Barrett Duna

Data Analytics | AI | Mathematics | Economics | Computer Science | Marketing | Writing | Entrepreneurship

Educational Background

Graduating with a BS in Mathematics / Economics from UCLA in 2013, Barrett Duna focused his elective coursework on Data Analytics and AI.

Courses included…

  • Single and Multivariate Differential and Integral Calculus
  • Real Analysis
  • Complex Analysis
  • Linear Algebra
  • Abstract Algebra for Applications
  • Discrete Mathematics
  • Numerical Computation
  • Introductory and Intermediate C++
  • Probability Theory
  • Mathematical Statistics

Additionally, Barrett enrolled in three Ph.D. courses that include Statistical Surveying, Econometrics and Statistical Pattern Recognition (AI).

UCLA Anderson School of Management

While at UCLA, he engineered a computational simulation of the primary and secondary ticket markets in Python for UCLA MBA professor Philip Leslie.

There he was tasked with converting a 30-page dense mathematical academic paper into a working computer simulation.

The project took a full 2 years of development and was designed to understand ticket market dynamics, such as price elasticity and broker interference in the market.

The project included…

  • Modeling three types of economic agents: consumers, the organization and brokers
  • Running 10’s of thousands of simulation rounds until a Nash equilibrium was reached
  • Utilizing random number generation to model arbitrary agent behavior
  • Writing code that summarized the results of the simulation for economic insights

Live Nation Entertainment

Barrett’s research assistant position was followed by a Data Analyst position at Live Nation Entertainment. 

He was introduced to Live Nation Entertainment by Professor Philip Leslie and was hired for his expertise in the ticket markets.

Barrett’s job was to analyze a large database of millions of ticket transactions.

Analysis included…

  • Analyzing the effect of seating row and column on ticket resale prices
  • Forecasting concert ticket sales to optimize profits
  • Reverse-engineering competitor pricing
  • Investigating dynamic pricing strategies
  • Pricing major professional sports team tickets such as the New York Yankees
  • Optimizing ticket prices for major artists

Current Passions

Barrett has committed to lifelong learning. He continues his education by studying the many skills he is passionate about.

Artificial Intelligence

Barrett’s AI journey began at UCLA while studying the subject in a Ph.D. course entitled “Statistical Pattern Recognition”.

Since then, Barrett has spent countless hours passionately studying and practicing the science of AI.

Below are a small sample of all the AI projects Barrett has created…

  • A Reddit subreddit topic classifier based on inputted text
  • A blog search engine powered by NLP techniques
  • An automated day trading app that trades stocks based on live Twitter sentiment
  • A gender predictor for the abalone species utilizing deep learning

Web Design and Development Enthusiast

Barrett has built many websites and web apps.

Here are a few web apps Barrett built in Python with Django…

  • An organizational psychology management platform
  • A social media site for crowdsourcing written content
  • A web app with live second by second charting of stock prices and indicators
  • Various small apps to create a frontend interface for AI projects

Hire Barrett

You won’t regret your decision.

Whether you need a beautiful website that gets your phone ringing or a functional, well-coded web app with hard to achieve features, Barrett’s your best choice.

Text or give him a call at the number below. He’ll be happy to answer any questions you may have.

Call Barrett

(707) 756-0484

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