Xander Coles

SKILLS {

I break complex problems into solvable parts and ship maintainable, production-ready solutions. I learn fast, adapt quickly, and enjoy building systems that align technology with business goals.

Python

SQL

JavaScript

Power BI

Tableau

AWS

Machine Learning

WORK {

Experience across startups and Fortune 500s, building pragmatic, data-driven solutions that move the needle.

Aprio Advisory Group

Data Insights & AI Business Advisory Intern

Jun 2025 – Aug 2025

Business plan for analytics app; partner strategy with software vendors.

Georgia-Pacific LLC

Strategy & Business Development Intern

May 2023 – Aug 2023

Evaluated $500M CCUS project and emerging tech investment theses.

Engage Ventures

Insights Analyst Intern

Aug 2022 – May 2023

Screened 50+ startups; diligence support for corporate partners.

KMS Lighthouse

Business Systems Admin / Sales Ops Intern

May 2022 – Aug 2022

Python analytics for customer insights; competitive analysis.

PROJECTS {

Emory Midtown — Stocked for Success

Facilities stockroom (Q,r) policy + barcode checkout + dashboards to reduce room downtime.

Ops(Q,r)Dashboards

Details

NYC Tree Health — DVA

ML + D3 choropleth exploring equity and urban greenery patterns.

D3MLGeo

Details GitHub

$Steelcase Preview$

Steelcase / AMQ — Claims Automation

Automated intake, triage & dealer comms in Salesforce; ~60% faster cycle time.

SalesforceAutomation

Details

Dynamic Portfolio Optimization

AHP + decision trees to adapt allocations to evolving goals/risk.

AHPDecision TreesFinance

Details

Market Shocks - Risk-Averse Portfolio Optimization

Conditional neural spline flows for calibrated Mean-CVaR portfolios under market stress.

PyTorchCVaRUQ

Details GitHub

Retail Sales Forecasting

Benchmarked time-series, machine learning, and deep learning models for volatile weekly technology sales.

XGBoostForecastingML

Details

ELO Tracker App

Full-stack social game analytics app with live rankings, player insights, and close to 100 users.

ReactPostgreSQLELO RatingAnalytics

Details Live App

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WORK {

Aprio Advisory Group

Georgia-Pacific LLC

Engage Ventures

KMS Lighthouse

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