Takudzwa Chirindo
GWU · M.S. Analytics
Open to internship opportunities · Summer 2026

TakudzwaChirindo

Data Analyst · Quantitative Researcher · Economist
Graduate researcher at George Washington University turning complex data into decisions — from NLP pipelines on Wall Street earnings to stochastic models optimizing portfolios under uncertainty.

Python
Stochastic Programming
Machine Learning
SQL / MySQL
FinBERT NLP
Portfolio Optimization
AMPL · Gurobi
Macroeconomic Analysis
Policy Research
VAR Modeling
Data Visualization
Python
Stochastic Programming
Machine Learning
SQL / MySQL
FinBERT NLP
Portfolio Optimization
AMPL · Gurobi
Macroeconomic Analysis
Policy Research
VAR Modeling
Data Visualization
01 — About Me

Built for complex problems.

Background

I'm a graduate student in Data Analytics at George Washington University (M.S., expected May 2027), with a B.Sc. in Economics from Bindura University of Science Education, Zimbabwe.

My work lives at the intersection of quantitative finance, machine learning, and policy — where numbers tell stories that move markets and shape decisions.

Before GWU, I served as a Macroeconomic & Marketing Research Officer at Varun Beverages Zimbabwe, applying VAR modeling to structural economic regimes. That analytical DNA runs through everything I build today.

● Available for Summer 2026 Internships
Projects
4+
Research Projects
Degree
M.S.
Data Analytics · GWU '27
Location
📍

Silver Spring, MD

Washington D.C. Metro Area

Focus Areas
Quant Finance NLP / ML Policy Analysis Optimization
Python
R Programming
FinBERT
SQL · MySQL
Stochastic Optimization
AMPL
Gurobi Solver
NLP / Transformers
Scikit-learn
PyTorch
Pandas · NumPy
Tableau
Python
R Programming
FinBERT
SQL · MySQL
Stochastic Optimization
AMPL
Gurobi Solver
NLP / Transformers
Scikit-learn
PyTorch
Pandas · NumPy
Tableau
VAR Modeling
Power BI
Minitab
PCA Analysis
VADER Sentiment
Portfolio Theory
EVPI · VSS
Data Visualization
Macroeconomics
Git · GitHub
Jupyter
Stata
VAR Modeling
Power BI
Minitab
PCA Analysis
VADER Sentiment
Portfolio Theory
EVPI · VSS
Data Visualization
Macroeconomics
Git · GitHub
Jupyter
Stata
02 — Selected Work

Projects that matter.

01
FinBERT Earnings Call Linguistic Risk Scorer

Transformer-powered NLP pipeline that scores linguistic uncertainty and sentiment in S&P 500 earnings call transcripts — generating investable signals from executive language patterns before the market reacts.

FinBERT Python NLP
02
Stochastic Portfolio Optimization Model

Two-stage stochastic programming model with Bull / Normal / Bear scenarios, full EVPI and VSS analysis, implemented in AMPL with Gurobi. Formally defended before Dr. Miguel Lejeune at GWU.

AMPL · Gurobi Stochastic EVPI
03
Financial News Sentiment ML Pipeline

End-to-end pipeline classifying financial news sentiment with VADER and five ML classifiers cross-referenced against SPY ETF price movements. Extracted statistically significant alpha signals from raw news text.

VADER Scikit-learn SPY ETF
04
US City Quality-of-Life PCA Study

Applied principal component analysis across 329 US cities using 20+ socioeconomic indicators — reducing 20 dimensions to 4 principal components and producing a ranked, visualized quality-of-life index.

PCA R Minitab
★ Featured Research · Stock Pitch Competition

Long AAON Inc.
NASDAQ: AAON

Recommendation
BUY
18-Month Horizon

AAON's subsidiary BASX delivered 143% revenue growth to $548M in FY2025, driven almost entirely by hyperscaler data center cooling demand from Microsoft, Google, and Amazon — yet the market prices BASX at a mere 4.6× forward revenue, applying a deep discount rooted in three misunderstood fear factors.

Through a six-phase research process using Perplexity Computer to mine alternative data signals, I uncovered a West Coast BASX Technical Sales Manager job posting directly targeting hyperscaler campuses in Washington and California — a finding no sell-side analyst had published. This single data point refutes the customer concentration bear case entirely.

My SOTP model yields a $95 price target by 2027 (~18% upside from ~$81), with an acquisition floor near $105 given BASX's strategic value to any industrial HVAC acquirer.

Price Target $95
Current Price ~$81
Upside +18%
Acquisition Floor ~$105
BASX Revenue Growth +143%
BASX Revenue (FY2025) $548M
Valuation Multiple 4.6× Fwd Rev
Horizon 18 Months
Bear Case Analysis — Three Fears, Three Resolutions
ERP Disruption Risk
Market feared BASX's growth was a one-cycle phenomenon tied to a single wave of data center builds, with ERP-driven substitution threatening future demand.
Resolved — Non-structural
🏢
Customer Concentration
Heavy reliance on a narrow set of hyperscaler clients flagged as existential. If one customer pulls back, revenue collapses — the most cited institutional concern.
Refuted by Alt Data Signal
💸
FCF Collapse
High capex intensity during BASX's rapid capacity expansion drove free cash flow into deeply negative territory, triggering valuation compression from growth investors.
Resolved — Temporary Cycle
Alternative Data Alpha · Key Discovery

Using Perplexity Computer, I identified a West Coast BASX Technical Sales Manager job posting (April 2026) explicitly targeting Microsoft, Google, and Amazon campus infrastructure in Washington and California. This single hiring signal — invisible to traditional sell-side research — directly contradicts the customer concentration thesis and signals BASX is actively expanding its hyperscaler relationships, not contracting them.

Stock Pitch Competition · April 2026
Judges: Philippe Laffont (Coatue) · Dan Loeb (Third Point) · Ken Hao (Silver Lake)
View Interactive Thesis → Live Monitor →

Where I've made impact.

2023
Macroeconomic & Marketing Research Officer
Varun Beverages Zimbabwe Limited · Harare, Zimbabwe

Led macroeconomic analysis and consumer market research for Zimbabwe's beverage sector. Applied VAR modeling across structural economic regimes to forecast demand; produced high-stakes intelligence reports informing C-suite strategy.

2022
Research Economist Intern
Global Village Charitable Trust · Zimbabwe

Conducted economic research and policy analysis for development-focused programs. Synthesized quantitative and qualitative data into concise policy briefs for program evaluation, stakeholder reporting, and grant applications.

04 — Education

Academic foundation.

🎓
George Washington University · Washington, D.C.
M.S. in Data Analytics
Expected May 2027 · GPA tracked
📐
Bindura University of Science Education · Zimbabwe
B.Sc. in Economics
Undergraduate · Thesis on Zimbabwean Monetary Policy (VAR)

Let's
build something.

I'm actively seeking summer internships in investment research, quantitative analytics, data science, clean energy finance, and policy analysis. Visa sponsorship required.

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