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Nael Aqel

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Data Analytics Engineer

Opensooq | Amman

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My Portfolio Highlights

My New Certification

Data Engineer Associate

My New Certification

Data Engineer Associate

Transfer Data into Insights and Minds into Growth.

My Work

Take a look at my latest work.

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The Global Electricity Consumption from Fossil and Renewable Energy Sources between 2009 and 2019

Tableau
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clean_df Module

Python
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The Global Electricity Consumption from Fossil and Renewable Energy Sources between 2009 and 2019

Tableau

My Certifications

These are the industry credentials that I’ve earned.

Data Engineer Associate

Data Engineer Associate

SQL Associate

SQL Associate

Other Certificates

coursera IBM Data Science Certificate

Microsoft Power BI Data Analyst Associate

DataCamp Course Completion

Take a look at all the courses I’ve completed on DataCamp.

Courses

Introduction to Python
Introduction to SQL
Understanding ChatGPT
Introduction to Power BI

My Work Experience

Where I've interned and worked during my career.

Correlation One | Oct 2024 - Present

Head Teaching Assistant

- Supervised a team of 30 Teaching Assistants across two simultaneous cohorts, each supporting around 600 learners. - Collaborated with the Program Manager to ensure a smooth and effective learning experience, addressing logistical and educational challenges. - Monitored and supported Teaching Assistants in their roles, including live session facilitation, individual office hours, and grading assignments, ensuring timely feedback and learner satisfaction. - Oversaw live online sessions, ensuring effective communication, engagement, and understanding among learners and Teaching Assistants. - Maintained program quality by tracking attendance, reviewing weekly reports, and implementing improvements based on challenges and feedback. - Facilitated direct learner support, including addressing questions, resolving issues, and hosting review sessions to enhance learning outcomes.
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Opensooq | Feb 2024 - Present

Data Analytics Engineer

- Automated and standardized daily data mart workflows by modularizing Python, SQL, and JSON configurations. Reduced deployment time to development to under half a day, with production roll-out completed in under an hour when queries are finalized. - Created a dynamic validation script that ensures data quality within three minutes after marts are filled, automatically checking for null values, column consistency, and distinct value constraints. This process has significantly improved data reliability, reducing errors detected in monthly reports. - Reduced the average number of error alerts from three times per week to just once a month by enhancing data quality and streamlining validation processes. - Set up automated Telegram alerts to notify the team immediately of validation issues, enabling faster resolution and minimizing downtime. - Optimized complex SQL queries across multiple data marts, cutting processing times from 4 hours to 2 hours, resulting in better system performance and resource utilization. - Discovered and reported over 10 critical bugs in (backend, web, mobile, ios, and andriod) logging systems, addressing data inconsistencies and duplication. These fixes enhanced overall data accuracy and improved reporting quality. - Mapped over 240 custom parameters to a standardized structure, enabling consistent historical reporting and supporting key models, such as car price prediction and search optimization. - Improved data lineage practices by creating reusable pipeline templates, enhancing collaboration and reducing on-boarding time for new marts or updates. - Collaborated with stakeholders to deliver actionable insights, contributing to strategic business decisions like Car Distribution by Country Reports. - Conducted ad-hoc data analyses to identify trends, anomalies, and opportunities for process improvements, providing value-added insights that align with business goals.

Correlation One | Sep 2023 - Oct 2023

Teaching Assistant - Palestine 1.0 Cohort

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Correlation One | Apr 2023 - Aug 2023

Teaching Assistant - Jordan 2.0 Cohort

- Provided guidance and support to 20 fellows across four teams, fostering their development and collaboration throughout the training program. - Assisted instructors during live sessions, ensuring seamless delivery of content and addressing fellows’ questions in real-time to enhance their learning experience. - Conducted weekly meetings with fellows and staff to address queries, provide progress updates, and maintain a supportive, collaborative environment. - Evaluated fellows' performance through detailed grading and constructive feedback, contributing to their growth and success in the program. - Recommended improvements to program design and operations, resulting in enhanced engagement and learning outcomes.

Self-employed | Jan 2023 - Aug 2023

Data Science and Analytics Blogger

- Built a personal website focused on data science and started publishing related articles. - Developed "clean_df", a Python module for effective Dataframe cleaning and optimization.

Data Science for All by Correlation One | Oct 2022 - Dec 2022

Data Analytics Fellow

science Fellowship focused on solving real-world data science business cases - Engaged in a rigorous data analytics program that focuses on using Excel for data engineering, SQL, dashboarding with Tableau and Looker Studio - Organized a team of 6 to carry a capstone project about Global Electricity Consumption from Fossil and Renewable Energy Sources.

