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Charles Smith

Columbus

Summary

Junior Data Science student at Purdue University with strong skills in Python, R, SQL, and statistical analysis. Experienced in building machine learning models, conducting exploratory data analysis, and creating clear visualizations to communicate insights. Passionate about applying data-driven methods to solve complex problems and support decision-making.

Overview

2
2
years of professional experience

Work History

Tech Intern

Bartholomew Consolidated School
Columbus
05.2025 - 08.2025
  • Provided technical support for staff and students, resolving hardware, software, and connectivity issues.
  • Managed and maintained school network systems, including troubleshooting switches, routers, and wireless access points.
  • Supported deployment and configuration of classroom technology.

Undergraduate Research Student

Raytheon
West Lafayette
08.2023 - 05.2024
  • Analyzed NASA SBIR contract data to evaluate profitability and inform strategic decision-making.
  • Applied clustering and vectorization techniques to improve model efficiency, reducing runtime, while increasing accuracy.
  • Developed LDA models for temporal topic modeling, uncovering trends across contracts.

Education

Bachelor of Science - Data Science

Purdue University
West Lafayette, IN
05-2027

Skills

  • Python (Pandas, NumPy, scikit-learn, NLTK, Gensim)
  • SQL and database management
  • R (statistical modeling and visualization)
  • Clustering and dimensionality reduction (k-means, PCA, vectorization)
  • Topic modeling (LDA, temporal modeling, NLP techniques)
  • Data cleaning and preprocessing
  • Statistical analysis and hypothesis testing
  • Data visualization (Matplotlib, Seaborn, ggplot2, Tableau, Power BI)

Affiliations

  • Kappa Sigma Fraternity, Academic Head
  • Purdue Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu Club
  • Dataception Club

Timeline

Tech Intern

Bartholomew Consolidated School
05.2025 - 08.2025

Undergraduate Research Student

Raytheon
08.2023 - 05.2024

Bachelor of Science - Data Science

Purdue University
Charles Smith