Bill Ochieng
# About Me
# Computer Science and Economics student
# Imagination running wild
Hi, thank you for visiting my site. My name is Bill Ochieng and I am currently a third-year student at Allegheny College double majoring in Computer Science and Economics. I live in Solon, Ohio but I'm originally from Nairobi, Kenya. At Allegheny College I am a Resident Advisor where my job is to help create a supportive and safe environment for students living in residence halls and other student housing. I enjoy playing chess and I'm also the media manager for Allegheny College Chess Club. In Ohio, I am a certified health insurance agent with Aflac Inc. I have a yellow belt in Tang Soo Do!
# FAQs
# Where do you live?
📍 Solon, Ohio
# How do I contact you?
Fill out the form on my contact page and your message will be forwarded to my email. I read every message.Lets get in touch. Send me a message.
# What is your preferred tech stack?
I'm a big believer that software is meant to solve problems, languages and frameworks are simply tools to accomplish that. With strong fundamentals, engineers can quickly grasp new tools as needed. With that said, I do have a few favorites:
Languages: Python, Java, Golang, C , R , Lox, HTML & JavaScript
Frontend: React, Vue, & TailwindCSS
Backend: Node & Express
Database: MongoDB
# How did you build this site?
See for yourself, the code is open source. I'll add the link ,it is also available in my GitHub.
# Career Interests if any ?
Yes, I have a varied set of career interests which include software engineering, data science, financial analysis, finance, insurance, Economics and the application of machine learning in computer security within financial institutions.
# What are you most excited about at the moment?
Machine Learning for Predictive Analytics
Cryptocurrency and Blockchain Technology
Fraud Detection and Prevention in Financial Transactions and Insurance Claims
Decentralized Applications (dApps) using Blockchain
Building Scalable and Resilient Web Applications
Implementing Design Systems for Consistent User Interfaces
Balancing Developer Experience, User Experience, and Business Needs with Agile Methodologies
Full-Stack Development with Modern Frameworks and Libraries
# What are are your favorite software tools?
Code Editor: VS Code
Hosting: Netlify & Digital Ocean
Terminal: iTerm2
Browser: Brave
API testing: Insomnia
Notes: Bear
Music: Spotify
# Interfaces & Softwares
Heroku
Visual Studio Code
Figma
Arduino
Hugo
Excalidraw
Microsoft Excel
Microsoft PowerPoint
Bash
Jupyter