Currently @ DXT Commodities · Stamford, CT

MD AMIR KHAN

AI Engineer & Quantitative Analyst

AI engineer and quantitative analyst at DXT Commodities, building production systems for U.S. natural gas and power markets — LLM pipelines, forecasting models, and full-stack analytics platforms used daily by the trading desk.

MD Amir Khan – AI Engineer & Quantitative Analyst
DXT
Stevens
NSU

About Me

I'm an AI engineer and quantitative analyst at DXT Commodities (Stamford, CT), building production systems for U.S. natural gas and power markets — the trading and analytics teams use them daily.

On the AI engineering side: an LLM pipeline that reads unstructured maintenance and capacity notices across ~20 U.S. interstate gas pipelines, a real-time Force Majeure alerting service covering 30+ interstate pipelines that pushes notices to Microsoft Teams within minutes of posting, and a full-stack analytics platform covering the PJM generation fleet at national scale.

On the quant side: a U.S. LNG feed-gas forecasting pipeline achieving sub-3% MAPE on out-of-sample validation, a national gas demand forecaster spanning 12 regions × 4 end-use sectors, a real-time production model that bridges the two-month EIA reporting lag, and an FTR nodal-basis screen on 8+ years of PJM day-ahead settlement data.

Alongside DXT, I supported Prof. Papa Momar Ndiaye's research at Stevens on the ε-subdivision Robust PCA framework for dynamic factor portfolios — implementing the algorithm in Python and validating it on ~6.5 years of daily returns across the 11 S&P 500 GICS sector ETFs. Working paper in preparation.

Core expertise:

  • AI Engineering: LLM pipelines, LangChain / LangGraph, RAG, LLM agents, structured extraction, prompt engineering
  • Machine Learning: Scikit-learn, XGBoost, Ridge / OLS, time-series forecasting, walk-forward cross-validation
  • Full-Stack: Next.js, React, TypeScript, FastAPI, SQL Server, Docker, AWS
  • Energy Markets: Natural gas & power fundamentals, LNG feed-gas, pipeline capacity, ISOs / RTOs (PJM, ERCOT, NYISO, MISO, ISO-NE), FTR markets

Education

Master of Science in Financial Engineering & Analytics

Stevens Institute of Technology  ·  Hoboken, NJ, USA

Focus: Quantitative Finance, Algorithmic Trading, Risk Analytics, Portfolio Optimization

Stochastic Calculus for Financial Eng. Applied Probability & Statistics in Finance Advanced Financial Risk Analytics & Derivatives Machine Learning in Finance Pricing & Hedging Computational Methods in Finance Portfolio Theory & Applications Market Microstructure Algorithmic Trading Strategies Design Patterns & Derivative Pricing in C++ Optimization in Finance

Bachelor of Business Administration

North South University  ·  Dhaka, Bangladesh

Major: Finance  ·  Minor: Mathematics

Key Coursework: Calculus, Linear Algebra, Differential Equations, Corporate Finance, Investment Theory, Financial Derivatives, Applied Statistics

Latest News

New Role

Joined DXT Commodities as AI Engineer & Quantitative Analyst

Started full-time at DXT Commodities (Stamford, CT) in March 2026 on the Market Fundamentals team, covering LNG and natural gas markets. Building LLM extraction pipelines, LNG feed-gas forecasting, and real-time trading-desk alerting infrastructure.

In Progress

AI Engineering from Scratch — Open-Source Curriculum

Currently working through AI Engineering from Scratch, Rohit Ghumar's open-source curriculum (20 phases, 503 lessons across Python, TypeScript, Rust, and Julia). It builds AI systems from raw math up — linear algebra and backpropagation through tokenization, attention mechanisms, and autonomous agent systems — implementing each algorithm from first principles before touching frameworks. Committed to completing the full curriculum to strengthen the foundational layer beneath my applied LLM work.

Course Completed

Advanced RAG (Retrieval-Augmented Generation) — May 2026

Completed a 10-module Advanced RAG course from CampusX covering the full LLM pipeline stack — embeddings, vector stores, hybrid retrieval, HyDE, CRAG, Self-RAG, Graph RAG, Agentic RAG with LangGraph, and RAGAS evaluation. Directly applied to production AI systems at DXT Commodities.

