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An aspriring software developer that takes initiative and is eager to be at the forefront of innovation

I was born and raised in West Palm Beach, Florida, where I went to Suncoast High School and gained interest in programming, graphic design, and game development. I'm now pursuing my passion through a Computer Science Bachelor's and Master's degree at the University of Central Florida. I'm currently a developer for the Techrangers, a team that does web/application development for UCF. Just recently, I also interned at NextEra Energy where I got to use Machine Learning and Natural Language Processing to automate processes and cut costs. Read more below!

When I'm not in front of a computer screen, I'm usually playing soccer, video games, or working on my photography skills.

University of Central Florida

M.S. Computer Science 2019 - 2022

University of Central Florida

B.S. Computer Science 2017 - 2021

Suncoast High School

Computer Science Magnet 2013-2017
Riviera Beach, Florida

Web

HTML5
CSS
JavaScript
Node.js
React.js
Django
Flask

Software

Python
Java
C
C#
MySQL
Visual Basic
Haskell

Design

Unity3D
Photoshop
AutoCad
MasterCam
Blender

Tools

Git
Unix
Command Line
Tensorflow
Agile (Jira)

Learning

AWS
Assembly
Docker
Netlify

University of Central Florida Center for Distributed Learning

Techranger (Web Applications Developer)

October 2017 - Present

HTML
CSS
JavaScript
ReactJS
VueJS
AWS
Python
Flask
PHP

The Techrangers® is a talented team of student developers at the Center for Distributed Learning, who provide web/application development for the University of Central Florida (UCF) and course development for faculty. Over 4 years and counting, I've grown from a beginner programmer to a full-stack web developer, contributing to numerous projects and gaining proficiency in the skills above. With my experience, I've also taken the responsibility to mentor new student developers as they join the Techranger team, passing on what I can offer to those that were in my shoes not long ago.

Nextera Energy Resources

Computer Science Intern

May 2019 - August 2019

Machine Learning with Google's Tensorflow
Natural Language Processing
Python
Visual Basic
Communication
Presentation

Nextera Energy, Inc. is a Fortune 200 energy company and the largest energy utility in North America, but more importantly, a Fortune top 25 in the world in innovation. First interning in the Power Generation Division, I was able to, among other projects, deploy a machine learning model to automate a process that could save an estimated 800 hours/year of manual labor. I recieved a return offer for the following summer, where I was able to deploy a serverless status page with AWS Lambda! Read more about this project and others below!