hi, i'm chigozie nnani! 👋🏿
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i'm a rising third-year information science student minoring in data science at the university of north carolina at chapel hill, passionate about creating innovative solutions through technology.

background

i'm a nigerian-american born & raised in raleigh, north carolina.

interests

when i'm not programming, you can find me playing basketball or soccer, listening to music, gaming, graphic designing, or trying new things.

passion

my passion for technology began at the age of three, the age i got my first computer. since then, i have always been intrigued by the things technology can do.

goals

i want to build & spend my career in engineering, particularly in ai & machine learning, making it more useful, ethical, & impactful.

fun facts

p.s. if you were wondering - my favorite sports teams are: real madrid, the las vegas aces, the carolina hurricanes, & anything from my school: the north carolina tar heels. my favorite artists are: asake, drake, flavour, & davido.

Google Cloud
PostgreSQL
MongoDB
VS Code
Firebase
Jupyter
Photoshop
Procreate

Founder & Creative Director

InOptive Studios®
Sept. 2020 - Present

Raleigh, NC

founded a clothing brand at 15, grew it to over 1k instagram followers, run needed operations.

shopify adobe photoshop procreate meta ads web development

Full-Stack Developer

Computer Science + Social Good at UNC-Chapel Hill
Sept. 2024 - Dec. 2024

Chapel Hill, NC

built a full-stack web application through a semester-long solo project, progressively mastering javascript, react, & node.js.

javascript react html/css firebase node.js

Ignite Intern – Data Engineering & Machine Learning

NVIDIA
May 2025 - Aug. 2025

Santa Clara, CA

roughly 80 interns selected in cohort. contributing to the slt-ops team building data engineering systems to support cross-functional efficiency efforts & ml-driven automation.

python aws data pipelines etl postgresql software development

Technology Support Analyst

ITS Service Desk, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
Aug. 2025 - May 2026

Chapel Hill, NC

troubleshoot technical issues related to accounts, software, & campus systems while delivering high-quality customer service.

technical support systems knowledge troubleshooting & documentation incident management cross-team collaboration

i'm always open to discussing new projects, creative ideas, or opportunities to be part of your visions.

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