Welcome to Jack Vessa's Portfolio

Galvanize Groups

How can instructors use data to group students?

This Web Application Clusters, Pairs, and Groups Galvanize DSI students.

Tools/Tech: Python, Scikit-Learn, KMeans Clustering, Flask, AWS Elastic Beanstalk

Charity Recommender

Want to find your next great cause?

This project connects people to amazing charities in their communities.

Tools/Tech: Python, Gensim LDA, Flask Web Framework, AWS Elastic Beanstalk, Tableau Visualizations

Genius Groups

How can educators use data to group students?

Genius Groups is a Web Appplication Built to help teachers Group and Clusters Students. Syncs with CANVAS CSV Files for instant grouping based on assessment data.

Tools/Tech: Python, AWS EC2, Flask, KMeans Clustering, Cost Function

Fraud Detection Case Study

Can we stop fraudsters using data?

Given previous data about fraudulent events, let's build a model to identify future fraudsters.

Tools: AWS EC2 & S3, Flask, MongoDB, Logistic Regression

Movie Recommender

How can we effectively recommend movies?

How do we solve the cold start problem?

Let's use collaborative filtering to answer these questions and make an effective recommender.

Tools: Matrix Factorization

Rideshare Churn Prediction

Can we predict if a user will churn (leave our app) based on interactions with our platform?

Let's build a model to understand key metrics that indicate a user will churn.

Tools: Gradient Boosting