Computer Science Student — Boston College '28
Charles (Charlie) Gifford
I am a Computer Science student minoring in Mathematics at Boston College. Data Analyst Intern at the NY/NJ Port Authority. Looking for Summer 2027 internships.
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Experience
Boston College
B.S. Computer Science — Minor: Mathematics
Relevant Coursework:
Computer Science I & II, Computer Organization, Logic & Computation, Computer Systems, Randomness and Computation,
Calculus II, Linear Algebra, Algorithms (IP), Software Engineering (IP), Introduction to Abstract Mathematics (IP), Multivariable Calculus (IP),
(IP = In Progress F2026 semester)
Expected May 2028
Data Analytics Intern
The Port Authority of New York / New Jersey
Built Python data pipelines to reconcile multi-million-row toll transaction records against fleet and account databases, identifying roughly $100K in previously unaccounted charges. Designed a Parquet-based processing workflow to handle datasets that exceeded the limits of standard spreadsheet tools, automating a review that had been manual. Developed interactive geospatial visualizations that let non-technical stakeholders filter and explore transaction data, surfacing cost patterns that tabular reporting had obscured. Delivered findings and recommendations to operational departments, several of which were implemented directly.
May 2026 — Aug 2026
Teaching Assistant
Boston College — Computer Science Department
As a teaching assistant for Professor Griffith's Computer Science 1 class, I support the instruction of Python fundamentals to 50+ students. I lead weekly discussion sections to 20+ students where I answer questions, proctor labs, and debug code. I also hold office hours, grade assignments, and collaborate with Professor Griffith to develop supplemental course materials.
Aug 2025 — Present
Student Leader & Big Brother
BC Bigs — Big Brothers Big Sisters
As a Big, I mentor a fifth-grade student from Boston Renaissance Charter School through weekly one-on-one meetings. We have been together for almost four semesters and I am extremely proud to call him my little brother.
As a Student Leader, I facilitate biweekly community meetings, coordinate events such as "Meet the Bigs Day," and act as a liaison between BBBS and Boston College VSLC. Recently, I was selected by leadership to speak with members of BBBS Lone Star about integrating a similar program into Texas A&M, UT Austin, SMU, and TCU.
As a Student Leader, I facilitate biweekly community meetings, coordinate events such as "Meet the Bigs Day," and act as a liaison between BBBS and Boston College VSLC. Recently, I was selected by leadership to speak with members of BBBS Lone Star about integrating a similar program into Texas A&M, UT Austin, SMU, and TCU.
Oct 2024 — Present
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Projects
W2WSports
W2W-Sports.com
Founded a sports website that tells fans What to watch. Designed and developed the full stack from the ground up. I love constructive criticism and I am always looking for suggestions.
Description:
W2W Sports (What-2-Watch) is a daily sports matchup ranking platform I built that tells fans exactly what to watch each night across the NBA, NFL, NHL, MLB, CFB, CBB, and EPL. Rather than relying on subjective opinions, W2W ranks every game using a proprietary five-component algorithm that scores each matchup on rivalry, marketability, competitiveness, quality of play, and game importance. The platform pulls live data from the ESPN API, updates scores in real time, and surfaces contextual details like odds, broadcast info, and player leaders all in one place. I built the full stack myself including a Python/Flask backend, Supabase database, and a custom frontend, and deployed it on Vercel with automated daily digest emails sent to subscribers each morning. The site features a Records page tracking the highest-scored games of the season, live upset alerts when underdogs take the lead, and a game leaders section pulling live player stats. Building W2W taught me a lot about creating a real product from scratch, covering everything from API integration and database design to UI/UX, email deliverability, and deployment pipelines. It started as a passion project born out of the frustration of flipping between six different sports apps every night just to figure out what was actually worth watching.
BC BookSwap
hacktheheightsproject.onrender.com
Co-founded a peer-to-peer textbook exchange for Boston College students, built at Hack the Heights. Java backend with a JS/HTML/CSS frontend. In active development.
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Skills
Python
JavaScript
Java
HTML / CSS
SQL (especially Oracle SQL)
Pandas
REST APIs
Algorithm Design
Pipeline Development
Geospatial Analysis
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Interests
Hover or tap each one.
New York Knicks
Lifelong Knicks & Villanova fan. Villanova Knicks is literally a fever dream. This is the year.
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Marathon Training
Started running in Summer 2024. Logged ~500 miles last year. My goal is the Boston Marathon.
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Sports Analytics
Where CS and sports meet. Favorite metric: LEBRON (Luck-adjusted player Estimate using a Box prior Regularized ON-OFF).
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Premier League
Lifelong Liverpool fan. Studying abroad there Spring '27. Favorite player is Van Dijk.
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Severance
Best show on TV. Lumon is watching.
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Contact
Email
ckgifford06@gmail.com
GitHub
github.com/ckgifford06
LinkedIn
linkedin.com/in/charleskgifford
Location
Glen Rock, NJ (Home) / Chestnut Hill, MA (School)