Christopher Blayne Porterfield
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Christopher Blayne Porterfield

Blayne Porterfield
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EDUCATION
Henderson State University
Bachelor of Science in Data Science, Minor in Computer Science, Statistics Jan. 2018 - present
• To be conferred May 2021
• Cumulative GPA: 3.68
• Major GPA: 3.90
University of Arkansas – Fayetteville, AR Aug. 2016 - Dec. 2017

EXPERIENCE
University of Arkansas Nov. - Dec. 2016
Researcher, Improving Techniques of Sentimental Analysis
• Worked under Dr. Susan Gauch exploring more precise methods of sentiment analysis, utilized a graduated scoring system and accounting for context in the text.
• Created website that performs our improved sentiment analysis on any piece of text and shows how the overall sentiment was developed.

Weyerhaeuser Mar. 2019 - Present
Data Management Temporary Worker
• Utilize Python to load, clean, and modify forestry data.
• Utilize Python and SQL to generate insert into query statements for entry into Weyerhaeuser’s Oracle database.
• Generated over one million insert into query statements for entry into Weyerhaeuser’s Oracle database so far.

7 Kings Casinos Mar. 2019 - Present
Back Office Manager/Data Analyst
• Manage various back office activities including but not limited to: CRM activities, bonus and scoring related
activities, and payment related activities.
• Export online gambling customer data for data analysis to maximize 7 Kings Casinos’ profit and customer utility

PROJECTS & CREDENTIALS
Programming/office skills:
• Proficient with Python, Scala, Apache Spark, SQL, Java, JavaFX, R, Tableau, Microsoft Suite
• Familiar with Android Development, Assembler, HTML, CSS, Javascript, Django Framework

Coding projects (Github username- bporterfielddsc):
• Predicting Tanzanian Water Pump Functionality Using Classification Models- building classification models based on a Tanzanian water pump dataset to predict the functionality of water pumps in Tanzania, Africa.
• Array Processing in Assembler- allows the user to enter 20 integers into an array then search through the array based on numbers entered by the user.
• Bank Account Simulator- allows user to set up and use various types of bank accounts.
• Stackulator- utilizes the implementation of stack and queue data structures to create an infix to postfix calculator.
• String Manipulator- allows a user to manipulate an inputted string in various ways.
• Paint and Carpet Cost Calculator- allows user to calculate the total cost to paint and carpet a room based on various factors such as room size, door size, window size, and shelf size.