Alan's Projects
SpotLight
July 2024
This 2nd place hack for the Empower 2.0 Hackathon SonicBids track aims to help musicians find a place for them to shine. This project honed in my skills for React but taught me many new skills that are critical to fullstack development such as using Google Firestore and Github Actions.
EmptyFridge Plus
June 2024
I remade EmptyFridge but this time, as a mobile app using ReactNative. This is an upgraded version of EmptyFridge, which was a web app I made in my first hackathon. This app allows users to input the ingredients they have in their fridge and it will generate recipes for them using the Spoonacular API.
Personal Website
January 2024
I made this website completely from scratch as a test of the HTML and CSS skills I have learned. What would have been an impossible task for me just a year ago, I am proud of this site! In the future, I hope to make it even better by making the website more responsive.
Beach Ambassador Website
Aug 2023 - June 2024
This website was created as a part of my summer internship with the University of Wisconsin Sea Grant/Water Resources Institutes. This website is accessible and allows all users to learn about the program, how to get involved, and how to stay safe around our waters. Developing this website taught me enhanced my skills in HTML, CSS, JS, but also gave me experience in the development process of a responsive website. I had to meet with many different people to incorporate their feedback and ideas into the website, until it was complete. The website was eventually moved to WordPress which allows for easier updating and maintenance.
Melody Master
November 2023
This is a for fun website I made, which infuses my skills in computer science with my passion for music. It is inspired by popular music games such as Piano Tiles and Guitar Hero. This website is made entirely from scratch and the music within it is arranged by me. While there is currently only one song, I hope to add more songs in the future.
Centsible
November 2023
This project was made as a project for the 2023 Fall MadHacks competition. Over these 24hours, I applied my HTML and CSS knowledge to create a website that helps users track their spending and budgeting, inspired by other apps such as SplitWise. Through this, I learned to use MongoDB to store and retrieve data. Though this project flipped my sleep schedule, I enjoyed deepening my knowledge in Computer Science.
Music Quizzer
May 2023
This website is inspired by the Lyricle music trivia website. It was one of my favorite Wordle variations so when the website was shut down, I was inspired to make my own version. I had little knowledge of CSS at the time so I was focused on functionality, rather than design. I learned how to use APIs (Spotify) to access Spotify information and allow users to customize the game to their own Spotify playlists. Unfortunately, as Spotify prohibits the publishing of music trivia games, so this website is unavailable to the public.
EmptyFridge
March 2023
EmptyFridge is an innovative solution to tackle food waste. It allows users to find tasty recipes to use up leftover ingredients. This was my first Hackathon ever so I was nervous and a bit lost. I was able to gather the data and parse it into a useable, JSON format. This project was also my first time doing web development. I had never touched HTML, CSS, or JS before. This project was awarded the Best Sustainability Hack award by Avanade.
