My name is Rashad West and I am creating a data science project to create an algo and model for player performance. Currently I am working on using data to challenge the assumption of the best point guard shooter of all time. We have a STEAM game we created called Beat The Expert so this will help access player performance as we use basketball to teach mathematics.

What I am addressing may have many factors that determine a players shooting performance. Some of the advanced metrics include effective field goal percentage and effecitive shot quality. I will be creating innovative shot plots, heat maps, and box scores for our youth players.

I appreiciate you going on this journey with me as I know it will be fun. Below is some of my story.

Education

  • Hampton University, BS, Business Management
  • Stanford University, Entrepreneurship & Innovation Program
  • New York University, AI School (Artificial Intelligence)

Data Analytics Coursework

Other CS Coursework

  • General Assembly: Introduction to Ruby on Rails (weekend course)
  • General Assembly: Introduction to IOS development (weekend course)
  • Unity C# Game Development 2D
  • CS50: Introduction to Game Development

Certifications

  • Google, VR & 360 video certification
  • NIL Certification (Front Office Sports, Instagram, Facebook)
  • Crypto in Sports Essentials (Front Office Sports, Coinbase)

Projects

  • Beat The Expert VR application (version 1)
  • It is a virtual trainer
  • Beat The Expert VR application (version 2)
    • It is a virtual trainer where you can compete with virutal characters
  • Beat The Expert WebApp
    • It houses our curriculum and game
  • Single Mothers VR experience
    • Shows an experience of a low class single mother
  • VR Diamond League
    • Producing the next elite athlete
  • Sports Coding game
    • Teaching kids how to code through sports

Innovation Programs

  • Berkley Startup Program
  • Learned about the legal aspects of a startup
  • Code 2040 Entrepreneurship weekend

Work History

  • Wells Fargo
  • Credit Suisse
  • Frontlines Operations, General Assembly (Aquired by Adecco)
  • Lead Trainer, Lifetime Athletic
  • CEO, Courtside Xperience Labs Inc.
  • Managing Parnter, Beat The Expert

Interships

  • Bloc Data Science internship, 2020

Fellowships & Accelerators

  • Oculus(Meta) LaunchPad Fellow 2017, 2018
  • HQ Labs (NCIDEA, Groundwork Labs)

Professional Athletic Experience

  • Idaho Stampede, NBA Developmental League
  • OTC Basket, Argentina LEB
  • Gestribera Ciudad De Vigo Basket, Spain
  • Assis Basket, Brazil
  • Antranik Basket, Lebanon
  • KK Vardar Basket, Macedonia
  • PurInstinct, Canada

Community

  • Creator, Beat the Expert (STEAM Sport)
  • Creator, North Carolina Small Business Fund VR Workshop
  • Organizer, Black Wall Street Tech Futures event
  • Leadership Team, Catalyst Network Foundation
  • Board Member, Greater Development of All Youth (G.D.A.Y Camps)
  • Speaker, Microsoft ManCode events
  • Speaker, Boys and Girls Club Golf Tournament
  • Speaker, Verizon Innovative Learning (NCCU summer initiaive)
  • Speaker, Shaw University Sports Banquet
  • Speaker, Saint Augustine University Sports Management Department
  • Speaker, Johnson C. Smith Sports Management Department
  • Speaker, Howard University Sports Management Department