Emma Fountain

Williamston, MI | [email protected] | (517) 582-2363

A senior undergraduate data science engineer and self-taught programmer with practical experience in machine learning, computer vision, software development, and web development; seeking an internship position or part-time job to develop and apply skills

Education
Bachelor of Science, Computational Data Science
Michigan State University - E. Lansing
    May 2025 GPA: 3.01
Experience
Lemelson MIT InvenTeams - Williamston Team
Programming Lead, Spring 2019 - Summer 2020
  • Developed a computer vision program using various python libraries including opencv, python, numpy, and SciPy in order to detect mini-plastics embedded in sand
  • Worked within a team to integrate a computational system into a larger robotics/engineering project
McDonald's - Williamston, MI
Certified Swing Manager, August 2019 - Spring 2022
  • Utilized interpersonal conflict resolution, role delegation, and team motivation to manage teams.
MSU School of Planning Design, and Construction - Michigan State University
Undergraduate Research Assistant, January 2024 - August 2024
  • Contributed documentation to a data management and update tool
  • Manually engaged in, documented, and proposed automation approaches for a large-schale web-scraping task
Publications
Fountain, Emmett, and Joe Rasmus. "The Effect of Varying Training on Neural Network Weights and Visualizations" Journal of Emerging Investigators, vol. 2, 4 Dec. 2019
Skills

Programming Languages

Python

Familiar with python as well as various popular libraries including:

  • numpy
  • sci-kit learn, scipy
  • pandas
  • matplotlib, seaborn
  • pytorch, tensorflow, keras
  • flask
  • ...
Javascript

Familiar with plain javascript and some popular packages/frameworks

  • Typescript
  • Vue3
  • React
  • ElectronJS
  • Node.js
Web Languages
  • HTML
  • CSS, SCSS
  • SQL (sqlite)
Misc. Programming Languages

In order of familiarity...

  • R
  • lua
  • c++
  • Java

Technologies

Office Technologies

Familiar with both the Google office suite and much of the MS office suite

  • Docs, Word
  • Excel, Sheets
  • Slides, Powerpoint
  • Drive
  • Zoom, MS Teams
Dev Technologies
  • Git, Github
  • VSCode, vim/neovim
  • bash
  • Amazon AWS
  • Google Cloud
Basic System Admin
  • Windows 10/11
  • Linux (Arch/Debian-based)
  • Raspberry Pi
  • NVIDIA Jetson