About Me
I am graduating May 2018 from Transylvania University with a Bachelor of Arts major in Computer Science and minor in Psychology. I am working to become a successful Software Developer and am currently a Mobile and Web Development Intern at Awesome Inc. In my free time I can usually be found hanging out with friends, exploring this incredible planet, jamming out to some good tunes, or otherwise staying active. Since I was in 5th grade I have been playing lacrosse, and am proud to have made it to the NCAA DIII Mens Lacrosse Tournament last spring with the Transylvania Pioneers. I recently started backpacking and have fallen in love with the Red River Gorge. For me, living the dream is working hard at something meaningful, surrounding myself with friends and family, adventuring around the globe, and making the most out of every day.
Software Development
For most of my college career I have created console applications in object-oriented paradigms. This includes simulating an Operating System in C, designing a compiler in C++, implementing sorting algorithms on data structures, and countless other applications for the Transylvania University Computer Science program. Last May I handled all of the coding for a video game, Traffic Cop Hero 1000, which was developed using the Unity engine and scripts written in C#. This summer I had an absolute blast working on my own project designing Audio Software Synthesizers using C++ and the JUCE Audio Framework. I have also worked on projects in Java, Common LISP, Microsoft Visual Basic, Prolog, and MIPS Assembly Language.
Software Languages:
- C, C++, C#
- Java
- Microsoft Visual Basic
- Common LISP
- Prolog
- MIPS
- Makefile
Software Technology:
- Game Development:
Mobile Development
Mobile Languages:
- Swift
- Java
- Hybrid Web to Mobile
Mobile Technology:
- Xcode
- Android Studio
- Ionic 3
- Google Firebase
Lately I have really enjoyed developing mobile applications and have started developing for both iOS and Android using their native languages and IDEs. For Awesome Inc I developed a Check-In application that all of their guests now use upon arriving at the facility. It communicates with the Slack Messaging API in order to send notifications to the selected team members. The Check-In mobile application was designed using the hybrid mobile app framework Ionic 3 which leverages the power of advanced technologies including Cordova, Angular, Bootstrap, and many more. I implemented a whole new design and some new logic into the Check-In app after Nathan Falls, an Awesome Inc design intern, drew up a beautiful new UI.
Web Development
Throughout the years I have dabbled with web technology, but it wasn't until starting as a Web Development Intern at Awesome Inc that I really got into the nuts and bolts. I quickly had to teach myself the ins and outs of concepts like asynchronous data flow; countless layers of abstraction; a hodgepodge of interconnected languages such as HTML, CSS, Sass, JavaScript, TypeScript, Markdown, and PHP; and an absurd amount of frameworks and technologies such as Angular, Ionic, Bootstrap, and Jekyll. I started out managing a few of Awesome Inc's many internal websites but in no time had proven an aptitude with the technology and thus began working on actual customer websites. Most of the client websites were managed using WordPress, but there were a few custom child themes. My largest web project was converting the Joy Project Site from a native website into a jekyll/gh-pages managed site.
Web Languages:
- JavaScript
- TypeScript
- HTML
- CSS & Sass
- Markdown
Web Technology:
- Angular
- Bootstrap
- WordPress
- Jekyll
Other Tools & Technology
- Setup:
Featured Projects
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Awesome Check-In v2
The newly designed version of the Awesome Check In mobile application is used by Awesome Inc to check in their guests and alert the appropriate team members
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Max Formant Analyzer
These Formant Analysis, Synthesis, and filtering tools were created for the Music Cognition course during the fall of 2017 at Transylvania University
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Transy Compiler & Executor
The Transy Language Compiler and Executor was created for the Compiler Construction course during the fall of 2017 at Transylvania University
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Awesome Check-In
The Awesome Check In mobile application is used by Awesome Inc to check in their guests and alert the appropriate team members
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JUCE Summer Summary
The summary of work from my experience developing JUCE Audio synthesizers during the summer of 2017.
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Traffic Cop Hero 1000
Traffic Cop Hero is an arcade shooter made with Unity
Recent Posts
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Flattening Text Onto an Image in Ionic
This article explains how to flatten text onto an image in Ionic using a basic HTML Canvas element.
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Flexslider in Jekyll
Implementing Flexslider in Jekyll in order to display posts and projects
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Transy Language Specification
The Transy Language defined for the Compiler Construction course during the fall of 2017 at Transylvania University
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Introduction to the Ionic 3 Framework
An in depth introduction to the advanced software and concepts that come together to create the Ionic 3 hybrid mobile app development framework
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Integrating Slack In Ionic
Follow along as I describe how to send an Http post request in Angular 2 as is implemented in Ionic hybrid mobile app development
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Creating my own website
Check out this brief description of getting started with Jekyll and getting my first website off the ground
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An Introduction to the JUCE Framework
A simple introduction to the JUCE C++ Audio Development Framework