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2024UT McCombs School of Business

Artificial Intelligence and Machine Learning
Of the available post-graduate courses in the country providing instruction on the leading edge of the Artificial Intelligence boom, the courses at MIT and UT Austin are the two most highly ranked.

I decided to invest in this intense and competitive course in order to gain the kinds of knowledge and skills I believe give me an edge over my peers in the tech industry.

The course blended both the science and theory behind machine learning and artificial intelligence with real world exercises that culminated in building my own LLM to analyze and respond to helpdesk support tickets.
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This course contained over 100 professional developers, tech workers, and data scientists

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Scoring 602 out of a total 620 available points in a highly competitive class

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2006Savannah College of Art and Design

Bachelor of Arts, Graphic Design

Inspired by my success with design and layout at Corning Community College, and just beginning my career in web development (building pages for Cornell University,) I left upstate New York for one of the most prestigious art schools in the country.

The Savannah College of Art and Design, located in Savannah, Georgia, is the incubator for some of the finest artistic talents in the world today. The rigorous Graphic Design program is taught by industry professionals, and encourages real-world projects and competitive classroom scenarios.

Programs at SCAD are based in the Bauhaus model of education, which means that all students (regardless of their course of study) must prove artistic competency in a variety of "foundations" courses including color theory, two dimensional design, life drawing, and history before progressing to more specialized courses. Within the Graphic Design major courses focus on typography, page layout, print production, and digital page design.
Major: Graphic Design

I was focused on interactive and web projects for the duration of my study

Minor: Advertising

I also studied the theory and business of advertising

2001SUNY Corning Community College

Associates, Liberal arts and Sciences

At Corning Community College in Corning, New York I had the opportunity to study under Dave Higgins, a truly gifted painter and a talented designer. Dave identified my aptitude for design and aesthetic problem solving, and encouraged me to continue my training and education in fine arts as well.

While studying under professor Higgins, I received recognition for my skills as a designer, as well as my improvement as a fine artist. His training allowed me to bypass several of the introductory level "foundations" courses at the Savannah College of Art and Design, a rare feat in any course of study at that college.
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