About Me

Hello, my name is Chris - I am a recent graduate from Buffalo State College as a Computer Information Systems major. Previously, I had graduated from SUNY Brockport with a B.S. degree with a double major in History and Political Science. The past few years I have worked in the insurance industry holding positions as a Commercial Insurance Account Manager, Commercial Underwriter and Claims Adjuster. I have always had an interest in all things tech and after taking some lessons online and an Intro to CS Java course at the local community college I decided to go all-in to pursue a second degree in Computer Information Systems. Currently pursuing my passion to work as a software developer!

Of the many things I like to do in my free time my top hobbies are taking my dog Pax on walks, photography (I took the photo in the header, see my photography section for more!), playing soccer and watching a good TV series. Click below to learn more about me professionally and personally and please feel free to contact me so I can learn more about you as well!

My Skills

Languages

  • Python
  • C# (.NET Core)
  • VB.NET
  • SQL
  • HTML
  • CSS (Inc Boostrap)

Tools

  • Git / GitHub (VCS)
  • Mac & Windows OS
  • Visual Studio & JetBrains IDEs
  • Microsoft SQL Server
  • Microsoft Office Suite
  • ASP.NET Core Framework

Course Work

  • Object Oriented Programming
  • Python Programming
  • Operating Systems
  • Information Security
  • Programming for the Internet
  • Database Design

Projects

Photo of NY State

Home Sale Price Predictor

  • Python project analyzing Monroe County Home sales over the last 3 year period
  • Utilizes the Pandas, Matplotlib, and Numpy libraries to analyze and clean the data
  • Utilizes a machine learning library (scikit-learn) to train a model to predict home sale price based on the details and specifications of the home with 82% accuracy
  • Model implemented into a web interface using the Flask micro-framework and deployed on Heroku
Finance Stock Photo

Stock Portfolio Web Application

  • ASP.NET Core MVC web application built in C# with Visual Studio
  • Implements user logins & saved portfolios with a Microsoft SQL Server database created with the ADO.NET Entity framework and updates stock prices with API calls through the HttpClient class
  • Updates live stock prices with API calls through the HttpClient class to the IEX Cloud API
  • Front-end user interface created with Bootstrap (CSS Framework) and JavaScript

My Hobbies

Photo of a soccer ball
Soccer
Photo of a camera lens
Photography
Photo of my dog Pax
Walking My Dog Pax