Who am I?
I am currently working as a software engineer at L-3 Communications where we are developing a pretty sophisticated distributed aircraft training and simulation program written in Java. I am also working towards a masters degree in Computer Science with a focus in Software Engineering from Southern Methodist University in Dallas, Texas.
What's on my mind?
I am documenting my personal growth as a programmer on my techblog Creating Code. This allows me to share my own perspectives about programming, technology, and working as a programmer to anyone who is interested, and attempt to spark interest and inspire other programmers.
How can I help?
I am also a semi-regular contributor on StackOverflow.com, a widely used programmer’s Q&A site. This site allows me to give back to the development community by sharing my knowledge with other programmers that need help in areas I am proficient in.
What am I doing?
GPS Hardware Unit
I built this GPS unit for a school project; it sends a feed of positional information via USB to the computer
which stores the results for later use. The coordinates can be imported into a mapping tool and a path history can be created and saved.
I also kept a detailed history of my current speed which allowed me to track the sections of road I traveled fastest or slowest on. The LED display
shows the current number of GPS satellites the unit is connected to.
Hex
Hex was a neat little project that I undertook to see how interesting video game programming would be. Hex was written in C#, the graphics were coded using GDI+, and the game features multiplayer, AI, multiple difficulty levels, and network play. Spectator mode was also introduced later, which allowed a read-only board to be updated by the events of a game currently being played.
whipsgraphics.com
Whipsgraphics sells custom screen graphics for your car's windows. They needed a professional and eye catching header for their existing website to help attract future customers. I also wrote a PHP script that automates thumbnail creation for all of the pictures in their gallery.