Professional Data Scientist

DataCamp Professional Track

DataCamp's most advanced career track — covers the full data science pipeline from data wrangling and statistical analysis to machine learning and communicating insights to business stakeholders.

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Associate Data Scientist

DataCamp Professional Track

A structured track covering Python, statistical techniques, and machine learning fundamentals — built around real-world datasets and hands-on projects across the full analytical workflow.

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Cambridge Assessment English

VVM Startup Accelerator Award

Valley Venture Mentors · Amherst, MA

VVM is a Western Massachusetts nonprofit that selects high-growth startups for a competitive accelerator — pairing founders with senior mentors, investors, and early funding.

• Selected from a competitive regional applicant pool while still in college
• Received funding and a place in the Summer Accelerator cohort
• Pitched live to a room of investors and defended product, traction, and roadmap

Recognition Award of Entrepreneurial Spirit

Grinspoon Entrepreneurship Initiative

The Harold Grinspoon Foundation's Entrepreneurship Initiative recognises student entrepreneurs across Pioneer Valley colleges who have built real ventures with demonstrated traction — not ideas, but businesses already in motion.

• Recognised for founding SkipSchoolMakeMoney — a live apparel brand with 1,000+ orders shipped internationally
• One of a small cohort of winners selected across the Five College Consortium including UMass, Hampshire, Amherst, and Smith

National Essay Award — "Rescue of the Bulgarian Jews during WW II"

Israeli-Bulgarian Institute · National Competition

A national competition commemorating one of WWII's most remarkable acts of collective resistance — Bulgaria is one of the only Nazi-allied states that protected its entire Jewish population from deportation.

• Selected as national winner from entries across all Bulgarian secondary schools
• Prize: an official trip to Israel with a meeting with government officials — a diplomatic recognition reserved for the winning essayists

RYLA Award (RYLArian)

Rotary International · Burgas, Bulgaria

Rotary Youth Leadership Awards (RYLA) is an official Rotary International leadership program for participants aged 14–30 — an intensive multi-day retreat of workshops, team exercises, and leadership training, run locally by Rotary clubs and districts.

• Nominated through Rotaract Plovdiv-Puldin to attend the District 2482 RYLA seminar in Burgas
• Completed the full leadership retreat as a "RYLArian" — one of Rotary International's most recognized youth development distinctions

RYLA Debate Winner Award

Rotary Bourgas-Pyrgos · District 2482

Awarded for winning the debate competition held as part of the RYLA seminar, judged on argumentation, composure, and public speaking in front of Rotarians and program leaders.

• Won the debate competition among the RYLA cohort of Rotary-nominated youth from across the district
• Presented directly by Rotary Club Bourgas-Pyrgos

Seed Fund for Innovation

Hampshire College · Committee Member

One of the few fully student-governed venture funds at a US liberal arts college — a $1M endowment managed entirely by undergraduates investing in student and alumni startups.

• Evaluated venture pitches and voted on investment decisions as a committee member
• Gained hands-on exposure to early-stage due diligence, founder assessment, and fund governance

UMass Entrepreneurship Club

UMass Amherst · Member

The student entrepreneurship community at UMass Amherst — one of New England's largest public research universities, with a well-connected startup ecosystem through the Isenberg School of Management.

• Organised events and pitch competitions connecting student founders with mentors and investors
• Active during the same period as founding thoughtbubble — both informed each other

Berthiaume Student Innovators

UMass Amherst · Member

The Berthiaume Center for Entrepreneurship is UMass Amherst's campus-wide hub for innovation and startup activity — its student innovator programme runs the flagship Innovation Challenge each year.

• Core organiser of on-campus entrepreneurship events including the Innovation Challenge
• Worked directly with the Berthiaume Center team to coordinate speakers, judges, and logistics

Rotaract "Plovdiv-Puldin"

Rotary International · Plovdiv, Bulgaria

Rotaract is Rotary International's global network for young professionals aged 18–30, active in over 180 countries — chapters operate independently on community service, leadership, and professional development.

• Joined at 17 — the youngest Rotaract member in the chapter, as most peers that age join the junior Interact programme
• Organised concerts, fundraisers, and a Red Cross blood donation drive for local causes

Giving Back

Aloysius College · Den Haag, NL

A highly selective mentorship programme at one of Den Haag's leading colleges, pairing a small cohort of students with senior professionals across Dutch banking, law, and the judiciary.

• Selected for the programme at age 13 — one of a small cohort chosen from the student body
• Received direct mentorship and attended workshops led by judges, lawyers, and banking executives