TKUndergraduate Research Assistant

IT junior at Northern Kentucky University building practical technical skills

Im a third-year Information Technology student focused on growing hands-on skills and preparing for my first professional role.

Work samples

Work shown here highlights class projects and personal practice that demonstrate core IT skills Im developing while I finish my degree.

  • TasteTape | VictorHacks (24-Hour Hackathon)
    TasteTape | VictorHacks (24-Hour Hackathon)

    Designed and developed a social movie discovery backend within a 24-hour hackathon time limit, collaborating with a team of two; Integrated third-party APIs (Gemini, TMDB, Open Library) to generate personalized recommendations based on MongoDB data; Won Best Use of Gemini and Best Use of Vultr

    GeminiTMDBOpen LibraryMongoDB
  • Email Predictor | Python, Scikit-learn, Pandas
    Email Predictor | Python, Scikit-learn, Pandas

    Developed a text classification system as a Research Assistant for the Information Systems department, accurately sorting 20,000+ documents into 20 distinct newsgroups using Scikit-learn and Pandas

    PythonScikit-learnPandas

About me

Im a third-year Information Technology student focused on growing hands-on skills and preparing for my first professional role.

I am Tracey Kamwimbi, a junior at Northern Kentucky University pursuing a Bachelors in Information Technology. I have limited professional experience and Im focused on building technical and professional skills as I prepare to start my career.

Experience

Undergraduate Research Assistant

Northern Kentucky University 1 Information Systems · Jun. 2025 1 Jul. 2025

Teacher Assistant

CINSAM STEM Camp 1 Northern Kentucky University · Jul. 2025 1 Jul. 2025

Patient Registration Specialist

St. Elizabeth Healthcare · Jun. 2024 1 Mar. 2025

Education

Northern Kentucky University

Bachelor of Science in Information Technology, Information Security Minor · Class of 2026

Skills

Information Technology fundamentalsTechnical coursework and labsSkill development and practiceAcademic project work

TasteTape | VictorHacks (24-Hour Hackathon)

Designed and developed a social movie discovery backend within a 24-hour hackathon time limit, collaborating with a team of two; Integrated third-party APIs (Gemini, TMDB, Open Library) to generate personalized recommendations based on MongoDB data; Won Best Use of Gemini and Best Use of Vultr

GeminiTMDBOpen LibraryMongoDB
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Email Predictor | Python, Scikit-learn, Pandas

Developed a text classification system as a Research Assistant for the Information Systems department, accurately sorting 20,000+ documents into 20 distinct newsgroups using Scikit-learn and Pandas

PythonScikit-learnPandas
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