Michael Chinaka
London
Summary
Recent university graduate with a proven track record of developing high-quality software solutions. Committed
to continuous learning and staying up-to-date with the latest technological developments. Collaborative team
player with strong analytical and problem-solving skills, ready to contribute to a graduate level software
engineering role.
Overview
2
2
years of professional experience
1
1
Certification
Work History
Software Developer Intern
IBM
2022.07 - 2023.06
- Developed simulation framework using Bash and Java, enabling comprehensive regression testing on AI algorithms for Event Analytics software; achieving 35% reduction in testing time and 20% increase in algorithm performance.
- Effectively coded software changes and alterations based on specific design specifications.
- Engaged in multiple giveback initiatives, delivering talks at universities and contributing to software projects beyond primary responsibilities.
Data Analyst
Wimbledon
2023.08 - 2023.08
- Mined and conducted in-depth analysis of Wimbledon's historical data using SQL and tennis analytics software
- Contributed to over 200 match analyses, key stats, and match insights for media, broadcasters, and Wimbledon website
- Oversaw content publication on Wimbledon.com, ensuring a user-friendly layout and optimising site management with CSM software., Developed a predictive model to forecast English Premier League match outcomes using
Business Analyst Intern
Lead2 Consulting
2021.08 - 2021.09
- Developed innovative hybrid work model office management system, facilitating seamless booking of hot desks and efficient logging of office time for managers and users
- Strategised and gathered business requirements for upcoming projects, ensuring alignment with client needs
- Managed company LinkedIn account, analysing trends and devising a 1-month social media plan to enhance engagement and maintain relevance.
Education
Bachelor of Science - Computer Science and Artificial Intelligence
Loughborough University
Loughborough, UK07.2024
High School Diploma -
Crawford College Lonehill
Johannesburg, South Africa12.2019
Skills
- Python
- Java
- Bash Scripting
- Docker
- Git
- SQL
- HTML/CSS
- JavaScript
- PHP
- Apache Spark
- PHP
Projects
Premier League Results Predictor Dissertation
- Developed a predictive model to forecast English Premier League match outcomes using Python and machine learning techniques.
- Conducted data collection by web scraping with BeautifulSoup and performed data pre-processing using Pandas in Jupyter Notebooks.
- Utilised Scikit-learn for comparative analyses of various machine learning techniques, creating an optimal predictive algorithm.
- Implemented comprehensive data pre-processing, feature selection, and hyperparameter tuning to optimise model performance.
- Designed and deployed a user-friendly website with Streamlit, hosted on an AWS EC2 instance, enabling user interaction with the model and receiving predictions.
Simulation Framework (IBM)
- Automated process of pre-analysing data file, ingesting it into a database and training the data using our AI algorithms with the use of bash scripts.
- Created a Java tool to analyse the results obtained from training to provide in-depth analysis.
- Utilised object-oriented inheritance to create a hierarchical, tree-like data structure representation. Performed comprehensive analysis of the structured data.
- Implemented error handling, exception management, and comprehensive unit tests using JUnit for reliability and correctness.
Artificial Neural Network for Predicting Mean Daily Flow
- Developed a multi-layer perceptron (MLP) model in Java to predict river flow at Skelton using upstream flow and rainfall data.
- Processed and cleaned the dataset in Excel, enhancing data quality by removing outliers and imputing missing values.
- Optimised the MLP training with advanced techniques - Backpropagation for effective error minimisation, Momentum for stabilising and accelerating convergence, Bold driver method to adaptively adjust the learning rate.
Certification
- The Project Management Course, Udemy
- Agile Crash Course: Agile Project Management, Udemy
- Enterprise Design Thinking Practitioner, IBM Python for Data Science, Cognitive Class
- Docker Essentials, IBM
Languages
- English (Fluent)
- Shona (Fluent)
- Afrikaan (Basic)
Timeline
Data Analyst
Wimbledon
2023.08 - 2023.08
Software Developer Intern
IBM
2022.07 - 2023.06
Business Analyst Intern
Lead2 Consulting
2021.08 - 2021.09
Bachelor of Science - Computer Science and Artificial Intelligence
Loughborough University
High School Diploma -
Crawford College Lonehill
- The Project Management Course, Udemy
- Agile Crash Course: Agile Project Management, Udemy
- Enterprise Design Thinking Practitioner, IBM Python for Data Science, Cognitive Class
- Docker Essentials, IBM
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