🎓 Financial Analytics & Economics student at the University of Arkansas | 4.0 GPA
🤖 Founder & President of AI Foundry at UArk
📊 Passionate about data-driven decision making and AI applications in finance and economics
- 🏠 Research: Investigating the national housing supply crisis and solutions for Northwest Arkansas
- 🖥️ GPU Computing: Pioneering GPU-based financial analysis applications using Python
- 🤝 Community Building: Growing industry partnerships to bridge academic innovation and real-world AI applications
- Led data experimentation projects with Fortune 500 companies
- Implemented statistical analysis and predictive modeling
- Database optimization using SQL
- Developed AI model for merchant statement analysis
- Created parametric modeling for project estimation
- Managed reporting for 20,000+ merchants
- Languages: Python, SQL
- Areas: Financial Analytics, Statistical Analysis, GPU Computing, AI/ML
- Tools: Data Visualization, Predictive Modeling
- 👥 Leading a 300-member organization with focus on inclusivity and growth
- 🌟 Recognized with Outstanding Chapter President Award
- 📚 Walton Honors Program Peer Mentor
- 🌐 Award-winning National Model UN Delegate
- 📧 Email: Srb019@uark.edu
- 💼 LinkedIn: Sam Butler
⚡ Fun fact: I helped raise $15,000 for tornado disaster relief through cross-university collaboration!
"Innovation distinguishes between a leader and a follower." - Steve Jobs