Hi there! I'm Colin Silesa Software Engineera Data Scientist
I'm a student at Colorado School of Mines pursuing a B.S. in Computer Science, with a focus in Data Science. My interests include full-stack web development, machine learning, and distributed systems.
I fell in love with coding when I was ten and got a Lego robot that I could program to do anything I could imagine. Since then, I've continued expanding my repertoire of skills, through personal projects, formal education, and industry experience. I love learning new skills and technologies!
Outside of software development, I'm also passionate about being a mentor, having been a TA for Computer Science classes for many semesters. In my free time, I enjoy coding, running, solving puzzles (e.g. Sudoku, Rubik's Cubes), cooking, and reading.
Education
B.S. Computer Science
Colorado School of Mines
May 2022
Portfolio
Gearbox
A full-featured JavaScript framework to simulate reinforcement learning environments
March Madness Predictions
An ML model leveraging historical college basketball stats to predict the outcome of March Madness games
Visplay
A digital signage solution to improve upon existing software controlling digital displays across Mines' campus
Recipe Recommender
A recommender system that analyzes recipe ingredients and ratings to suggest new recipes that you'll enjoy
Posts
The Making of Gearbox
8/1/2021
The extensive iterative design process behind the development of Gearbox
March Madness Miscalculations
4/29/2021
Lessons learned from participating in Kaggle's 2021 Men's March Madness competition
A Year In Review
6/1/2021
Reviewing my growth through the projects I've made in the past year
Another Post
7/13/21
Another post just to test