About

Hallo!

My Name is Scott.

I am a 23-year-old Graduate Software Developer from Dublin, Ireland based in Stadthagen, Germany.

I am proud to have achieved First Class Honours (1:1) in my BSc(Hons) in Creative Computing degree from Dun Laoghaire Institute of Art, Design, and Technology in Dublin. Additionally, I received glowing verbal commendation from my course tutor for the exceptional quality of my Capstone Project and Thesis.

Programming is a massive passion of mine. I'm always eager to learn new programming concepts and feel deeply fulfilled when my code successfully solves a problem. I am all about solving real-world problems with technology. I strive to learn and grow. I thrive in fast-paced environments and am always eager to take on new challenges. I'm always fully immersed in the task, and my passion for programming shines through in my work.

I have a particular interest in Backend & Full Stack Development. I taught myself to create a Computer Vision model utilising Microsoft Azures Cognitive services. I made a scalable and efficient algorithm hosted on a REST API server. This API runs a recognition function that generates code from an image of a hand-drawn wireframe uploaded and stored in Azure Storage Containers. The generated code is viewable to the end-user on the React.js front. This application includes the creations of multiple database solutions and models in order for the data to be stored.

My Skills

I have broad skillset and knowledge base of programming languages & technologies. I am also a quick learner and often spend my spare time keeping up to date with any new features or updates.

JavaScript: 3+ years experience programming with JavaScript; Have a keen interest in working with JavaScript; Enjoy working with libraries such as React.js and Express.js

Azure: Self-taught to suit the demands of capstone project; Utilized cognitive services, storage blobs, API, and web hosting

NPM: Installed packages and libraries using NPM; Explored documentation incorporate to projects

HTML: 5+ years’ experience studying + coding HTML along with CSS as core elements of my college course

PHP: Experience working within the Homestead environment running on Linux VM; Developed an API and web app using Laravel; The application could then be consumed by an Android client device; Back-end for the application connected to a hosted SQL database that served the client

SQL: Gained knowledge of SQL data queries as part of continuous database studies and practical work

Also experienced in other programming languages & frameworks such as: Vue; Java; Kotlin; Python

Projects

I have a keen interest in innovation and always strive to bring imagination to reality. Over the past few years i have been actively seeking new projects to create and work on.

Solar Returns (2022 - Present)

Currently, I am proudly partnering with a Engineering Masters student from UCD to tackle the development of an innovative and groundbreaking solar calculations application: Solar Returns. This app boasts of its ability to accurately determine the significant monetary returns to be accrued by homeowners who opt to install solar panels in their homes - over a considerable period of 25 years.

Prontotyper (2022)

Recently, I undertook a project where I developed an Object Detection model. The purpose of this model was to recognise and predict hand drawn images of web elements. To accomplish this, I made use of a React.js frontend and REST API. This enabled me to serve the prediction model and generate the necessary code for the user to employ in real time.

As the user interfaced with the model, it generated appropriate HTML code which the user could edit and use or implement in real time. In order to enhance the model's effectiveness, I used two Azure storage solutions. This involved making use of both Blobs and Cosmos DB with mongoose schema.

Lastly, to refine the model's ability to accurately predict and recognise web elements, I made use of Azure cognitive services. By doing so, I was able to ensure that the model was highly accurate in its predictions and easy to use for the end user.

More information on this project can be found here

Self-Made (2021 - 2022)

I worked and cooperated alongside a class colleague to design and develop a webbased application within the Homestead environment using Laravel PHP Framework. The application was intended for use by job seekers and employers within the start-up sector. The application also included a Andriod companion app which was coded with Kotlin to allow users to view job listings on the move.

I also have many other projects which are still in the initial phases of development.

GitHub

I have been commiting my work to GitHub via the GIT BASH terminal since 2019. My profile includes each of my completed projects, assignments and their corresponding code.