I like to build cool things.
Even if it's just a small project, building the thing better helps me understand how it works. I could just read documentation on new tech but why not incorporate it into a node server or something to see how it works in a use-case?
Here's some apps I built myself:
And some projects I developed with a team:

Spax
A complete re-platform for Spax Fasteners. Online catalog site for a direct to retail fastener company headquarted in Germany.
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Meijer Gardens
A complete re-platform for Meijer Gardens Botanical Garden and Sculpture Park
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Founders Brewing
A mobile app that shows you the nearest location for Founders Beer as well as their brewing catalog and events.
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ITEA Membership Portal
A membership portal for those who are interested in supporting police officers who specialize in truck enforcement, the trucking industry itself, and attorneys who prosecute and defend truck cases.
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Magview
A Digiscoping app used for photography of wildlife. Custom built with iOS and Android camera sdk's.
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Wallside Windows
An internal sales application used for quoting custom windows.
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I also like to help people.
Code for Good West Michigan's Weekend For Good is a fantastic event that I volunteer for every year. It's a weekend-long event where a bunch of us nerds meet with various non-profits to see how we can help them from a technological viewpoint. It's a lot of fun and I truly wish it happened more than once a year.
This year, my team and I re-designed a marketing site and built a new web app for Beyond The City. Beyond The City is a non-profit that aims to share the love of travel and new experiences with underserved youth in the Greater Grand Rapids area. The marketing site is hosted on Wix while the new web app is using Payload and Next.js. Beyond The City believes "Travel can significantly build confidence and boost development of youth as they make their way through unfamiliar territory, both physically and psychologically."
Last year, I had the pleasure of working with the Grand Rapids African American Health Institute (GRAAHI) to minimize their content into an intuitive user journey for Sickle Cell Anemia.
In 2022, I to helped Lighthouse Immigrant Advocates build a full-stack application proof of concept (In a weekend!). The app included Twilio (notification service), Next.js (front-end), Google Calendar integration, and an Express API to communicate the services.
Code For Good
Code for Good West Michigan is an organization dedicated to helping non-profits expand their outreach capacity, activate their communities, and empower their members to forge their image of a better tomorrow.
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Beyond The City
Beyond The City is a non-profit that is committed to providing FREE travel adventures to underserved youth beyond the Greater Grand Rapids Area.
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GRAAHI
The Grand Rapids African American Health Institute is a leading national organization devoted to achieving healthcare parity for African Americans.
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Lighthouse Immigrant Advocates
Since 2015, LIA have provided direct immigration legal services to thousands of immigrants and refugees. They have advocated on behalf of immigrants and refugees on the local, state, and federal levels.
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