Work Experience
Data Analyst Intern at Expedia Group
I worked this job from May 2022 - August 2022 and worked 40 hours a week within a global team that is based out of Austin, TX. I was given my own project for my 10 weeks in the summer by a product manager. The goal being that I would work closely with him about the data I gather so that we can move in the direction that would best help the problem he wanted to solve. The problem being, how to better understand broad searchers on VRBO.com. Over the summer, I used SQL, Python, Tableau and Mixpanel to gather, analyze and present data. I used a combination of keyword search data, as well as clickstream data to create different cohorts of people that we can use as broad searchers and provide recommendations for ways that we can improve their user expierence. I worked with many people who have been in the data industry for a long time and I learned countless skills that I will carry with me to the future.
Member of Disco Tray Studios
I am currently working in this position and have held it since January 2022. Disco Tray Studios is a community-focused software development initiative at Hendrix College in Conway, Arkansas. We are five students led by Professor of Computer Science, Dr. Mark Goadrich. This project aims to empower students in developing interactive educational games for social good and provide opportunities for student to execute and complete longer-term software development projects that support the technological needs of the local community. During my time so far, I have been leading work on creating websites for local community clients based on their needs and requests using a variety of tools.
Want to know more about what we do and what we’ve done? –> Disco Tray Studios
IT Intern with PNC Bank
I had this job from May 2021 - August 2021 and worked 40 hours a week within a professional programming team working within an AGILE development cycle on a program called “Enterprise!”. Enterprise! is an advanced, integrated platform that streamlines loan servicing, asset management, loan accounting & investor reporting. I was a part of a team that was under the umbrella of client priorities where we would meet with clients and get their feedback on new features they wanted added to the software and any issues they may have encountered. We would then develop stories and assign work accordingly and then get as much done over a 2 week period before coming back together to assess. During this experience I was worked through Azure DevOps using mostly C#, VB, SQL, as well as JavaScript. I also was able to work with a large group of programmers during this internship where I was able to learn a lot of things from people who had been in the industry for 15-30 years.
The application I worked on –> Enterprise!
Teaching Assistant for Computer Science at Hendrix College
I held this position from January 2021 - May 2021 and worked around 10 hours a week helping students within lab and outside of class on problems they may encounter. During lab I worked with the professor to help students understand the material and to successfully create the finished product for the specific lab. In my tutor hours, I would help students learn how to debug their code and explain core concepts of computer sciences so they can learn to think like a programmer so they are better able to approach future problems.