[fade]Hi,
I'm Nick.[/fade]

    
        I like to
        
          play with legos.  
          drink whiskey.
          code.
          brainstorm crazy ideas.
          tell stories.
          play the drums.
          explore new places.
          eat spicy food.
          solve tough problems.
          pretend I'm good at poker.
          read non-fiction.
          design websites.
          go see live music.
          learn new things.
        
    



    
        I like to
        
          play with legos.  
          drink whiskey.
          tackle coding challenges.
          brainstorm crazy ideas.
          tell stories.
          play the drums.
          explore new places.
          eat spicy food.
          pretend I'm good at poker.
          read non-fiction.
          design websites.
          listen to funky music.
        
    

  But mostly, I like to create great web experiences for great ideas.

  But mostly, I like to create great web experiences for great ideas.

  check out some of my projects ☟

  check out some of my projects ☟

Projects

JavaScript, Dad Joke API, Javascript Promises

Dad Joke Generator built with Javascript

JavaScript, Dad Joke API, Javascript Promises

A very necessary and important app because dad jokes.

JavaScript, Dad Joke API, Javascript Promises

MERNG, MongoDB, Express, React, Node.js, GraphQL

MERNG Full Stack Social Media App

MERNG, MongoDB, Express, React, Node.js, GraphQL

A just-for-fun full stack social media app kinda like Twitter. Built with the MERNG stack: MongoDB, Express, React, Node.js, and GraphQL.

MERNG, MongoDB, Express, React, Node.js, GraphQL

JavaScript, Audio Context API, HTML Canvas, Javascript Promises

Audio Visualizer Oscilloscope built with Javascript

JavaScript, Audio Context API, HTML Canvas, Javascript Promises

A cool and simple little browser app that uses your microphone to collect audio, run it through the native Audio Context API, and visualize the data using HTML Canvas.

JavaScript, Audio Context API, HTML Canvas, Javascript Promises

GatsbyJS, Next.js, React, React.js, JavaScript, Netlify, Sanity.io, GraphQL

Nick's Slices: A fake pizza company site built with Gatsby, React, and GraphQL.

GatsbyJS, Next.js, React, React.js, JavaScript, Netlify, Sanity.io, GraphQL

A fake pizza company built with the intent of: learning Gatsby, building/deploying a "headless" site, and staying sharp with React.

GatsbyJS, Next.js, React, React.js, JavaScript, Netlify, Sanity.io, GraphQL

HTML5, CSS3, CSS Animations, SVG, SVG Animation

SVG Animation Fun

HTML5, CSS3, CSS Animations, SVG, SVG Animation

I love all things animation and all things SVG, so I messed around the other day with some SVG/CSS animation techniques for fun and thought I might as well share!

HTML5, CSS3, CSS Animations, SVG, SVG Animation

before/after, non-profit, musician, education, Website design

Chino Hills HS Music Dept: Website Redesign

before/after, non-profit, musician, education, Website design

A website redesign project for one of the premier high school music programs in the country- the Chino Hills High School’s music department.

before/after, non-profit, musician, education, Website design

HTML5, CSS3, JavaScript, CSS Animations

Play Among the Stars

HTML5, CSS3, JavaScript, CSS Animations

This was a project I threw together in like 2 hours for a job interview challenge a few years ago. Looking back, I’m slapping my younger self for writing some silly code, but I’m still proud of the final product and creative process surrounding the prompt: Bring a real-life object to life with HTML, CSS and JavaScript in two hours.

HTML5, CSS3, JavaScript, CSS Animations

React, Node, Express, MongoDB, JSON web tokens, Heroku, CRUD app, full-stack

Yearbook: My General Assembly (WDI) capstone project

React, Node, Express, MongoDB, JSON web tokens, Heroku, CRUD app, full-stack

For my final project in the Web Development Immersive program at General Assembly, I built an app for my 10-year-high school reunion so my classmates can catch up with each other and learn about what they have been up to for the past 10 years.

React, Node, Express, MongoDB, JSON web tokens, Heroku, CRUD app, full-stack

Website design, Redesign, Restaurant, UX/

Zero Degrees Company: Website Redesign

Website design, Redesign, Restaurant, UX/

A redesign project for a popular chain restaurant throughout California, Nevada, Arizona, Texas, Oregon, and Florida.

Website design, Redesign, Restaurant, UX/

Node.js, Express, Spotify API, JavaScript, HTML5, Materialize CSS, Facebook OAuth, authentication, CRUD app, REST, full-stack

MusicDB: A full-stack "IMDB for Musicians" app

Node.js, Express, Spotify API, JavaScript, HTML5, Materialize CSS, Facebook OAuth, authentication, CRUD app, REST, full-stack

I believe one of the biggest issues with the music industry today is proper documentation and transparency of credits. You can find who acted in what movie instantaneously with IMDB, so why should the music industry be any different? I don't think it should, so my team built a prototype app to begin solving this problem in an elegant way.

Node.js, Express, Spotify API, JavaScript, HTML5, Materialize CSS, Facebook OAuth, authentication, CRUD app, REST, full-stack

Ruby, Rails, Ruby on Rails, full-stack, CRUD app, REST, scheduling, CSS grid, HTML5, Heroku, WDI

Works For Me: A full-stack Ruby on Rails app

Ruby, Rails, Ruby on Rails, full-stack, CRUD app, REST, scheduling, CSS grid, HTML5, Heroku, WDI

Planning an event can be difficult... and especially annoying when trying to gather a bunch of busy people. So I built an app to try and make it easier for people to find a time that works with everyone's schedule using Ruby on Rails.

Ruby, Rails, Ruby on Rails, full-stack, CRUD app, REST, scheduling, CSS grid, HTML5, Heroku, WDI

Non-profit, Design from scratch

Bloom Development: Website design

Non-profit, Design from scratch

A website design project for an amazing cause. BLOOM Development is a non-profit company who pairs determined young ladies with mentors who are successful in the industry the students are interested in to offer career/life advice.

Non-profit, Design from scratch