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I was Born to be an Engineer.
I've always had an insatiable curiosity and a relentless desire to understand the intricacies of how things work and why. I love problem-solving and I'm obsessed (obsessively) with optimization. Whether it's coding, mechanical design, hardware, or pure sciences, I'm constantly seeking new challenges and opportunities to learn and grow. ...Read More...
 Truss Geometry Optimization Utility (Python)Iteratively solves internal forces of each truss member for four truss types across a range of angles at coarse (δ = 1 degree) resolution, assigning HSS geometries to minimize cost (material usage). Calculates each truss' total weight and recursively passes over identified low-point of distribution, increasing resolution by an order of magnitude on each pass. Visualizes optimization passes graphically for review, identifies and stores the optimal geometry for each truss type and returns the optimal truss type and geometry. Coded for function call tracing diagnostics and cross-validation.
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Written: 03/2023
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CA-VI: Sorting Algorithms (C++) Implementation of doubly linked list data structure with limited searchability / sortability. "List" and "Node" classes were created to house the overall database and individual entries, respectively, with any built-in functionality of the data structure implemented as methods of the List class. An alphabetical sort algorithm was nested inside an insertion sort algorithm, both written from scratch. Common functions such as popback(), peekfront() etc. were also defined under the List class.
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Written: 04/2022
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CA-V: Class Templates & Vectors (C++) Class templates and method variants defined in header file to enable storage of any data type as a 'set' (array) of that data using vector methods.
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Written: 03/2022
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CA-VIII: Basic Game Logic / State Variables (C) Utilized structs and functions to implement a TUI variation on a dice game.
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Written: 12/2021
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CA-VII: Structures / Data Visualization (C) Simple program which simulates rolling a pair of die a user-specified amount of times and tracks the amount each roll total comes up. These roll totals are then compiled into a histogram and displayed via ASCII art output in console. ASIDE: The solution makes use of a recursive algorithm I wrote which purges buffer overflow resultant from user-entered text into a numeric format specifier using scanf(). This was outside the scope of the assignment.
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Written: 11/2021
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Task Organizer [WIP] (Python) I had the idea to write a bit of code that will take information from an excel or csv file (tasks) and sort them by whether they're ancillary or university education related, then whether they're assignments, or required readings or upcoming exams etc. The data should then be displayed either in absolute order of nearest deadlines or, sorted by type of task first, then sorted according to nearest deadline under each sub-type, per user preference. At some point I may add webscraping to enable the software to search my university's website and auto-update task and due-date information. This project is not complete: it is a work in progress.
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Written: 09/2023
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