About Me

👋 Hi, I’m Tucker Trost

I’m a data scientist from Portland, Oregon with a passion for making messy data useful. I specialize in data wrangling, visualization, and storytelling using Python, Power BI, and Tableau. Right now, I’m building a dashboard that analyzes Reddit conversations around Love Island USA using sentiment analysis and NLP.

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🚀 Skills

Analysis/Visualization: Python (Pandas, Lets-Plot, plotly, Pyspark), R (ggplot, tidyverse), Power BI (DAX), Tableau
Machine Learning: Scikit-learn, TensorFlow, Random Forest Classifiers, Neural Networks, XGBoost
Database Management/Design: MySQL, SQLite, Databricks, DAX Studio, Microsoft SQL Server

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📂 Featured Projects

• Love Island USA Sentiment Analysis (NLP)
  A data pipeline combining Reddit APIs and NLP to uncover public opinion trends across Love Island USA contestants.

• Portland Crime Forecasting with XGBoost
  Machine learning model to forecast daily neighborhood crime levels.