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About Me

I am a Full Stack Engineer with an emphasis on Front End Development. I have an eye for modern and minimalist designs that compliments the user interface and user experience. I am a quick learner, a hard worker, and a great team player. I enjoy the challenges that software engineering brings and I embrace the ever evolving nature of the tech industry.

  • Technical Skills

  • Front End | JavaScript, TypeScript, React, React Native, Redux, Next.js, HTML5, CSS3, Adobe Experience Manager
  • Back End | Node.js, Express, PostgreSQL, MongoDB, MySQL, REST
  • Testing/Deployment | Jest, Mocha, Chai, AWS: EC2
  • Developer Tools | Figma, Vim, Git, npm, Webpack, Babel
  • Development Methodology | Agile, Scrum, Test-Driven Development
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My Journey Into Tech

I graduated from UC Riverside in 2013 with a Bachelors in Chemistry. I worked as a Chemist for 8 years but I no longer enjoyed what I was doing. I've been a tech geek my entire life and naturally explored Software Engineering as my next career path. I attended and graduated from Hack Reactor, an intense 12 week software engineering bootcamp with over 1000+ hours of coding. I learned how to develop full stack applications in a professional environment which simulated real-world projects and assignments.

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Future Goals

Utilizing my skills in software development, I'd like to help companies build large scale applications that are used by many on a day to day basis. I'd like to have a hand in something I can look at and feel proud about having contributed to. Preferably an app that makes our everyday lives easier and more efficient. One day I'd like to build an app to help re-seed the oceans with live coral to combat the mass coral bleaching events. Theoretically the app would be able to geo-locate our seeded coral and be able to track its growth.

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Projects

Below is a showcase of projects I've worked on in the past and present. Most of these are built in JavaScript and a combination of React, Express, Node.js, Next.js, MongoDB, PostgreSQL, MySQL, and more

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HexAI

Simple and intuitive web app that helps users find the perfect color scheme by using natural language descriptions. Built utilizing AI Prompt Engineering and the OpenAI API.

HexAI
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SlabVault

A web application built for simplicity of organizing your collection of graded trading cards from various grading companies such as PSA, CGC, and BGS. Save in depth details about your card just by inputting your Certification # and clicking Submit!

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HookPups

HookPups is a mobile social app for connecting dog owners with others. Owners can match their dogs up for play-dates with other dogs in the nearby vicinity using a Tinder-like swipe feature. Once matched, owners can chat with each other and set meet-up events in their in-app calendar.

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Reefistry

Simple-to-use logging software to provide insight to your aquarium’s water quality. Built for the aquarium enthusiast who needs a faster and smarter way to organize their test results.

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