Hello, I am Benjamin Shvartsman
Although I am among many fierce applicants,
I strongly believe I am your candidate because I am
About Me
I'm a wrestler @ Cornell, future software engineer, ai enthusiast, starbucks consumer, judoka, quality ping pong player, and chess.com addict!
Whether it's being in charge of my sister's and my dance couple (she will say she was 😉), being a 4x captain of Deerfield HS chess team (chess.com elo of 2129), or leading the wrestling team to its highest ever team state finish with 2nd (2x captain, 3x All-State, 1x Undefeated State Champion), I strive to be a leader and help people around me succeed.
Regarding coding, I am passionate/intrigued by its difficulty and I am always trying to expand my computer science dexterity! I am always ready to pick up and learn new technologies or skills; however, my current skill set consists of:
- LANGUAGES
- Python, HTML/CSS, Javascript, Java, Dart
- English (fluent), Russian (native), Spanish (working profiency)
- LIBRARIES/FRAMEWORKS
- Django, React, Scikit-learn, Numpy, Pandas, Matplotlib
- Tools, Platforms & More
- Prompt Engineering, ChatGPT, Git, Github, Figma
- Soft Skills
- Leadership, Listening,
Communication/Collaboration,
Creativity
Projects
Portfolio Websites
ben.shvartsman.com and julia.shvartsman.com are two portfolio websites (coded from scratch) designed to showcase my other cs projects and my sister's dancing!
- SKILLS
- HTML/CSS, Javascript
Club Management System
Manages a wrestling club with membership, event, stripe payment, and attendance features (Full stack web app)
- SKILLS
- Django, Python, React, Javascript, SQL Lite, Stripe API
ML PH Recommender
Combining webscraping and image classification machine learning to extract attributes and recommend actresses
- SKILLS
- Python, Scikit-learn, Tensorflow, Beautiful Soup, ML/Deep Learning
OpticsPlanet Inc. ChatGPT PlugIn
Tool allows ChatGPT to interact with external API and access up-to-date information from OpticsPlanet for customers
- SKILLS
- Python, ChatGPT
