CHRISTOPHER HUGHES

Data Science Major at Purdue University

ABOUT ME

Currently majoring in data science with a minor in entrepreneurship at Purdue University.

I am a self-taught programmer with an expertise in Python and experience in many other languages.

EXPERIENCE

  • Venture Capital Analyst

    Magnivia Ventures. (2020-Present)

    Conducting research and due diligence, communicating with the investor community, and working hands-on with internal startup projects.

  • Marketing Intern

    Music City Publications, Inc. (2019-2020)

    Providing clients digital services through social media, ad campaigns, and websites, complementing the physical side of advertising.

  • EBAY Merchant

    stuck-in-texas (2018-2019)

    Processed 1000+ transactions generating over $10k in sales, gained shipping expertise, sourced profitable inventory, ensured customer satisfaction, and maintained 100% positive feedback.

EDUCATION

DATA SCIENCE

Purdue University (2020-2023)
Presidential Scholarship Recipient
Certificate in Entrepreneurship & Innovation

PROJECTS

  • DEEP LEARNING SPEECH RECOGNITION

    (2020-Present)
    Crawling the web for publicly available data and gathering a large dataset to train a speech recognition model.

  • SMART MIRROR APPLICATION

    (2021-Present)
    Developing a custom smart mirror application for a Raspberry Pi using Electron and Vue.js.

  • REACT NATIVE MOBILE APPLICATION

    (2020-Present)
    Developing a social network app for college students using React Native and Firebase.

  • BACKTESTING TRADING SYSTEMS

    (2018-2019)
    Backtested systematic trading strategies with Python and evaluated performance to determine robustness and future profitability