$ cat about.md
about
I build readable systems out of messy data.
CS @ University of Utah (May 2027). Currently at FPT IS building an MCP (Model Context Protocol) system that connects internal tooling to AI assistants. Past work spans research dashboards, mobile health flows, and native desktop tooling.
- dev tooling
- data viz
- full-stack
- llm pipelines
- readable systems
$ ls -1 projects/
selected work
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Native code editor with multi-tab editing, split panes, drag-and-drop tabs, and save-state aware documents.
- 6.1K+ lines focused on real developer workflows.
- 99.9% faster large-file open, 99.6% faster replace-all on profiled workloads.
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Full-stack LMS with registration, courses, grading, GPA, and role-based access.
- 24+ controller actions across the end-to-end flow.
- Weighted grade recalculation across 10 relational entities.
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AI wildfire + air quality app turning live environmental data into risk predictions and health guidance.
- SageMaker model deployed at 78.6% accuracy.
- Personalized advisories via AWS Bedrock, map views for 50+ locations.
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Terminal tool that renders deeply nested JSON as both tree and table for supercomputer datasets at SCI Institute.
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Desktop sprite editor with pixel drawing, real-time animation preview, and project save/load.
coursework · demo on request -
Multiplayer client–server snake in C# with an ASP.NET backend and Blazor UI, holding authoritative game state for 25 concurrent players.
- Event-driven real-time sync with disconnect / reconnect handling.
- SQL Server leaderboard + session tracking with parameterized CRUD and indexing — 40% lower query latency.
$ git log --author=nolan
experience
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SWE Intern · FPT IS
2026 – Present- Building an MCP (Model Context Protocol) system that connects internal tooling to AI assistants.
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SWE Intern · Select Portfolio Servicing
Sep – Dec 2025- Built a Python static analysis platform for legacy C# across 10+ projects.
- React Flow architecture explorer cut manual code tracing from hours to minutes.
- Wired a local LLM pipeline for consistent business-level docs.
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Research Engineer · SCI Institute, U of U
Aug 2024 – Dec 2025- Built D3 / SvelteKit dashboards for computer-architecture experiments.
- Cut analysis turnaround 80% and lifted render throughput 20%.
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Fullstack Intern · InCaria
Jan – May 2025- Shipped React Native + TS flows worth ~20% of MVP completion.
- Wired the app to a Django + Postgres backend over REST.
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SWE Intern · SENTECHS
Jun – Aug 2024- API-driven IELTS passage analysis tool, MongoDB vocab pipeline feeding an LLM workflow.
- REST endpoints handling 2,000+ daily queries.
$ stack --list
stack
- lang
- java · ts · python · c# · c++ · kotlin
- front
- react · react native · sveltekit · d3 · blazor
- back
- node · django · spring · postgres · mongo · sqlite · supabase
- tools
- git · docker · aws (sagemaker, bedrock, ec2) · qt · pytest
$ ./reach-out.sh
contact
Open to engineering roles and interesting collabs.