Bess Hagan

· Computer Science Graduate · December 2025 ·

Entry-level Data Analyst with experience in Python, SQL, and applied research.

🎓 About Me

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I am a Computer Science graduate from Southwestern University (December 2025), where I earned my degree Summa Cum Laude with a 4.0 GPA and a minor in Data Analytics. Prior to transferring to Southwestern, I completed an Associate of Science in Computer Science at Temple College.

Through undergraduate research in the 2024 DREU and 2025 SURF programs, I gained hands-on experience working with real-world data, building SQL-to-Python data pipelines, validating data quality, and supporting analytical and research workflows.

These experiences solidified my interest in data analysis and analytics-focused roles, where I can combine analytical thinking, programming, and careful data validation to support data-driven decision making. I am currently seeking entry-level data analyst or research data analyst positions.

  • 🔍 Interests: data analysis, exploratory data analysis, data pipelines, research analytics
  • 🛠 Tools: Python, SQL, Excel (Pivot Tables), PostgreSQL, GitHub
  • 📚 Libraries: Pandas, NumPy, Matplotlib, scikit-learn

🔬 Projects

📊 Excel vs. Python: E-Commerce Sales Analysis

Coming Soon!

A comparative analysis of e-commerce sales data using Excel Pivot Tables and Python Pandas to evaluate analytical workflows and business insights.

Coming Soon

🍄 Mushroom Classification with KNN

KNN Result: Confusion Matrix (edible or poisonous)

Built a K-Nearest Neighbors classifier to predict whether mushrooms are edible or poisonous using a classic public dataset.

View the Colab Notebook

🐼 DREU 2024 Research

Research & Creative Works (RCW) poster

Built a SQL-to-Python data pipeline and applied network analysis to study student behavior in a Minecraft-based learning environment.

DREU Research Page

🧠 SURF 2025

Screenshot of Mario level generation Screenshot of Multiplayer Story Game

Trained and evaluated diffusion models to generate playable Mario levels and built a real-time multiplayer LLM Story Game using WebSockets.

SURF Research Page

🎮 Capstone: Senior Seminar in Software Engineering

Research & Creative Works (RCW) poster

Designed and co-developed Evergrove, an educational game in Godot to teach data science to children.

Download and play it on itch.io See repo

📬 Contact

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