Research Paper

Towards a Robust PCA and Dynamic Factor Portfolios Updating

Working paper with Prof. Papa Momar Ndiaye on the ε-subdivision Robust PCA framework for dynamic factor portfolios — block decomposition of the eigenspectrum against a tolerance ε, Gram–Schmidt construction of the closest orthonormal basis to the prior period's factors, and rupture-detection that resets factor tracking when block-mean eigenvalues shift beyond a threshold δ.

Validated on ~6.5 years of daily returns across the 11 S&P 500 GICS sector ETFs, spanning the COVID-19 shock and the post-pandemic inflation cycle. The robust approach stabilized factors at portfolio volatility essentially identical to standard PCA. SSRN preprint in preparation.

Experience

DXT Commodities North America

Mar 2026 – Present  ·  Full-time  ·  Stamford, CT (Hybrid)

Applied AI Engineer & Quantitative Analyst — Market Fundamentals (LNG & Power)

  • Pipeline transparency platform. Built the scraping and LLM extraction pipeline that reads maintenance and capacity notices across ~20 U.S. interstate gas pipelines and multiple operator portal architectures. Structured extraction with the Claude API turns free-form notices into typed capacity-impact records. FastAPI + SQL Server.
  • PJM Fleet Analytics Platform. Full-stack platform covering the PJM generation fleet at national scale. Overview, thermal, non-thermal, plants, insights, and natural-language query views used daily by the power desk. Next.js + React + TypeScript, FastAPI, SQL Server, Docker.
  • Multi-ISO Power Price Analytics Platform. Live platform covering PJM, ERCOT, NYISO, MISO, and ISO-NE. Historical LMPs by energy/congestion/loss component, forward-contract settlements with strip aggregation, and a Price ⇄ Heat-Rate toggle that connects power and gas.
  • U.S. LNG feed-gas forecasting. End-to-end forecasting pipeline covering the U.S. LNG export terminal fleet. Three-model validation framework; sub-3% MAPE on out-of-sample validation.
  • U.S. natural gas demand forecasts. Multi-model forecaster (12 regions × 4 end-use sectors) producing daily 30-day forecasts for the Lower 48. XGBoost for weather-sensitive sectors, Ridge for the slower ones. Driven by NWS temperature forecasts and Fed industrial production data, trained on EIA state-level consumption; walk-forward cross-validation.
  • Real-time gas production model + Permian Basin intelligence. OLS/Ridge scaling framework that combines licensed pipeline-nominations data with EIA monthly statistics to produce a current-month U.S. production estimate inside the EIA reporting lag. Permian codebase covers daily production, egress capacity, and Waha basis pricing.
  • Pipeline Force Majeure alerts + PEPCO nodal basis screen. Real-time alerting service polls electronic bulletin boards across 30+ U.S. interstate gas pipelines every 5 minutes and pushes Force Majeure and maintenance notices to Microsoft Teams (response time: hours → minutes). PEPCO FTR-bidding screen covers 8+ years of PJM day-ahead settlement data.
Python LangChain LangGraph Claude API RAG FastAPI Next.js React TypeScript SQL Server Docker AWS XGBoost OLS / Ridge LNG Forecasting Pipeline Capacity Analysis

Stevens Institute of Technology

Apr 2025 – Feb 2026  ·  Hoboken, NJ

Quantitative Research Assistant — School of Business

  • Implemented the ε-subdivision Robust PCA framework for dynamic factor portfolios in Python with Prof. Papa Momar Ndiaye — block decomposition of the eigenspectrum against a tolerance ε, Gram–Schmidt construction of the closest orthonormal basis to the prior period's factors, and rupture-detection that resets factor tracking when block-mean eigenvalues shift beyond a threshold δ. Added K-Means clustering on eigenvector features as an independent signal of factor-structure change.
  • Validated on ~6.5 years of daily returns across the 11 S&P 500 GICS sector ETFs, spanning the COVID-19 shock and the post-pandemic inflation cycle. Fed the robust and standard covariance estimates into a mean-variance optimizer and compared cumulative returns, 126-day rolling annualized volatility, and cluster-transition timing — the robust approach stabilized factors at portfolio volatility essentially identical to standard PCA.
Python Robust PCA Eigenspectrum Analysis K-Means Clustering Covariance Estimation Mean-Variance Optimization Time-Series

