Alex Santonastaso

Alex Santonastaso

Powered by code, caffeine, and curiosity

About Me

Software Engineer with a background in Computer Science and Big Data Science. Experienced in building automation tools, data pipelines, and machine learning models using Python. I have a good understanding of APIs and cloud services, and I’m quick to learn new technologies on the job. I enjoy solving real world problems through efficient, maintainable code and collaborating to build great products and services.

Projects

Evolve Results Automation

Automates the retrieval and export of candidate results from the City & Guilds Evolve platform using Python

Automated Facial Emotion Recognition

Deep learning pipeline for facial emotion recognition, benchmarked for robustness to image blur

Ethereum Blockchain Analysis

Big data analysis of Ethereum transactions and smart contracts at scale with Hadoop and PySpark

XMRig-Zero

CD pipeline that builds zero-fee XMRig binaries for Windows, Linux, and macOS using GitHub Actions

Audio Classification with Machine Learning

Machine learning pipeline for audio classification using Python and scikit-learn

Portfolio Website

Responsive portfolio site built with GatsbyJS, React, and TailwindCSS

Experience

National Careers Service

Python Automation Engineer, Jun 2024 - Present

Queen Mary University of London

Lab Demonstrator, Oct 2023 - Apr 2024

Skills

Languages & Tools

Python, Java, SQL, Git

Backend & Automation

Selenium, OpenPyXL, Pandas, REST APIs, Email Automation (SMTP)

Web & Frontend

React, HTML, CSS

Cloud & DevOps

GitHub Actions, Docker, AWS