Hey, I'm Dan.
I'm a... - Machine Learning Enthusiast
- Software Engineer
- Front-End Web Developer
- Full-Stack Web Developer
- Machine Learning Enthusiast
- Software Engineer
- Front-End Web Developer
- Full-Stack Web Developer
ABOUT
UX is my passion, programming is my hobby.
I love creating minimalist, modern, and enjoyable experiences. I believe the best UX exists where the least UI does, so the UI that does exist must be outstanding.
Innovation can only truly happen when technology is developed by a multitude of diverse people, and I therefore strive to partake in and support open-source wherever I can.
WORK
Talk is cheap. Let's get to the good stuff.
Bevl
Built with Next.js, Node, Express, and MongoDB, Bevl is a modern todo list for productive visual plans. I created Bevl to facilitate my planning philosophy; assigning ambiguous chunks of time to todos, as making hyper-specific plans cause us to overlook the unpredictable nature of our goals.
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Written in vanilla HTML, Shelf is a fully customisable, open-source browser startscreen. I made Shelf to exhibit the relative importance/priority of bookmarks, by their size.
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EXPERIENCE
I focus on the learning, not the finishing.
Nutrition Mobile App Team Project
I am working in a team of 7, using the Agile SCRUM methodology to develop a personal informatics software application using Java (Android Studio) and SQL. Users can track their nutrition intake and mood fluctuations throughout the day, to set goals and track progress over time. We are conducting 2-week long sprints and I am acting as a SCRUM master, ensuring everyone stays on-task, work is distributed equitably, and that there are frequent check-ins.
Digital Content/Marketing Placement
I conducted both online (secondary) and in-person (primary) research for a marketing agency. Working with two other consultants, we conducted in-person questionnaires and undertook desk research to identify he most effective segments and segment sizes for this digital marketing agency. Findings were presented in a concise presentation to the founders of the business.
3-Day Startup
I worked with 3 people I had never met before to create a business plan and pitch deck - which we presented in front of investors - over the course of 1 weekend.
Neural Network and Deep Learning Research
For my IB Extended Essay I investigated and experimented with the relationship between neuron density / number of hidden layers and efficiency / accuracy of a neural network. I implemented a neural network and collected a large amount of data to demonstrate a relationship between the above characteristics. As per the requirements of the Extended Essay, I presented this information in a dissertation-style essay.
Front-End Web Developer for the IB
I secured a summer internship at age 16 in the IB IT department, working on the interface (as well as providing content) for a digital resource library using HTML, CSS, and JavaScript. I communicated with a team of designers and developers and pitched my ideas for navigation and responsive card layouts through designs and prototypes.
UX/UI Consultant – Hive Learning
As a result of my IB MYP personal project (a mobile game I released on the Google Play Store made with Unity/C#), I was invited to work with the development team at Hive Learning to provide feedback on how their interface, UX, and content could better target their users. This required me to produce documents and diagrams to convey my ideas accurately and concisely.