PinInit is a clone of the common social media platform Pinterest, where users create and share ideas organized in boards

• Connected a React/Redux frontend with a Ruby on Rails backend via dynamic AJAX calls, eciently serving JSON data to be rendered with light-weight components

• Leveraged the power of ActiveRecord associations to connect Rails models, simplifying Postgres database queries

• Utilized Amazon Web Services S3 (AWS) to store photos in the cloud uploaded by users resulting in a

  highly-scalable application

Orbit is a 3D interactive visual graphic application that can be used to create simple shapes

• Utilized THREE.js to create a 3D cube made up of smaller individual cubes allowing users to intuitively interact with the model

• Optimized render quality during user interaction with specific cubes by utilizing InstancedMesh resulting in smooth user experience

• Implemented keyboard controls via JS event listeners allowing users to interact with cubes more eciently

GrillLit is a full-stack MERN web application that allows users to create events and invite other users

• Partnered with a team of 4 other engineers as the backend lead, utilizing an ecient git workflow to successfully deploy the app within a strict two-week deadline

• Configured MongoDB in order to eciently pass data to front end by leveraging the document-based nature of a non-relational database

• Setup backend RESTful routes using Express for user authentication as well as “event” and “like” functionality, including models and validations