematics.

lifestyle

I'm currently a Software Development Intern at Paycom and an Undergraduate Researcher at OU. Further, I am the Finance Director for Hacklahoma and a Web Developer for the UI/UX Club.

In my free-time, I like to play basketball, film YouTube and TikTok videos, binge anime, program, and design. I'd also like to travel the world, but we'll see how that goes...

Here are some technologies I have been studying with:

  • TypeScript
  • Next.js
  • Node.js
  • Python
  • Java
  • MongoDB
Headshot.

experiences

Software Developer Intern @ Paycom

May 2024 - Present
  • Collaborated on a Q&A web app, improving feedback for 8000+ employees.
  • Designed 50+ endpoints using REST APIs and Entity Framework within .NET, enhancing data retrieval.
  • Won 1st place at firm-wide Hackathon with a project enhancing team assignment and recruitment.
Stack: React.js, Typescript, C#, ASP .NET Core, MySQL, JEST, Swagger API

Researcher @ University of Oklahoma

August 2024 - Present
  • Scrape 9,000+ comments using the YouTube API and Python to build a dataset for disinformation detection.
  • Apply Natural Language Processing to train ML models, aiming for 85% accuracy in spam classification.
Stack: Python, Scraping, NLP, Machine Learning

Software Engineer Intern @ I-CCEW

January 2024 - May 2024
  • Engineered a hospital app, delivering feedback to patients through visualization and notifications.
  • Unified the UI with EPIC healthcare data, filtered by Qvera, optimizing storage costs by 90%.
  • Leveraged Git version control with JIRA, ensuring maintainable code management, mastering SDLC.
Stack: Flutter, Dart, Cloud SQL, Firebase/Firestore, EPIC API/Qvera

Programming Instructor @ iCode

November 2023 - May 2024
  • Instructed Python, C#, and project building with 50+ students, resulting in a 40% increase in assessment scores.
  • Assessed OOP principles and time complexity, fostering analytical thinking and problem-solving for students.
Stack: C#, Python, .NET MAUI, JavaScript, OOP, Postman

Software Engineer Intern @ UFLIP

January 2023 - November 2023
  • Worked on a ticket tracking web app, displaying a live-sale feed, advanced filtering, and more for 5000+ clients.
  • Integrated event ticketing via an API, facilitating access to 3000+ international live events.
  • Prioritized Agile and client-sided approaches, generating a 20% boost in team productivity.
Stack: React.js, JavaScript, HTML, CSS/SCSS, RESTful APIs

activites

Hacklahoma team photo.

Finance Director @ Hacklahoma

Primary fiscal allocator for the largest hackathon in Okahoma, stationed at the University of Oklahoma. Our team has organized for 170+ students, with partnerships from 20+ companies. We have raised over $20,000. Another exciting year coming up!

Check out our website
  • Hacklahoma

  • UI/UX Club

  • AI/ML Club

  • CAC HSLC

projects