Richard Samuel

Motivated student with a solid educational foundation ready to contribute in a professional environment. Strong technical skills in various software applications and adept at managing complex tasks. Adept at working effectively, unsupervised, and quickly mastering new skills.

• Web development, Acmegrade, 06/01/22
• 100 Days of Code: Python Pro Bootcamp, Udemy
• Introduction to Programming Using HTML and CSS, Udemy, 12/01/2020
• Grade 2 drums, Trinity College London, 02/29/20

Blog Post Website developed a full-stack blog platform using Flask (Python) with secure user authentication via decorators and wrappers, implemented complete backend logic, and a responsive frontend

Quiz website: built a dynamic quiz application using Flask and SQLite as part of an academic project, integrated RESTful API from TriviaDB, and validated endpoints using Postman for robust backend testing

E-commerce website: created a fully functional e-commerce website using HTML, CSS, and JavaScript for the frontend, and PHP with MySQL for the backend, supporting product listings, cart, and user flow CRUD operations 

Predicting student academic success using machine learning, I conducted a research project on predicting academic performance using random forest, naive Bayes, and K algorithms on a dataset of 215 students with 15 attributes; random forest achieved 0.891 precision and 0.921 recall, emphasized early identification of at-risk students for targeted interventions, and highlighted the broader role of skills, adaptability, and resilience in job placement success