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Fraser Zhao

Adelaide,SA

Summary

Motivated and technically proficient IT postgraduate with a strong foundation in full-stack web development. Experienced in building secure, scalable applications using Vue.js, .NET Core, Flask, and SQL-based databases. Developed and deployed real-world projects including a mental health journaling platform and an e-commerce API with authentication and RESTful services. Recognised with a Kaggle bronze medal for collaborative modeling and data solution development. Passionate about clean architecture, responsive design, and solving real-world problems through modern software engineering.

Overview

1
1
year of professional experience
1
1
Certification

Work History

EzyCart – RESTful E-commerce API With .NET Core

Self-initiated
08.2024 - 12.2024
  • Designed a modular REST API using ASP.NET Core and Entity Framework, including authentication (JWT), product catalog, and shopping cart logic.
  • Implemented database schema with SQL Server and migrations using EF Core.
  • Created a lightweight admin frontend to test business logic using Razor Pages.
  • Deployed to Azure Web Apps and tested endpoints with Swagger and Postman.
  • Tech Stack: .NET Core, C#, SQL Server, Razor Pages, Swagger, Azure

Freelance Machine Learning Support

Self-employed
10.2024 - Current
  • Supported peers and early-stage learners in resolving practical ML challenges including model tuning, error debugging, and fairness evaluation.
  • Assisted in Python-based workflows using XGBoost, scikit-learn, and PyTorch.
  • Provided feedback on model performance, overfitting issues, and cross-validation strategy in healthcare datasets.

Retail Assistant

MINISO
12.2024 - Current
  • Delivered customer service in a high-volume retail environment, assisting 50+ customers per shift.
  • Operated POS system, handled transactions, restocked merchandise, and maintained store presentation.
  • Developed communication, teamwork, and time management skills while meeting daily sales targets.
  • Adapted quickly to a fast-paced environment with competing priorities — transferable to technical team settings.

Education

Master of Information Technology -

Flinders

Electrical and Electronic Engineering - Automation

Harbin Institute of Petroleum

Skills

Programming Languages

  • Python, C#, JavaScript, SQL, HTML5, CSS3

Frontend

  • Vuejs, Pinia, Axios, SCSS, Bootstrap

Backend

  • Flask, ASPNET Core, Entity Framework, RESTful API

Databases

  • SQLite, SQL Server, MySQL (basic)

Certification

  • Kaggle Bronze Medal – CIBMTR: Equity in Post-HCT Survival Predictions, Kaggle, https://www.kaggle.com/competitions/cibmtr-survival-prediction/leaderboard, March 2025
  • Mathematics for Machine Learning: Linear Algebra, Imperial College London, March 2025
  • Supervised Machine Learning: Regression and Classification, Stanford University, September 2024
  • Microsoft Certified: Azure AI Engineer Associate, Microsoft, March 2024 — March 2026
  • Generative AI: Prompt Engineering Basics, IBM, August 2024

Timeline

Retail Assistant

MINISO
12.2024 - Current

Freelance Machine Learning Support

Self-employed
10.2024 - Current

EzyCart – RESTful E-commerce API With .NET Core

Self-initiated
08.2024 - 12.2024

Electrical and Electronic Engineering - Automation

Harbin Institute of Petroleum

Master of Information Technology -

Flinders
Fraser Zhao