Yerkebulan Tazabek's Resume

Yerkebulan Tazabek

Sophomore mining engineering student passionate about geological data analysis and mineral exploration.

Astana, Kazakhstan

About

Sophomore mining engineering student with a minor in geology at Nazarbayev University, experienced in core logging, geological mapping, and fieldwork. Skilled in geological data analysis using Python and machine learning, with a focus on mineral exploration and real-time detection systems.

Work Experience

SmartView Innovations (Startup)

2024 - Present

Member of Technical Staff

Contributing to AI-driven solutions for the mining sector.
  • Fine-tuning YOLO Worldv8 models for real-time object detection, focusing on data labeling and hyperparameter optimization.
  • Working on a drone detection project with Brandt LLC (1.4M tenge monthly contract), reducing wobbler inspection time from 4 hours to 20 minutes with 98.1% accuracy.
  • Part-time
  • Python
  • YOLO
  • AI
  • Drones

Nazarbayev University

2024 - 2024

Research Assistant

Conducted research under Prof. Nasser Madani on mineral resource estimation.
  • Developed machine learning regression models and neural networks using scikit-learn and PyTorch, managing a dataset of 1,000,000 labeled data points.
  • Achieved 88.25% accuracy in predictions, surpassing conventional methods by 20-25%, with data visualization using Matplotlib.
  • Part-time
  • Python
  • Machine Learning
  • PyTorch
  • Research

Qazaqstan Geography Olympiad (QazGO)

2023 - Present

National Team Coach

Volunteer coach enhancing geography education nationwide.
  • Created 75 unique tasks for municipal, regional, and national olympiads in geology, geomorphology, demographics, and urban studies.
  • Conducted nine 3-week educational camps, training over 210 students.
  • Grew participation from 100,000 in 2023 to 136,000 in 2024; students won 3 bronze and 1 silver medal at IGeO Dublin 2024.
  • Volunteer
  • Geology
  • Education
  • Coaching

National Geographic Qazaqstan

2021 - 2023

Translator

Translated and edited content for National Geographic’s Kazakh edition.
  • Published 25 articles in Kazakh, reaching 14,000+ online readers, focusing on technical and space innovations.
  • Used Adobe Photoshop for photo translation and edited 11 contributed articles.
  • Internship
  • Translation
  • Photoshop

Education

Nazarbayev University

2023 - 2027
B.Sc. in Mining Engineering (GPA: 3.42/4), Minor in Geology

Nazarbayev Intellectual School

2017 - 2023
High School Diploma (GPA: 4.98/5)

Skills

  • Python (NumPy, pandas, scikit-learn, Matplotlib, PyTorch, OpenCV)
  • R
  • HTML
  • Next.js
  • GitHub
  • VS Code
  • LaTeX
  • SolidWorks
  • Adobe Photoshop
  • After Effects

Side projects

Drone Detection for Mining

Contributed to a SmartView Innovations project reducing wobbler inspection time from 4 hours to 20 minutes with 98.1% accuracy using AI-powered drone detection.

  • Python
  • YOLO Worldv8
  • AI
  • Drones

Mineral Resource Estimation Model

Developed ML regression models and neural networks for a Canada-Ontario mine case study, achieving 88.25% accuracy with a 1M-point dataset.

  • Python
  • scikit-learn
  • PyTorch
  • Matplotlib

Geography Olympiad Tasks

Created 75 unique tasks for QazGO olympiads, enhancing geological and geographical education for over 210 students.

  • Geology
  • Education