About
My first brush with coding was back in 2015. My Programming 1 teacher introduced basic programming concepts using MIT's Scratch. I was blown away. Combining my one true love—Lego—with computer software, something that was, in my 16 year-old mind at least, intrinsicly linked to video games? A stroke of genius. However, to my shock and horror, Scratch was not all there was. No, the truth was there was far, far more to programming than I had initially considered: languages. Not gonna lie, I was pretty bummed when I found out programming was mostly... words. And writing. I've mostly come around on it these days, but I sitll find myself longing for the tactile snap of block-based programming—something that partially inspired my honor's thesis in 2021.
Nowadays, I try to keep the spirit of Scratch alive by building interfaces that emulate that satisfying feeling of playing with blocks, keeping a focus on UX and accessibility. My current project is Brewd, a coffee-rating application with a vintage flair, inspired by platforms like Letterboxd, Backloggd, and Untappd.
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Software Engineer Intern
Burnley Consulting
Developed computer vision software using open-source machine-learning libraries for autonomous robotics. Used OpenCV's pre-trained deep neural networks (DNN) module with Java to facilitate recognition of several kinds of objects that the robot interacted with contextually.
- Java
- OpenCV
Undergraduate Researcher
University of Florida
Worked in UF's Human-Centered Computing Lab on two projects, PPCards and BlockXR. Both projects centered on augmented reality (AR) interfaces designed to incorporate AR into tangible circuit-building and coding tutorials. Incorporated real-time feedback projected onto the workspace to alert users to mistakes, and provided contextual suggestions to correct errors. Co-authored published research papers on both projects.
- Unity
- Python
- OpenCV
- Open Sound Control
- 3D Design/Printing
- Augmented Reality
Software Engineer I
CAE USA
Worked on bleeding-edge products for use on classified network environments. Wore multiple hats as a Developer, Tester, and Product Owner while holding Top Secret security clearance.
- Sprint Planning
- Test-Driven Development
- xUnit.net
- .NET Core
- Java
- JavaScript
- React
- Postman
- Swagger
- Selenium
Projects
BlockXR
Used technology and lessons learned while working on the previous project, PPCards, to create blockXR, a tangible version of Google’s Blockly. Conducted user studies on campus, and presented a showpiece at VL/HCC in October 2021.
Portfolio Website v1
I wanted to test my skills by creating a React app using React-Router and React Hooks without using any template. I also wanted to avoid using Bootstrap or any other CSS libraries. This experience reminded me that those tools exist for a reason. The website turned out okay, if a little clunky.
This Website, Portfolio Website v2
Used Tailwind + Framer to implement flashier stuff, faster. Heavily focused on accessibility, including full compatibility with screen readers and keyboard navigation. Used axe DevTools + WCAG 2.1 to verify compliance.
Brewd - A Social Coffee Experience
Currently brewing. Brewd is a coffee-rating webapp that helps users discover, rate, and share their coffee experiences, inspired by platforms like Letterboxd, Untappd, and Backloggd.
skills
- HTML5
- CSS/SCSS
- JavaScript ES6+
- TypeScript
- React.js
- Next.js
- Accessible Design
- Git
- Tailwind CSS
- Framer Motion
- Responsive Design
- REST APIs
- React Redux
- SQL
- Unity
- Python
- Java
- .NET/C#
- Blender
- Figma
Contact
use the form below, or contact me directly at seans09comp@gmail.com