I am a software developer excited about learning new technologies and solving problems. I love to create new interesting projects! I am also a musician and have a Jazz Performance degree from Loyola University. I love to create music! I have found many correlations between music and software development. Writing code is very similar to creating music because you have to observe your environment and mold your intentions to it but it also gives you a lot of freedom to approach it from your own mindset. It is very similar to learning new styles of music which is one of my favorite things to do!
Food Truck Forager is a mobile application that provides users access to food trucks in their area. Food trucks load automatically as a user traverses to new areas within Google Maps or Apple Maps. Users can save their favorite trucks, review trucks, and earn achievements based on how often they visit food trucks via QR code scanning. Additionally, users can receive push notifications for trucks in their area! All photos uploaded are automatically tagged via machine learning AI image classification for screen reader accessibility options and photo content search. Food Truck Forager also allows food truck owners to create a business account and easily connect to current and potential customers. Truck owners can create posts and generate QR codes for user badge earning. Owners can also easily update their location on the map via marker dragging and update their open/closed status instantly.
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This application was built for the Apprentice Software Engineer Tandem Code Challenge October 2020. I was given a JSON data file and a week to create it. It was built using React and an Express server was used for development purposes.
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National Park Pal is a web application that helps users find National Parks in any state. The user enters the states they will be traveling through and the map auto populates with a route through the parks. Users can also create a list of their favorite parks and a list of parks they would like to visit. The user can also obtain info from the park's official website by clicking on the park marker on the map.
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I worked on a legacy project where I inherited the web application Trailr. Trailr allows the user to find nearby hiking trails. I implemented a plant ID feature that allows the user to identify a plant they photographed along their hike.
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