Curiosity is what drew me to computer science, and data is where I've found it most rewarding. I enjoy exploring complex information and turning it into something useful.
Hi! I'm Annalise Harms. I'm based in Munich and have a bachelor's degree in Computer Science.
I've always been someone who enjoys learning new things and taking on new challenges. Over time, that curiosity grew into an interest in technology and data, and it's where I found the kind of work I genuinely enjoy.
I'm currently looking to further my career in data analytics or business intelligence.
Outside of work, you'll usually find me on a badminton court, getting lost in a fantasy novel, or exploring Munich. I enjoy learning new things, meeting new people, and finding the next project to dive into.
Interactive Power BI dashboard developed to support a statewide pilot program aimed at expanding access to higher education for underprivileged middle and high school students
A web-based event platform built with Django and a cloud-hosted database.
A recreation of the classic game
An original family card game
A recreation of the classic Minesweeper game. Originally developed in Java using Swing, then adapted into JavaScript to create an interactive version for this website.
Instructions: Left-click to reveal a cell, right-click to flag it.
The data displayed is a modified and anonymized version of the original dataset.
This Power BI dashboard was created to support a statewide pilot program aimed at expanding access to higher education for underprivileged middle and high school students in Illinois. The dashboard provided stakeholders with an intuitive way to track pilot performance based on student participation, demographics, course enrollment, and academic performance across 25 schools and 1,000+ students.
The project began with consolidating student and school records from three separate Excel data sources. I cleaned, transformed, and structured the raw datasets into a single structured Excel dataset.
Within Power BI, I designed the dashboard from the ground up, creating both the visual layout and the underlying data model. I created custom DAX measures and implemented interactive slicers, allowing users to explore the data by school, department, course, gender, race, and ethnicity. The dashboard also includes key performance metrics, enrollment summaries, and course participation statistics.
A key feature of the dashboard is the Azure Maps heat map, which visualizes the geographic distribution of participating schools and students across Illinois, allowing users to quickly identify regional trends and program coverage.
Because the report was recreated each semester, I also designed it as a reusable template and created documentation to support future updates.
This walkthrough uses Milwaukee, Wisconsin as an example location.
Event Radar was developed as my senior capstone project at the University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee. Working in a team of five students, we followed an Agile development process with two week sprints over the course of an academic year. The first semester focused on planning, requirements gathering, and system design, while the second semester was dedicated to building, testing, and deploying the application.
The goal of the project was to create a full stack web application that makes event discovery and planning more intuitive for both attendees and event organizers. Users can browse events on an interactive map, view three day weather forecasts, discover nearby attractions, and create personalized plans to organize their activities. Event organizers have access to a secure portal where they can register, create, and manage events.
I primarily worked on the database architecture, application hosting, and user account functionality. My responsibilities included designing and managing the MySQL database, configuring the AWS hosting environment, and developing both the frontend and backend for the login, account, and settings pages.
The application was built using Django and Python for the backend with a MySQL database hosted on AWS. Additional technologies included Folium for interactive maps, OpenStreetMap and Nominatim for geolocation services, the OpenWeatherMap API for live weather forecast and SendGrid for automated email notifications.
Currently in development. Check it out on Github!