Hello! I'm a student at Mills College in Oakland, California, graduating in December 2019 with a degree in Computer Science & Data Science.
My interests include software engineering, data science, & machine learning.
My most proficient languages are:
Below you'll find a few of my most recent & favorite projects!
June 2019 - August 2019
Summer intern at 7-Eleven in Digital Analytics & Insight on the 7NOW delivery team. Gained exposure to business analytics at a Fortune 500 company while working on two individual projects: Competitor Pricing Comparison & Exploring How to Re-engage One Time Users. Included a final presentation with suggestions to the digital team. Tools used included Jupyter Notebooks & Selenium (Python), Databricks, PowerBI, and Excel.
February 2019 - May 2019
Selected from over 600 applicants as one of a 21-person cohort to take part in a ten week project-based Machine Learning program fully funded by Google. Topics included analyzing and cleaning data, developing the ability to differentiate between machine learning models, diagnosing modeling issues, and adjusting input data accordingly. Gained experience discerning when machine learning is the optimal approach to a problem, and gained a greater proficiency in SQL and Python. Spent time learning about the ethical use of Artificial Intelligence and how to identify bias, as well as attending weekly professional development workshops covering topics such as technical presentation skills and project management. Included a final project on a topic of choice: https://kastroth.github.io/gan/
