About me

I’m a University of Minnesota, Twin Cities Graduate with a Bachelor's Degree in Economics. I am a proud Minnesotan with a love for learning new things. In my free time you can often find me running, drawing, attempting to cook, and playing video games. I am a travel enthusiast who loves exploring, whether it's internationally, at the dinner table, or in my hometown.

My background in economics has enabled me to consult for companies large and small, with a wide range of deliverables. Project scopes have varied between, station cost analysis, revenue expansion, and performance analysis.

After experimenting with computer science classes throughout my time at the University of Minnesota, I dedicated my free time to learning practical and professional computer science concepts. My love for creating new things inspired my first computer science project: Mirror, a discord bot that provides informational and utility features for your server. Through Mirror I applied the concepts I acquired over time and found my interest in software development.

Check out a copy of my resume here, or read a more detailed version below.

Contact me via email at ford.friedel@gmail.com

EXPERIENCE

Mirror - Personal Programming Project
(2021-Present)

In the middle of my fall semester in 2021 I began coding Mirror, a Discord bot to add emmersive features to my friends' servers. As time went on Mirror became bigger and I used it as an opportunity to practice computer science fundamentals.

Mirror is written in TypeScript and run with node. The production version of Mirror is deployed on a cluster hosted by linode.

Some practical concepts I learned and implemented through Mirror include: collaborative development through git, continuous integration, UI/UX design, web development, error testing, and unit testing. (repository can be viewed here)

Project Management Intern
Yellow Tree Construction Services (2022)

I was hired at YTCS to perform quality assurance on new commercial appartment buildings to ensure that units were in perfect condition prior to move ins.

During my time at Yellow Tree I modified the quality assurance workflow to enable more effective communication with subcontractors, and establish more accountability for our in house superintendents and carpenters.

Analyst Intern
Strategy Validation LLC. (2019-2021)

Along with a small team of consultants, I provided analytical and strategic solutions for businesses big and small. Worked with a variety of clients in air cargo, aviation, freight forwarding, and other industries.

In my time at Strategy Validation work I provided for clients included, calculation of market volume, performance analytics for reservation centers, and creating an invoicing tool for accounting.

Philanthropy Committee Head
Tau Kappa Epsilon - Theta Chapter (2019)

As Philanthropy Committee Head I coordinated two events at the Chapter House in Minneapolis. Responsibilities included delegating tasks to over fifty members, coordinating sponsorships and donations with local businesses, creating a marketing strategy, and managing the finances for each event and its corresponding donations.

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