Projects

Pipeline Transparency Platform (LLM Extraction)

DXT · Production

Live web application monitoring ~20 U.S. interstate natural-gas pipelines across multiple operator portal architectures. Built format-specific scrapers (HTML, PDF, Excel, dynamic and protected portals) and a structured-output extraction layer over the Anthropic Claude API that normalizes free-form maintenance notices into typed capacity-impact records. Caching layer significantly reduces LLM calls on unchanged notices. Tracks active and upcoming capacity restrictions across the interstate pipeline network.

Python Claude API LangChain FastAPI SQL Server Web Scraping Structured Extraction

PJM Fleet Analytics Platform

DXT · Production

Full-stack production web application covering the PJM generation fleet at national scale — thousands of units across 13 states + DC. Overview / Thermal / Non-Thermal / Plants / Insights / Ask (natural-language query) / My Units / Exports views used daily by the DXT power desk.

Next.js React TypeScript Leaflet FastAPI SQLAlchemy SQL Server Docker

Multi-ISO Wholesale Power Price Analytics Platform

DXT · Production

Live platform for U.S. wholesale power analysis across the five FERC-regulated RTOs (PJM, ERCOT, NYISO, MISO, ISO-NE). Historical daily and hourly LMPs with energy/congestion/marginal-loss components, forward-contract settlements with strip aggregation (Summer, Winter, Spring, Q1–Q4), and an integrated Price ⇄ Heat-Rate toggle bridging power and gas markets via commercial gas indices.

Python FastAPI SQL Server Wholesale LMPs Heat-Rate Analysis Forward Contracts

U.S. LNG Feed-Gas Forecasting Pipeline

DXT · Production

End-to-end demand forecasting pipeline covering the U.S. LNG export terminal fleet — the full production terminal set across the Gulf Coast and East Coast. Three-model validation framework achieving sub-3% MAPE on out-of-sample validation.

Python Scikit-learn Time-Series Forecasting Model Validation LNG Fundamentals

U.S. Natural Gas Demand Forecast Platform

DXT · Production

Daily 30-day demand forecasts for the U.S. Lower 48, disaggregated into 12 geographic regions × 4 end-use sectors (specialized machine-learning models per region-sector combination). XGBoost for weather-sensitive sectors, Ridge regression for slower-moving ones. Driven by federal weather and macroeconomic data; trained on EIA state-level consumption. Walk-forward cross-validation with per-fold accuracy metrics and physical-bounds sanity checks.

Python XGBoost Ridge Regression Time-Series Walk-Forward CV EIA / NWS / NOAA Data

Real-Time U.S. Natural Gas Production Model

DXT · Production

OLS / Ridge scaling framework that combines licensed daily pipeline-nominations data with EIA monthly production statistics, validated by R² and MAE. Produces a current-month U.S. natural-gas production estimate that operates within the EIA reporting-lag interval.

Python OLS / Ridge Regression EIA Data Statistical Modeling Reporting-Lag Bridging

Permian Basin Market Intelligence System

DXT · Production

Daily codebase modeling Permian basin production, integrating egress capacity across the major egress pipelines to construct a supply-demand balance and predict Waha basis pricing for the trading desk.

Python Supply-Demand Balance Waha Basis Pipeline Capacity

Pipeline Force Majeure Alert Service

DXT · Production

Real-time alerting service that polls electronic bulletin boards across 30+ U.S. interstate natural-gas pipelines every five minutes, deduplicates events against persistent state, and pushes Force Majeure and maintenance notices to the DXT trading team via Microsoft Teams webhook. Cuts trading-team response time from hours to minutes.

Python Web Scraping Real-Time Alerting Microsoft Teams Webhook Deduplication

PEPCO Nodal Basis Screen (FTR Bidding)

DXT · Production

Phase-1 quantitative screen of PJM bidding nodes in the PEPCO utility zone for downstream Financial Transmission Rights bidding analysis. Millions of hourly observations across dozens of nodes plus the zone aggregate, drawn from 8+ years of PJM day-ahead settlement data. Deliverables: print-ready PDF stakeholder report, per-node per-component CSV table, and a full-panel parquet dataset for reproducibility.

