Benjamin
Truckenbrod

About

I work for Pitt IT - Client Services at the University of Pittsburgh. I received my B.S. in Information Science from Pitt and was hired on as a staff member after graduation. My interests are in technology, creativity, and phenomenology.

Beyond my professional commitments, I nurture several hobbies including biking, playing synthesizers, and exploring new destinations. Biking serves as my physical outlet, synthesizers as my medium of creative expression, and traveling as a means to gain fresh perspectives.

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Project Highlights

Appeal Album Teaser

Produced an animated album trailer, employing Adobe Animate, oil pastels, and iMovie.

Sun Sign EP album art

Covid-19 Search Engine Prototype

Crafted a Covid-19 search engine that efficiently retrieves scientific articles based on user queries. Leveraged Python packages, including Whoosh and Tinter, and implemented retrieval models like Boolean and query likelihood with Dirichlet smoothing for results. Code repo hosted on Github.

video presentation of project building a search engine for covid-19

Ice Cream Dreams

Utilized a style guide and mock-ups to build a responsive webpage, translating concepts into HTML and CSS. Incorporated techniques to ensure cross-device compatibility and an engaging user experience.

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