Danh (Deon) Tran
Curious data scientist with an eye on UX/DX design and automation.
About
Highly skilled in simplifying and deconstructing complex problems to deliver custom-built solutions in defense and aerospace engineering. Expert in simulations and data analytics. Huge focus on automation. Known for extreme thoroughness and low error margin in high-stakes environments.
Work Experience
U.S. National Security Campus, Honeywell, DOEQ Clearance
2022 - Present
Senior Data Scientist
Led advanced ML modeling initiatives for innovative manufacturing processes, leveraging High-Performance Computing (HPC) systems, Cloudera Hadoop Big Data clusters, and Dataiku for robust data collection and in-depth analysis. Head of the Automation Team.
Mechanical Engineer III
2019 - 2022
Provided data-driven design and manufacturing strategies for nuclear weapons production, focusing on predictive modeling and data science-supported simulations.
Naval Surface Warfare Center, United States Navy, DODSecret Clearance
2015 - 2019
Mechanical Simulation Engineer
Certified design robustness through predictive data analytics; engineered simulation experiments for submarine configurations; and conducted large-scale numerical computations on High Performance Computing (HPC) clusters.
Sikorsky, Lockheed Martin
2012 - 2012
Engineer Co-op
NASA
2009 - 2010
Engineer Intern
Academic Research Experience
Alfred Gessow Rotorcraft Center, UMCP
2013 - 2014
Research Asssitant
Full lifecycle R&D from computer modeling to wind tunnel testing of functional scaled model
Gamera Human Powered Helicopter, UMCP
2013 - 2014
Research Assistant and Pilot
Developed and fabricated lightweight rotor blades and helicopter structure from composites
Education
University of Maryland College Park
2010 - 2014
B.S. Mechanical Engineering
Korea University, South Korea
2013 - 2013
Mechanical Engineering, Semester Abroad
Skills
Simulations
Consulting
Programming: Python, Bash, Javascript, React
Manufacturing Techniques
Experimental Data Collection
Data Analytics
Full Stack App Development
Machine Learning
LLMs
Big Data
App Dev Projects
Teachers Worksheet Generator
worksheet-prep.netlify.app
Generates practice problem worksheets for teachers. Full experience on Desktop.
Next.js
SaaS
OpenAI
Clicker Reaction Game
deonneon.github.ioClickerReaction/
Reaction based clicker game designed to measure and train reaction skills.
Game
React
Design
React
Netlify
Daily Macro Tracker
shimmering-figolla-53e06a.netlify.app
Smart Journal for Keeping Track of Daily Nutritional Goals
React
MySQL
OpenAI
Stock Earnings Hub
earnings-hub.vercel.app
Design project for a central earnings dashboard. Built with Next.js and Vercel
Next.js
Stocks
Front-End Only
Terminal Journal App
github.comdeonneon/tmux_journal_app
A simple, terminal-based journaling application leveraging Tmux.
Bash
Tmux
Journal
linux