Hi all! I'm Ryder 👋🏻

I like building things that live on the internet. I specialize in full stack development, UI/UX design, environmentalism, and tinkering!

I graduated from Pitzer College in 2024 with a BA in Computer Science from Harvey Mudd College. Attending Pitzer and taking classes from Harvey Mudd gave me the best of both worlds as I could learn software engineering with a focus on environmentalism and social justice. Some of the technologies I like include React, Node.JS, GraphQL, and Spring.

This is my portfolio website, so feel free to check out the things I write about, work I've done, or projects I've made! Thank you so much!

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Work Experience
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  • Jan 2024 - Aug 2024
    National Core Renaissance
    Assistant Programmer

    I worked with the energy team at National Core Renaissance to develop a dashboard visualizing energy usage in affordable housing developments. This would be used to spot spikes in energy usage, assess trends in historical data, and help identify available rebates available.

    • Designed a platform using Typescript, Nest.js, PostgreSQL, Prisma, GraphQL, and Next.js.
    • Lead discussions on UI/UX design, system architecture, and tech stack decisions.
    • Created Nest.js Pipes, Validation, and Guards to enhance external and internal security.
    • Enabled user authentication and sessions using Redis cache Passport, and GraphQL.
    • Automated data processing and scraping from API endpoints.
    • Optimized costs and pricing from microservices utilized.
  • Aug 2023 - May 2024
    Union of Concerned Scientists
    Software Developer Intern

    As part of the Harvey Mudd College clinic program, myself and my team partnered with the Union of Concerened Scientists. We worked together over the course of 8 months to develop a dashboard visualizing climate spending in marginalized communities in California. You can view our findings here and use our dashboard here!

    • Collaborated with a team to develop a dashboard to visualize IIJA spending in underserved communities.
    • Held meetings with policy makers at the California State Capitol to gather feedback on website features.
    • Led discussions on UI/UX design, website functionality, and features.
    • Created a design system in Figma inspired by the UCS design system.
    • Created features to visualize key findings in an R Shiny dashboard application.
    • Analyzed government spending data in marginalized California communities using R.
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