Android Mobile
Portfolio Samples
Development
My development work spans mobile applications, web technologies, and developer tools. I focus on creating practical, well-documented solutions that solve real problems. Below you'll find examples ranging from Alexa Skills to web applications, many originating from coursework at Treehouse, as well as independent projects.
Application Development
- Amazon Alexa Skills
- MongoDB Dictionary
An Alexa Skill to aid users with terms and concepts of MongoDB. Built in Node.js and hosted via an AWS Lambda.
- AP Government Glossary
A skill to aid users with terms and concepts of the AP Government & Politics exam.
- Ken's Culinary Glossary
An Alexa Skill to get answers to culinary terms.
From the Treehouse Java Objects course. A command line version of the classic children's game "Hangman" with the ability to define your own target word.
A Node.js command line app that gets weather status from any major airport, including known delays and weather data from NOAA. I converted it to a Python version as well.
A console based Black Jack game written in Python.
A JavaFX application to Tweet "Sup?" on Twitter
Websites
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2009 OR Unemployment
A sample page generated using Python and the Bokeh library dynamically showing unemployment data for Oregon in 2009.
- Best City Guide
A sample design site. Utilizes HTML5, CSS (floats, positioning, z-index).
- SVG Demo
A sample SVG demonstration. Utilizes SVG image and CSS.
- HistoryCraft
One of my construction customers needed a website update to promote his freelance writing.
- Chemistry
Concentration
The classic concentration game for learning Anions in chemistry. Designed as an upgrade to a local high school's previous resource. JavaScript & CSS.
- My Company
A sample design site based on specs, HTML5 & CSS, minimal JavaScript.
- Poly Kit
A simple design UI Kit. Utilizes HTML5, Modular CSS compiled with SASS.
Designed by Mat Helme
Publications
I believe in documenting and preserving information for future generations. While researching my family history—which led to my membership in the Sons of the American Revolution (National Number 196706)—I recognized the value of creating a lasting record.
- While doing my family history in an attempt to join SAR
(National Number 196706), I thought it would be beneficial to document my genealogy, both for myself
and for other members of my family. There are, of course, a multitude of options available but I
thought a book would be a nice option to be able to maintain the information.
A Genealogical Record of a Line of Alger: and other allied families