Colby Nelson
Software Engineer. Data Scientist. Machine Learning Specialist.
About me
Some of my many hobbies include surfing the Washington coast, skateboarding, playing chess, videogames, playing soccer, and skiing.
I am a funny individual with knack for leadership through my gritty approach to the field of computer science. I have many skill that would be very useful to a company and am hungry to make a name for myself.
projects
Kairos
Developed a Real Time Strategy Game with a team of 5 using Unity Engine and C#. Practiced agile SCRUM team management and 2 week long sprint periods where each team member was expected to hit a certain number of user story points.
Learn MoreAWS Machine Learning
Studied for and achieved the AWS Machine Learning Specialist certification offered by Amazon that shows that I am proficient in feature engineering, training models using Amazon SageMaker, and deploying ML models using Amazon EC2
Website Design
Created a website using CSS and HTML to craft a specific UI. Also wrote a server side application using Node.js.
Lab Assistant
Assisted freshman and sophomore students taking data structures. Assistance ranged from simple for loops more abstract concepts such as graphs and priority queues in C++. Also assisted with debugging techniques such as finding memory leaks.
Other Skills
Languages—C#, x86 and MIPS Assembly Language, R, Python, Prolog, Rust, Scheme
Software—Github, CLion, Visual Studios, Visual Studio Code, Command Terminal, Photoshop, Adobe Premier, MS Office, Docker, R Studio, AWS SageMaker
Operating Systems—Windows, MacOS, Linux
GENERAL SKILLS
Leadership—Guided Rafts down the Wenatchee River for a summer as a raft guide with client crews
Communication—Excellent written & oral English communication skills
Teamwork—Play collegiate soccer for Seattle Pacific Men’s soccer and participate in a team setting
Contact
- Seattle, Washington, United States
