Platform Explore

Apr 2024 – Jul 2025

My explorative work in backend logic, service architecture, and full-stack infrastructure.

Event-Focused App

SoloApr 2025 – Jul 2025

I had an idea for a community-focused event app and felt strongly enough about it to work through the summer building it out myself. The stack was MERN (MongoDB, Express, React, Node), and I owned everything: API design, authentication, database structure, and the full frontend.

Early Figma mockup mapping out the core screens and user flow.

The goal was simple: show events, show who is going, and reward people for getting involved. Working through it gave me a strong feel for what full project ownership actually looks like.

Hackathons

TeamVarious

Competed in multiple 36-hour hackathons including IEEE SoutheastCon (Unity platformer), ShellHacks (college ridesharing app), and another IEEE Conference (LLM-Focused Godot Game). These were good for picking up new tools fast and shipping under pressure.

The ridesharing app from ShellHacks. I focused on the backend logic and API design.

The LLM-integrated Godot game from the IEEE hackathon. Backend handled the model calls and game state.