Ethan Hickey
Full Stack Web Developer
"If I had only looked over at the other makers, the painters or the architects, I would have realized that there was a name for what I was doing: sketching."
- Paul Graham
projects
Python Quest
A multi-user dungeon game allowing users to interact and communicate while escaping.
- Implemented a RESTful API using Django to provide front end client with rooms, items, and locations of other players
- Managed global state through React's Context API with actions and reducers
- Responsible for creating channels to allow players to communicate and track each other's movements
Lambda Treasure Hunt
A comprehensive client built to traverse the mazes, collect treasures, and mine Lambda coins provided by the Lambda treasure hunt.
- Designed breadth first search algorithm for traversing the 500 rooms in the shortest path possible
- Created algorithms to allow for automated blockchain mining and traversing of the rooms for gold
- Incorporated a CPU class to read and convert binary code into player instructions.
VolunTier
A platform built to connect local nonprofits with potential volunteers passionate about their causes.
- Worked with a team of six developers and two UX designers to create a product, implement user research, develop web pages based on high fidelity prototypes, and redesign based on stakeholders requests and user testing
- Utilized Google Maps API to allow users to have an easier experience finding events nearby
- Refactored forms to be modular, multi-step forms to improve user experience
Potluck Planner
A web application built to allow users to efficiently plan and organize potluck meals with friends and family.
- Senior Front End Developer responsible for management two junior developers
- Used React-Testing-Library to thoroughly test individual components and their logic
- Managed local state in classical components as well as global state for functional components using Context and React Hooks
Child Nutrition Tracker
A project built to track and screen children in regions of high child malnutrition.
- Incorporated amCharts in order to display an interactive global map for user friendly navigation
- Managed global state with Redux along with immutable reducers
- Organized sample data with bar charts provided by amCharts as well as using MomentJS for time and date management
Budget Builder
A platform built with input from freefrom.org in order to raise empathy for those wanting to escape domestic violence.
- Sole Back End Developer responsible for designing database schema, implementing a RESTful API, and working with team of Front End Developers
- Properly documented and provided test end points using API Docs
- Managed user authentication and authorization with JSON Web Token
Credit Card Form
An interactive credit card form with number formatting, validation, and card-type detection.
- Implemented RegEx logic in order to validate credit card information
- Used basic CSS along with styled-components to make the form user friendly and interactive