Python PJM Day-Ahead FTR Markets Nodal Basis Parquet Stakeholder Reporting

Bond Portfolio Optimization and Immunization

August 2025

Comprehensive bond portfolio management system combining quantitative finance with data engineering. Implements duration matching, convexity adjustments, and immunization strategies using real-time data pipelines, automated risk calculations, and scalable portfolio optimization algorithms for fixed income portfolios.

Python Fixed Income Duration Matching Immunization Interest Rate Risk

Vasicek Bond Pricing Model - Monte Carlo, PDE & Analytical

July 2025

Comprehensive implementation of the Vasicek interest rate model featuring three pricing approaches: analytical solutions, Monte Carlo simulations, and PDE finite difference methods for zero-coupon bonds.

Jupyter Notebook Vasicek Model Monte Carlo PDE Analytical Solutions

Portfolio Optimization

July 2025

Strategic asset allocation framework using modern portfolio theory, risk parity, and advanced optimization techniques with Riskfolio-Lib for multi-asset portfolio construction.

Jupyter Notebook Portfolio Theory Riskfolio-Lib Risk Parity Asset Allocation

Stock Brokerage System Low Level Design

February 2025

High-performance stock brokerage system architecture featuring order matching engine, portfolio management, and real-time market data processing.

C++ System Design Order Matching Low Latency Trading Systems

Option Pricing Models

February 2025

Comprehensive options pricing library implementing Black-Scholes, binomial trees, and Monte Carlo methods for European and American options valuation with Greeks calculation.

Jupyter Notebook Options Pricing Black-Scholes Binomial Trees Greeks

SPY Momentum Alpha Backtesting

February 2025

High-frequency momentum trading strategy combining data engineering and quantitative finance. Built robust data pipelines processing 2 years of SPY tick data from Polygon API, implemented real-time signal generation, and achieved 79% total return with comprehensive performance analytics and automated backtesting frameworks.

Jupyter Notebook Momentum Trading Polygon API High Frequency Backtesting

Pairs Trading Strategy

February 2025

Statistical arbitrage strategy using cointegration analysis and mean reversion. Employed Euclidean distance method for pair selection with z-score based entry/exit signals.

Jupyter Notebook Pairs Trading Cointegration Statistical Arbitrage Mean Reversion

Options Pricing Using Machine Learning

September 2024

Advanced machine learning approach to options pricing combining deep learning with financial engineering. Implemented neural networks, random forests, and ensemble methods with automated feature engineering, model validation pipelines, and real-time pricing systems that outperformed traditional Black-Scholes pricing in complex market conditions.

Jupyter Notebook Machine Learning Neural Networks Options Pricing Ensemble Methods

Activities & Awards

Student Membership

CFA Society New York

Student member, actively engaged in professional events.

Certifications & Licenses

Anthropic

Anthropic Education — Certified Track

Anthropic

April 2026

Completed Anthropic's official education program covering the full Claude API and agent-development stack — API fundamentals, Claude Code, the Model Context Protocol (intro + advanced), agent skills, and subagents. Directly applied to production LLM systems at DXT Commodities.

Claude API Claude Code Model Context Protocol Agent Skills Subagents
Advanced RAG

Advanced RAG (Retrieval-Augmented Generation)

CampusX

May 2026

10-module course covering the full RAG stack — from document processing, embeddings, and vector stores through advanced retrieval techniques (HyDE, CRAG, Self-RAG, Graph RAG), Agentic RAG with LangGraph, and production deployment. Directly applicable to LLM-powered pipelines at DXT Commodities.

LangChain LangGraph Vector Stores Embeddings Agentic RAG RAGAS Evaluation HyDE / CRAG / Self-RAG Hybrid Search
udemy

AI Engineer Bootcamp 2026: LLMs, RAG, AI Agents & Vector DBs

Udemy · Paulo Dichone

April 2026

28-hour, 306-lecture bootcamp covering the full applied AI engineering stack — LLMs, retrieval-augmented generation, autonomous AI agents, and vector databases. Direct overlap with the production LLM systems I build at DXT Commodities.

