Single page web application build using Rails and Backbone.js. This application offers many of the features that are central to fantasy football applications, such as adding, dropping, and trading players, or setting lineups.
Gravity based game written in JavaScript using the canvas API. Moving objects in the game are influenced by the gravitational fields of all other objects in the game using a model of gravity that follows the law of inverse squares.
A simplified replication of the core functionality offered by rails. ActiveRecord is also partially replicated by the SqlObject class, which has methods for has_many, belongs_to, has_one_through, insert, save, update, and where.
Twelve-week bootcamp in San Fancisco with an acceptance rate of 5% and a strong focus on coding style and best practices. The curriculum covers Ruby, Rails, SQL, JavaScript and Backbone.js, and concepts like OOP and algorithmic complexity.
Interdisciplinary degree with a focus on using economic analysis, game theory, and behavioral theory in order to analyze political mechanisms.
The University has one of the world's top ranked philosophy programs, with a strong focus on analytical science. My second major, German Studies, afforded me the opportunity to study abroad in Berlin for a year on scholarship.
