Aaron James | Software Engineer

 jamesacs329@gmail.com | https://github.com/AstralTurtle 

EDUCATION

Macaulay Honors College at The City College of New York                Expected Graduation: MAY 2028

Computer Science, BS

Bronx High School of Science                                        JUN 2024 

SKILLS

Game Development  – Unity, Godot

Software Engineering– PyQt5, Node.js, Vanilla JavaScript, Firebase with JavaScript, HTML/CSS, Bootstrap, Dart, Flutter, React, Next.js

EXPERIENCE

Bloomberg, New York - High School Software Engineer Intern                JUL 2024 - AUG 2024

• Designed and delivered a web page with React and Next.JS, integrating with various services.
• Experienced corporate software engineering best practices.

In School Tutoring, New York City - AP Computer Science A Tutor                DEC 2023 - JUN 2024

• Explained AP Computer Science A topics to underclassmen.
• Assisted underclassmen with understanding and completing projects.

Code Nation Fellowship, New York City - Fellow                                OCT 2023 - MAY 2024

• Acquired technical skills from software engineers at Flatiron Health.
• Aided fellows in learning technical skills focusing on Vanilla JS.

All Star Code, Remote - Scholar                                                JULY 2023 - AUG 2023

• Studied fundamental skills for web development.
• Designed and constructed a full-stack web application using HTML/CSS/JS, Bootstrap and Firebase.

PROJECTS

Sceadewehr (Pirate Software Game Jam 15)                                JUL 2024

• Worked with a partner to conceive and build an retro-style competitive puzzle.strategy game in 2 weeks
• Produced all sprite art for items, enemies, and symbols in the game.

Derivationand Prime Matching (Bronx Science App Development)         FEB 2024

• Used matplotlib and numpy poly1d functions to graph math functions and their derivatives
• Used Flask to implement an API to send images of graphs over the internet, and hosted a flask app on pythonanywhere
• Used Flutter and Firebase to build a multi-person experience ordering graphs and derivatives

Drill Deeper (Brackeys Game Jam 2023.2)                                        AUG 2023

• Successfully implemented randomized generation and programmed an infinite scrolling game in Unity Engine.