LLMs RAG AI Agents Vector Databases Applied AI Engineering
udemy

Vector Databases: Fundamentals to Production (2026 Edition)

Udemy · Paulo Dichone

May 2026

Applied course covering the vector-database stack end-to-end — embedding models, indexing strategies, similarity search, and production integration into RAG pipelines. Directly supports the retrieval layer in the LLM systems I build at DXT.

Vector Databases Embeddings Similarity Search Production RAG Indexing Strategies
udemy

Complete Algorithmic Trading Course with Python, ChatGPT, ML

Udemy

July 2025

Comprehensive algorithmic trading course covering Python programming, machine learning integration, and ChatGPT applications for automated trading strategies.

Algorithmic Trading Python Machine Learning ChatGPT

Akuna Capital Options 101

Akuna Capital

July 2025

Professional options trading course from leading market maker covering payoff diagrams, volatility, Greeks, and market-making fundamentals.

Options Trading Greeks Volatility Market Making
udemy

Complete Data Science, Machine Learning, DL NLP Bootcamp

Udemy

July 2025

Comprehensive bootcamp covering data science fundamentals, machine learning algorithms, deep learning, and natural language processing applications.

Data Science Machine Learning Deep Learning NLP
udemy

FastAPI - The Complete Course 2025 (Beginner + Advanced)

Udemy

July 2025

Modern Python web framework for building high-performance APIs, essential for financial data services and algorithmic trading platforms.

FastAPI REST APIs Web Development Python
udemy

Full-Stack Web Development Track

Udemy · Colt Steele · Stephen Grider · Dr. Angela Yu

May – July 2026

Consolidated full-stack curriculum spanning ~220 hours across five courses from Udemy's top instructors — modern JavaScript and TypeScript foundations, React (Hooks, Context, Next.js, Router), Node.js microservices, and end-to-end full-stack web development. Underpins the front-end and API layer of the analytics platforms I build at DXT.

JavaScript TypeScript React Next.js Node.js Microservices Full-Stack Web
udemy

Developer Foundations Track

Udemy · Colt Steele

June – July 2026

Foundational developer tooling — the Linux command line (16 hours) and Git & GitHub for team workflows. Underpins day-to-day production engineering practice at DXT.

Linux Bash Command Line Git GitHub Version Control
edX

Probability — The Science of Uncertainty and Data

MIT / edX

December 2022

Rigorous probability theory course covering uncertainty quantification, statistical inference, and data analysis fundamentals from MIT.

Probability Theory Statistical Inference Uncertainty Data Analysis
Coursera

Python and Statistics for Financial Analysis

Coursera

February 2022

Specialized course combining Python programming with statistical methods for financial data analysis and investment decision making.

Python Financial Statistics Investment Analysis Portfolio Management

Technical Skills

Languages & Tools

Python SQL TypeScript JavaScript React Next.js FastAPI SQLAlchemy SQL Server Docker AWS REST APIs Git GitHub GitLab

AI / LLM

LangChain LangGraph LangSmith RAG Vector Databases LLM Agents Prompt Engineering Structured Output Extraction Anthropic Claude & OpenAI APIs

Machine Learning

Scikit-learn XGBoost Ridge / OLS Statsmodels Pandas NumPy Time-Series Forecasting Walk-Forward Cross-Validation

Energy Markets

Natural Gas & Power Fundamentals LNG Feed-Gas Forecasting Pipeline Capacity Analysis ISOs / RTOs (PJM, ERCOT, NYISO, MISO, ISO-NE) Wholesale Power Pricing (LMPs) FTR Markets Heat-Rate Analysis EIA / NWS / FERC Data

Resume

MD Amir Khan — Resume

AI engineer & quantitative analyst · U.S. natural gas & power markets. Full detail on my DXT work, Stevens Robust PCA research, education, and technical skills.

Get In Touch

Email

mkhan37@stevens.edu

Location

Stamford, Connecticut, USA

LinkedIn

linkedin.com/in/amirkhan2317