Although I have a passion for software and engineering in general, many of these projects showcase some of my other interests including volunteer work, gardening, reading, and photography.
RVA Taco Festival
I am the founder and principal organizer of the RVA Taco Festival which is a benefit for Safe Harbor, a local non-profit for which I serve on the Board of Directors.
Safe Bars RVA
Safe Bars RVA is a program of Safe Harbor which trains service industry staff to recognize and respond to sexual harassment, aggression, and violence. They offer trainings free of charge to restaurants and bars in the Richmond, VA area. I volunteered to build them a small website with a custom Ruby on Rails CMS.
Canterbury Swimming Times
Many years ago I used to swim and coach for a swim team called the Canterbury Crocodiles. It was a major part of my younger years and I have many fond memories of the team and the sport.
Recently I began going through boxes at my parents' house to help them declutter and came across a ton of my ribbons and medals from this time, and rather than keep each and every one I decided to gather the data and use Chart.js to visualize it.
Garden
I’ve been gardening at home for many years, starting with hot peppers in containers on my old apartment balcony to now a full backyard with multiple types of vegetables and flowers.
Sorting Algorithms in Ruby
A few years back I decided to write examples for a few well-known, and not-so-well-known, sorting algorithms in my favorite programming language.