# Nam Tran

> Software Engineer @ Amazon Ads

Location: Seattle, Washington, United States
Profile: https://flows.cv/namtran

I'm a grad from Harvey Mudd College, where I majored in Computer Science and Mathematics (with a minor/concentration in Economics)! 
My interest lies in not only the theoretical explorations of both, but specifically in their intersections with everyday applications and how their roles in education will change in the future.

## Work Experience
### Software Engineer @ Amazon
Jan 2021 – Present | Seattle, Washington, United States
Amazon Advertising | Measurement, Ad Tech, and Data Science | Big Data

### CS 140: Algorithms Teaching Assistant @ Harvey Mudd College
Jan 2020 – Jan 2021 | Claremont, California, United States

### Software Development Engineer Intern @ Amazon
Jan 2020 – Jan 2020 | Greater Seattle Area
Amazon Advertising | Measurement and Data Science

### Senate Member @ Associated Students of Harvey Mudd College
Jan 2019 – Jan 2020 | Claremont, CA

### Computer Vision Intern @ MIT Lincoln Laboratory
Jan 2019 – Jan 2019 | Greater Boston Area
Advanced Capabilities and Systems

### Computer Science Office Assistant @ Harvey Mudd College
Jan 2017 – Jan 2019 | Claremont, California

### Computer Science Researcher @ Harvey Mudd College
Jan 2018 – Jan 2018 | Claremont, California
- Developed computer vision-based launchpads with documentation for capstone Clinic teams.
- Researched optimizations for image classification with lightweight algorithms using API scrapped datasets.
- Adjusted convolutional neural network frameworks (Inception, YOLO, Keras) for use with OpenCV and TensorFlow on computationally limited systems.
- Combined feature detection algorithms (SIFT, SURF, ORB) for efficient real-time use with video and augmented reality.

### Research Collaborator @ MIT Lincoln Laboratory
Jan 2018 – Jan 2018 | Greater Boston Area
- Developed Python software for processing camera and laser sensory data from autonomous race cars with the Beaver Works Center. 
- Combined OpenCV and Tensorflow for video and real-time object detection on autonomous vehicles.
- Wrote and packaged face recognition code integrating TensorFlow’s framework, Nvidia cuDNN, dlib.

### Graphic Design Lead @ UVSA - Union of Vietnamese Student Associations of Southern California
Jan 2016 – Jan 2017 | Garden Grove, California
- Co-led team of six in graphic design of paper and digital materials for UVSA Tet Festival.
- Worked in conjunction with overhead marketing team and social media team to target new audiences.
- Raised online ticket presales to new records and saw festival attendance of 60,000+.

### Junior Naturalist @ Orange County Department of Education
Jan 2016 – Jan 2016 | Orange County, California Area


## Education
### Bachelor of Science - BS in Mathematics and Computer Science
Harvey Mudd College

### High School Diploma
Fountain Valley High School


## Contact & Social
- LinkedIn: https://linkedin.com/in/namtran98

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Last updated: 2026-03-31