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Python with Bill L.

Chicago, Illinois

4.8
(46)
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Teaches online
Teaches all skill levels
Age: 5-80
Speaks English, Mandarin Chinese
Teaching since 2012
Coursework from Masters in Computer Science (Machine learning/Artificial Intelligence)
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Software engineer with experience in high-frequency trading and autonomous vehicles/machine learning

I know firsthand how difficult it is to learn programming whether you are a total newbie, or trying to change careers, but I have overcame these challenges myself and will guide you to overcome them too. I also have 10 years of tutoring experience to both children and adults alike. As a result, most of my students get comfortable with programming after 4-6 sessions, and become more independent in programming, being able to troubleshoot issues with their own code. For intermediate developers, I can tailor my lessons to your specific goals, and focus on more engineering topics, such as software architecture, design patterns, performance/efficiency/scalability considerations, and interacting with external components, such as hardware/networking/operating systems/databases. In addition, I can help with technical whiteboard interviews, having extensive experience on both sides of the interview table. I recommend just starting with a single 15-minute lesson to see if we are good fits for each other and start a roadmap to progress toward your goals! My rates is for a one-off session, so it is extremely negotiable if we work together regularly. I am a quant analyst in the HFT realm, so if trading stocks and options is something you are interested in, either as a casual side hobby project or for a career, let me know!

Instructor details

Location:
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Teaching Hours

Monday
5 AM-6 AM
3:30 PM-6:30 PM
Tuesday
5 AM-6 AM
3:30 PM-5:30 PM
6 PM-7:30 PM
Wednesday
4 PM-4:30 PM
6 PM-7:30 PM
Thursday
5 AM-6 AM
2 PM-2:30 PM
3:30 PM-7:30 PM
Friday
5:30 PM-6:30 PM
Saturday
7 AM-9 AM
9:30 AM-12 PM
Sunday
7 AM-2 PM
3 PM-4:45 PM
Times are shown in your local timezone (UTC-08:00) Pacific Time (US & Canada)
Pricing
15 minutes
$25
30 minutes
$49
45 minutes
$65
60 minutes
$75

About Bill L.

4.8
(46)
I have always been a self-studier my entire life. Being able to learn with just books and your brain is a crucial skill to have. However, I know not everyone (and sometimes even myself) have the discipline and motivation to keep going during hard times. Or maybe the teacher/professor is not the best at teaching a subject. This is where I can help. My lessons are never generic, and caters exactly to my students' needs and goals. I value the importance of understanding, rather than memorization. P.S. I am a quant analyst in the competitive high frequency trading industry, doing research and programming algorithmic trading strategies to buy and sell stocks/options, using math and statistics, and developing low latency platforms using programming. So I really appreciate the real usefulness of academics in the real world. I am also very open about what I do, so feel free to ask me anything about it!
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46 Reviews
Michael
Teacher's studio
Excellent content and excellent delivery!
Posted Mar 9, 2024
Michael
Teacher's studio
Excellent content and excellent delivery!
Posted Mar 9, 2024
Michael
Teacher's studio
All good, looking forward to my next session.
Posted Mar 2, 2024
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Experience

Quantitative Analyst

Jun, 2016 - Present

HFT

● Develop low-latency trading platforms for handling market data and order entry for various stocks, options, and futures exchanges ● Research, design, and implement consistently profitable algorithmic trading strategies

R&D Intern

Sep, 2015 - Dec, 2015

Allure Security Technology, Inc.

● Applied anomaly detection techniques on network data to find possible intrusions and malicious traffic.

Robotics Perception intern

May, 2015 - Aug, 2015

Autonomous Solutions, Inc.

● Prototyped real-time machine learning/computer vision algorithms allowing autonomous mining vehicles to detect and classify obstacles. o Developed road detection algorithms on rough surfaces based on 3D LiDAR point clouds. o Implemented pattern recognition methods to classify obstacles based on image features (VFH).

Bilingual math/science tutor

Sep, 2009 - Mar, 2012

Chinese-American Planning Council

● Tutored calculus, biology, computer science, and chemistry for newly immigrated high school students. ● Used both English and Mandarin Chinese to ensure that students fully understand the topics.

Education

Specialized High School

Aug, 2008 - Jun, 2012

Stuyvesant High School

Coursework from Masters in Computer Science (Machine learning/Artificial Intelligence)

Jun, 2017 - Jan, 2019

Georgia Tech

Languages

Mandarin Chinese

Native Proficiency

English

Native Proficiency

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