about
who is jacob?
A curiousity driven Software Engineer with a go-getter attitude.
I'm passionate about solving problems that will, ultimately, make the lives of others better. Helping people maximize their potential is a guiding value for me. Creating clean code that is modular and maintainable helps me achieve this!
I'm working towards a BS in Computer Science from George Mason University, learning full-stack concepts from the interwebs, (and have a HS/MS Coaching Certification from USA Ultimate).
I'm happiest when I'm creating, learning, exploring and thinking about how to make things better. My most recent industry experience was a software internship position at Lion Federal. I'm currently looking for a full time software engineering position!
skills & tools
my toolbox & things i can do
Currently working on:
Improving my skills and understanding of React and webservers with Go and mySQL. Also working on a secret full-stack project with a friend. Follow my journey here
work
a selection of projects i've built
Fake News Classifier
Find out whether or not a news article can be trusted. Using several machine learning algorithms, we trained models to predict how likely an article would be fake. Coded with Abdul Basit.
Test Automation Framework
While at Lion Federal I developed a web UI test automation framework in Ruby utilizing Selenium. Created an interface to allow for an English-like scripting development language by using RegEx.
Mock Netflix DB
Designed and built a mock Netflix database storing users, movies, actors/actresses, profiles, and ratings. Created an entity relation diagram and schema to capture system requirements. Implemented a program in JDBC to query the Oracle DBMS holding the data.
Good Bean
Have a good bean for a good day! good bean is a mock coffee bean company. This was coded for practice creating responsive websites and keeping a consistent style throughout.
Tile Takeover
Led the development of an Android app with an event driven architecture. In this game, players may walk or slide across the yellow platforms with a goal of reaching the red center platform before other players.