Software Developer in
Atlanta Area
Creative, flexible, and energetic team member working to deepen and broaden my experience. Currently reside in Atlanta, GA. Well-versed in a variety of languages.
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Specialize in People and Media
My education and work have focused on how to design, build, and evaluate systems that treat humans as the central component. Also, understanding the technical and computational requirements of systems in terms of what is needed to deliver creative, effective results.
Full Stack Developer at ChildPlus Software
Interned and at graduation took on full-time employment, helping to perfect the nation’s leading Head Start management software.
Programmed on the front end using DevExpress and Crystal reporting tools, updating the entire application’s user interface, developing new features, and finding and fixing innumerable bugs. Also, wrote new software to help fellow developers and SYS admins update thousands of customers for multiple cycles.
Position required navigating through a decade-old codebase, letting me hone my skills in C# and SQL alike. Commended for how quickly I was able to start making large, meaningful change.
See what I learned to earn my Georgia Tech Degree!
Game Development
The Space Racers
Space Racer is a time trial racing game built to demonstrate “Game Feel.” That is the elusive yet essential quality that makes certain games more fun to play. We built Space Racer to be fast paced but with tight controls to achieve a greater sensation of involvement with the game.
Working on this project was an opportunity to try new programs and languages. I enjoyed working in Unity 3D and learned C# and Javascript to write in game actions. I welcomed taking on the many roles required to pull together a video game, and the rewards it can provide in return.
This was the first time I actually drew upon physics in my computer science work, utilizing formulas to guide my avatar and recursive functions to generate realistic asteroid fields. This project was a great way to combine a passion for programming, graphics, and user experience.
HueScapes
Senior Design Project
Discover the future of dynamic light scenes. An experience that breathes life into your spaces by mirroring the movment of natural light. This system will revolutionize the way we perceive and interact with light and space.
HueScapes is being built using Apple’s upcoming programming language Swift to provide users a new connection with their Philips Hue lightbulbs.
Coming soon to iOS
Bread Breaker
Prototype for User Interface Design
For this design, our team decided to focus on the implementation of a wearable companion app. Most people do not “research” restaurants in depth before eating there; they simply ask a friend. We believed that we better captured the spirit of this interaction through our user based development.
This project allowed me to evaluate computing related problems, develop interface design alternatives, prototype software, and analyze the results. Our application was successful as a result of extensive testing that allowed us to accurately judge user characteristics and needs. Most importantly, I learned that design is a systematic and data driven process.
Financial Planning App for Android
My first team project at Tech
Three years ago I made my first mobile app to demonstrate the principles of Data Structures and Algorithms. This was a chance to work cross platform and develop something in Java.
I was able to understand system architecture by implementing patterns like Model / View / Presenter. I also got to experience Agile development while coding with a team using version control.
Computer Graphics
What you see spinning above you is part of a Mesh Processor I made to read in various polyhedral files and implement new shading methods. Working in Processing I was also able to animate 3D scenes, and build a Ray Tracer (the same method used by Pixar®).
Computational Photography
While studying in Spain at the Polytechnic University of Catalonia I learned how to program High Dynamic Range Images, develop a synthetic aperture, and create panorama images like the one shown here at Palau Reial de Pedralbes.
Face Morphing!
I used Processsing to apply a number of image warping algorithms. The results might be horrifying, but the code isn’t (you can check it below).
Digital Circuits
As part of Computer Organization and Programming, I learned how a computer works from the bottom up. What you see above you is a snippet of a 16-bit ALU, the fundamental building block of computer circuits that handles bitwise logical operations. Made in Logisim, I also built a One-Hot State Machine before learning Assembly.
Database Systems
For the final project of Computer Organization and Programming we had to implement an application using the MySQL/PHP relational database system. I learned the fundamental concepts necessary for the design and use of modern databases, and how to use SQL and Python to define the relations and write statements to insert, delete, retrieve and update the data.
Ogden Nash | The Cow
An installation in the Clough Undergraduate Learning Commons made for Arts @ Tech; this side project let me share some of my favorite poetry (and nonsense) to bring a little levity to the engineering world.
Folder Design for
The Patterson School of Diplomacy and International Commerce
While working as a web intern at the University of Kentucky’s Patterson School of Diplomacy I had the chance to redesign their logo and develop new folders to be sent to newly accepted students. I also gained experience working on a media backdrop and helping modernize this graduate program’s online persona.
Hope we can get in touch!
