Work that reflects how I think, build, and explore.
Each of these projects started with a question, a frustration, or a spark of curiosity. They reflect how I approach problems, chase ideas, and try to leave things better than I found them.
Projecting TSA Throughput
A visual and quantitative application that projected TSA throughput statistics based on a variety of parameters, including macroeconomic trends and major travel events. Completed as part of a course at Indiana University's Luddy School for Informatics, Computing, and Engineering.
May 2025
Los Angeles World Airports: Internal Skyview Renovation
I served as Project Manager during Chrysalis Global Aviation's handling of the move management, logistical planning, and furniture operations efforts for first phase of Los Angeles World Airports's $78 million internal renovation of the iconic Skyview Center. The effort involved a large-scale, multi-phased move of more than 415 team members. I managed the firm's extensive budget, an internal Chrysalis team, and dozens of external staff members hired for the aviation's largest administrative move in the 2024 calendar year.
Jan 2025
How Dominant is Iowa's Caitlin Clark?
This paper evaluated metrics from five seasons of women’s NCAA basketball and asked a question: is Caitlin Clark, Iowa’s star player, as good as she seems? I used an API to obtain the data and spent hours cleaning and refining our R script. Read the paper for conclusion, but the answer is "Yes, she's that good." That said, analysts would be wise to also look toward the talent of other extraordinary players on the court.
Mar 2023
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The Public Relations Stock Shocks
A visual analysis of how public relations crises can cause notable shocks and crashes to a public corporation's stock price. Completed as part of a course at Indiana University's Luddy School for Informatics, Computing, and Engineering.
Jul 2024
The Emotions of 280 Characters: Evaluating the Sentiments of Congress
Do political parties and their politicians change their tone or sentiment based on which party occupies the White House? This paper evaluated more than five million tweets to answer that question. This paper and the associated textual analysis was completed under the mentorship of a distinguished Indiana University political science professor.
Nov 2023
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Can Fresh Legs Kick? Evaluating the Statistics of How Last-Minute Substitutes Perform in Penalty Shootouts.
Some football managers employ a strategy in major tournaments of substituting fresh players into the match at the last minute, allowing them to take a kick in the penalty kick shootout. Is this an ill-advised strategy? This paper reviews thousands of penalty shootout kicks and examines that core question.
Oct 2023
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Visualization: Where do Banks Fail? Reviewing the FDIC's Failed Bank List.
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Sep 2023
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15 Seconds to Pitch: Evaluating How the MLB Pitch Clock Affected the 2023 Season.
After testing a pitch clock in the minor leagues, Major League Baseball debuted a pitch clock at the beginning of the season. This paper reviewed whether or not batters were performing better after the rule change.
Aug 2023
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Evidence Review: Entrepreneurship Lock
For years, economists studied “job lock” — the principle that people might choose to stay in their jobs solely because of the fear of losing their employer-provided health insurance. Less studied is entrepreneurship lock, the belief that people might not start businesses because they will lose their employer-provided health insurance. This paper examined the available research on that theory.
Apr 2023
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