Personal Projects and Education

The main areas I'm trying to improve are math, statistics, machine learning, data engineering, and programming.

Currently, I'm traveling the world and plan on doing that until I begin a Masters in Computer Science in the Fall of 2026.

In-Progress

Travel:

• I'm currently traveling the world

Math:

• Calculus 2 online at IUPUI

Writing:

• Mixed Reality Market Structure - this is 95% done I really need to spend a couple of weeks to finalize this

Programming:

• C++

Work:

• Designing and building out our Data infra

Docket

Projects:

• Wildlife Image Recognition

  • Want to be able to identify animals in images. This is a part of a much larger project but step 1.

• ML Test Data Suite

  • A repository of ML datasets to test on along with me creating synthetic datasets for testing

• ML Model Testing Suite

  • Using the ML Test Data Suite a way to test different ML models and determine their strengths and weaknesses on various datas

• Sybil Detection & Airdrop Farming

  • This is an interesting game of cat and mouse. Also, airdrop farming seems like it could be a small value HF strategy

• Timeline of Technology

  • Not looking for depth. Just want to map the history of some of the import technological revolutions (steam engine, alternating current, internet, etc) for my own understanding

• Ethereum wallet relations

  • Determine interconnectedness of Ethereum wallet addresses (similarity coefficients), will hopefully de-anonymize some additional wallets to add to my database

    • Multiple papers on this, but it will be a good way to apply machine learning to blockchain data and learn how to create the cool node graphics 

Education:

• Math:

  • Linear Algebra (Summer 2025)

  • Calculus 3 (maybe Fall 2025)

• Programming

  • NYU Tandon Bridge Program (apply in February 2025, classes April 2025-October 2025)

• algorithms

Completed

Writings:

• Circle's Implications of the Fed's Repo Facility and Raised Interest Rates

• Principles -> a bit of a cliche topic but was a good introspection exercise

• Lucid Dreaming Again -> how to habitually lucid dream

Projects:

• Regression Model for GDP Prediction using Country Data 

• Ethereum Analytic Database

• Ethereum Archive Node

• ETH Lottery Contract with Chainlink VRF 2 using Solidity

• FBref web scraper

• Crypto Price Prediction using Python and TensorFlow

• Cryptocurrency Price Analysis using Python

Education/Courses/Certifications:

• Math/Statistics

  • Calculus 1 - IUPUI, online

  • Multivariable Calculus - MIT OCW

  • Essence of Linear Algebra - 3Blue1Brown

  • Essence of Calculus - 3Blue1Brown

• Finance:

  • CFA Level 1 material (did NOT take test, just studied for 220 hours)

• Software:

  • Connecting Data in Tableau - DataCamp

  • Analzying Data in Tableau - DataCamp

• Programming

  • Introduction to Computational Thinking and Data Science - MIT OCW

  • Introduction to Computer Science and Programming in Python - MIT OCW

  • Solidity w/ Python - Patrick Collins

  • GO Tutorial

  • Scrapy: Powerful Web Scraping & Crawling with Python - Lazar Telebak

  • The Ultimate Pandas Bootcamp: Advanced Python Data Analysis - Andy Bek

Travel:

• Greece, Ionian islands - sailed around for a week

• Istanbul - the diversity of cultures was amazing

• Mexico City - the greenest city I've ever been to, tied with Chicago for 2nd favorite city after NYC.

• Curacao - I went scuba diving for the 1st time and got 2 scuba certifications, now we're golden down to 100ft.

• SF - for a wedding, lovely.

• NYC - I love this place.

• Santiago - short few day stop with my brother on the way to Patagonia

• Patagonia - The most intense mountains I've been in. 50 miles over 5 days with my oldest brother.

• Chicago - I had to return, so many friends and fond memories.