Upwork | Jan 2022 - Jun 2022

Independent Data Scientist | Data Analyst

Completed 5 data projects (4 time-sensitive ones) for different clients with 5- star rating feedback. Projects include Python Scripting, Medical NER, and Machine Learning. My Upwork Page: https://www.upwork.com/freelancers/naelaqel

Al Shafar United | May 2017 - May 2019

Senior Electrical Site Engineer

- Managed a team of 100 people responsible for the installation of electrical services. - Developed and analyzed the project plans and estimated the completion requirements. - Evaluated the quality of the work as per regulations and specifications and submitted inspections for consultant and related authorities. - Managed assigned projects to ensure excellence in cost, schedule, technical delivery and health and safety performance. - Responsible for coordinating the execution of the work with all civil and MEP trades, material quantity take off, supplier inquiries, controlling the materials coming into and going out of the store, assisting the planning engineer, and preparing all subcontractor bills. - Ensured smooth integration of project activities through all project phases from initiation, design, installation, maintenance, and repair. - Coordinated and expedited the flow of technical documents and activities to ensure compliance with the contract & project requirements. - Issued reports on major problems and failures, and suggested suitable corrective actions to minimize or prevent recurrence of the problem. - Assigned task to individual project team members and managed external contractors and suppliers. - Participated in a wide assortment of project planning activities including corporate meetings, customer visits and interactions. - Kept in close contact with project stakeholders and interpreted their requirements by ensuring the delivery of the highest quality services. Projects: - EXPO 2020 - THEMATIC DISTRICT (OPPORTUNITY), 01/2018 to 05/2019: 32 buildings (25 Exhibition and 7 Service) and (Parcel B – 10 floors building), 01/2018 to 05/2019 - COCA-COLA ARENA, 04/2017 to 01/2018

Reliance Electro Mechanical Plumbing Contracting Co., LLC - (REMCO) | Feb 2014 - Apr 2017

Electrical Site Engineer

- Responsible for designing, maintaining, implementing, or improving electrical instruments, facilities, components, equipment products, or systems for industrial, commercial, or domestic purposes. - Completed projects from the design, approvals, procuring and commissioning phases in compliance with applicable codes, practices, QA/QC policies, performance standards, and specifications. - Estimated, prepared, and assigned the resources such as manpower, materials, consumables, equipment, tools, etc, required for all electrical and related works prior to execution. - Handled the inspections with the consultant and the final inspection with the local authorities (DEWA, Civil Defense, EMPOWER, Etisalat, SIRA). - Ensured compliance with specifications, codes, or customer requirements by directing or coordinating installation, manufacturing, construction, maintenance, documentation, support, or testing activities. - Selected and managed project vendors/contractors to ensure optimum project execution within the scope and constraints while maintaining project safety and regulatory compliance. - Interacted on daily bases with the clients to interpret their needs and requirements and representing them in the field. Projects: - ABDULRAHMAN WALI TOWER: (2B+G+3P+18 Residential Tower), 09/2015 to 04/2017. - WESTBURRY SQUARE TOWERS: (3B+G+3P+HC+MECH+38 Residential Tower and 6B+G+3P+MECH+34 Office Tower), 02/2014 to 08/2015.

Khalid Maraqa Electromechanical Est. | Oct 2011 - Apr 2012

Electrical Site Engineer

- Responsible for managing and following up the installation of (Fire Alarm, BMS, and FM200 systems), handling inspections with the consultant, and preparing the as-Built drawings. - Inspected the project site to monitor progress and assessed conformance to engineering plans, specifications and construction standards. - Defined project and product vulnerabilities, performed system-level integration and verification and ensured documentation and resolution of issues to industry standards. - Guaranteed all materials used and work performed are as per specifications by implementing drawings, ensuring flawless field operations and high customer satisfaction. - Oversaw an abundance of project documentation, including submitting RFIs, MIRs, inspection requests, and implementing material takeoffs. - Took immediate corrective action to avoid any cumulative effect of any deviation and recover the delay to finish the task in due time. - Effectively collaborated with all consultants, subcontractors, supervisors, planners, quantity surveyors, and the general workforce to meet strict budgets and timelines. Projects: - PUBLIC SECURITY DIRECTORATE FORENSIC LABORATORIES DEPARTMENT

My Education

Take a look at my formal education

MicroMaster in Statistics and Data Science (General Track) Massachusetts Institute of Technology | 2025
Bachelor's degree, Mechatronics, Robotics, and Automation EngineeringUniversity of Jordan | 2011

About Me

Nael Aqel

I’m Nael, a Data Analytics Engineer with a passion for transforming raw data into actionable insights. After transitioning from Electrical Engineering to Data Science during the COVID-19 pandemic, I earned my MIT Micro-Masters in Data Science.

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