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CS + Finance · UAPB Class of 2026

Wisdom
Ariagbofo

Founder, Engineer & Investor.

Building at the intersection of founding, finance, and engineering. CS + Finance grad with a 4.0 GPA and products shipping in the real world.

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4.0
cumulative GPA
3rd
HBCU Stock Challenge
$10k
saved/mo at Microsoft
Wisdom Ariagbofo
UAPB · Class of 2026 Chancellor's Medallion · 4.0 GPA
About

Founder, engineer,
and investor.

Wisdom Ariagbofo at UAPB graduation

UAPB · Spring 2026

I'm Wisdom, a Computer Science and Finance graduate from the University of Arkansas at Pine Bluff, class of Spring 2026. I operate at the intersection of founding, engineering, and markets: building things that are real, not theoretical.

At Microsoft, I built a cloud capacity management system for the Azure Container Instances team that saved ~$10,000/month. At Walton Enterprises, I built full-stack data tools handling 5,000+ records. I've competed twice in the National HBCU Stock Market Challenge, placing 3rd out of 70+ participants using quantitative strategies in 2026.

Right now I'm building Tether, an AI-powered relationship reminder app. I think the best companies are built by people who can go deep on the product, the technology, and the business at the same time. That's what I'm training for.

I build things that compound. Every project should leave something better than it found it: in the codebase, the portfolio, or the product.

Currently in: Pine Bluff, AR

Recognition
🏆
Chancellor's Medallion
Awarded for achieving a perfect 4.0/4.0 GPA across the entire Department of Mathematics and Computer Science at UAPB, the highest in the department.
UAPB · 2026
📈
3rd Place, National HBCU Stock Market Challenge
Finished 3rd out of 70+ competitors using a quantitative approach combining futures analysis, sentiment indicators, and macroeconomic data to maximize risk-adjusted returns.
2026
⚡
Entergy Power Your Future Scholar
Selected by Entergy for a competitive scholarship recognizing academic excellence and leadership potential in STEM fields.
June 2025
🌍
EF Study Abroad Scholar
One of 10 students nationwide selected for a fully funded immersive program across London and Paris, building cross-cultural communication and global perspective.
2024
🏦
Deutsche Bank HBCU Leadership Summit
Selected as 1 of 33 scholars from over 300 applicants for a summit exploring the intersection of finance and technology, hosted by Deutsche Bank in New York.
New York · 2023
🌱
Strada HBCU Initiative Scholar
Four-year scholarship recipient representing UAPB at national summits in Atlanta and Dallas, focused on financial literacy and career development across 100+ scholars.
2022 – 2026
skills & identity
Founding Engineering Quantitative Finance Full Stack Machine Learning Cloud / Azure Python · JS · C# Chancellor's Medallion Microsoft Intern
experience

Where I've
done the work.

Microsoft
Summer 2025
Atlanta, GA
Software Engineering Intern
  • Built a cloud capacity management system for Azure Container Instances using C#.NET, XAML, ADX, Power Automate, and KQL to optimize resource allocation.
  • Created visualizations and automated reminders that enabled ~$10,000/month in cost savings through proactive CPU and Memory management.
C#.NETAzureKQLPower AutomateXAML
Walton Enterprises
Jun – Jul 2023
Bentonville, AR
Software Engineering Intern (Full Stack)
  • Improved cross-platform data management for 5,000+ records by building automated integration solutions across MongoDB and Airtable.
  • Designed a dynamic data management web app with 100+ data points using HTML, CSS, and JavaScript.
JavaScriptMongoDBAirtableHTML/CSS
UAPB Physics Lab
Oct 2022 – May 2026
Pine Bluff, AR
Undergraduate Research Assistant
  • Conducted research on waveguide structures using Lumerical MODE and analyzed group III-V materials.
  • Presented quantitative findings and research methodologies at STEM conferences.
Lumerical MODEExcelResearch
Projects

Things I've
shipped.

01 · featured
Tether
An AI-powered relationship reminder app that helps people stay in touch with who matters. Built with Next.js 14, Supabase, Stripe, and the Claude API.
⟶ live product
staytether.com ↗
Next.jsSupabaseStripeClaude AIResend
02
Stroke Risk Predictor
ML-based stroke prediction system deployed as a Streamlit app. Bagged models for stability: 0.81 ROC-AUC and 83% accuracy.
⟶ 0.81 ROC-AUC · 83% acc.
PythonLightGBMXGBoostStreamlitscikit-learn
03
Trade Predictor
Post-competition ML analysis of HBCU Stock Market Challenge data. Random Forest achieved R² = 0.9039, surfacing Sharpe Ratio and Alpha as key drivers.
⟶ R² = 0.9039 · Random Forest
Pythonscikit-learnPandasMatplotlib
04
Concrete Strength MLP
Multi-Layer Perceptron with Keras predicting compressive concrete strength. R² = 0.926 via structured hyperparameter tuning.
⟶ R² = 0.926 · Keras MLP
TensorFlowKerasNumPyPandas
finance track
📊
National HBCU Stock Market Challenge
Spring 2026 · 70+ participants
Placed 3rd out of 70+ participants using quantitative strategies (futures analysis, sentiment indicators, and macro data) to optimize risk-adjusted returns. Previously placed 9th in 2025.
Applied the same ML thinking from software to markets. Built the Trade Predictor to analyze my own competition data after the fact.
💼
Independent Trader & Investor
Robinhood · April 2024 – Present
Managing a diversified portfolio of stocks, ETFs, and cryptocurrencies, growing value by over 10% YoY through systematic market research and quantitative risk management.
Contact

Let's build
something.

Building at the intersection of founding, finance, and engineering. If you're working on something interesting, or just want to talk shop, my inbox is always open.

reach out
Email
wisdomaria4@gmail.com
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Phone
+1 (870) 550-2800
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