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miles-howell/README.md

Hello! I'm Miles Howell

Welcome to my GitHub!

I'm a machine learning developer and founder with a background in mathematics, physics, and systems engineering. I'm passionate about building intelligent systems that solve real-world problems.

Currently, I'm leading Planned Pixel in its pivot from a web design studio to an AI-driven product company. My primary focus is on developing a multi-modal AI system at the intersection of computer vision and sentiment analysis. Our goal is to provide powerful marketing insights for small and medium-sized businesses, leveraging cutting-edge models to understand audience engagement in ways that were previously only accessible to large enterprises.

I document my technical journey, explore ML concepts, and share my thoughts on technology and society on my blog: blog.plannedpixel.com.


๐Ÿง  Core Expertise: Machine Learning & AI

My main focus is on building and deploying end-to-end machine learning solutions.

๐Ÿ Python & ML Ecosystem

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  • Deep Learning & Computer Vision: Building and fine-tuning models for tasks like image classification, object detection, and saliency mapping.
  • Multi-Modal Systems: Integrating vision and language models (NLP) to generate comprehensive insights from complex data.
  • Data Science: End-to-end experience with data preprocessing, feature engineering, model training, validation, and visualization.
  • MLOps: Experience in creating pipelines for deploying, monitoring, and maintaining models in production environments.

๐Ÿ› ๏ธ Foundational & Supporting Skills

My ML work is supported by a strong foundation in full-stack development and systems engineering.

๐ŸŒ Web Development

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  • Building robust backends with Django and RESTful APIs to serve ML models.
  • Creating intuitive front-ends for users to interact with AI-powered tools.

๐Ÿ›ก๏ธ Cybersecurity & Systems

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  • Ensuring the security and integrity of data pipelines and deployed applications.
  • Experience with low-level programming and memory-constrained environments, valuable for model optimization.

๐Ÿงฌ Academic & Competitive Highlights

  • ๐Ÿ† Hack4Good (Springfield, MO)

    • ๐Ÿฅ‡ 1st Place โ€“ 2017
    • ๐Ÿฅˆ 2nd Place โ€“ 2018
    • Built time-sensitive community software solutions under real-world pressure.
  • ๐Ÿค– FIRST LEGO League

    • Missouri State Qualifier โ€“ 2013 & 2014
    • Focused on robotics and systems thinking at an early age.
  • ๐ŸŽ“ Republic High School Programming Club President

    • Helped launch Missouri's first high school cybersecurity curriculum.
    • Built engineering tools to support 3D-printed prosthetics and device testing.
  • ๐ŸŽ“ ML/AI SIG Director @ University of Missouri - Columbia

    • Taught applied machine learning to undergrads.
    • Collaborated on assistive AI with the campus robotics team.

๐Ÿ”ญ Let's Collaborate

I'm actively seeking a passionate, technically skilled collaborator to help push the boundaries of my current computer vision and AI marketing project. If you have a strong background in ML, computer vision, or multi-modal systems and are excited by this mission, I'd love to connect.

My long-term goal is to specialize in human-centered AI, and this project is the first major step.


๐Ÿ“ซ Connect With Me

Got a project, an idea, or want to discuss a collaboration? Don't hesitate to reach out!


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  2. employee-database employee-database Public

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    An educational example of binary classification using a basic neural network built without ML libraries.

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