This project was created for a database management course with a team of five students. The objective of the project was to use the data visualization tool Mapbox to demonstrate an understanding of data representation, management, and visualization. Our team utilized a database of earthquakes around the globe and updated daily. The data from this source was visualized on an interactive map with various filters for users to see where earthquakes were happening, how strong they were, and how close in proximity to other earthquakes they were. This project took about two months to complete, and our team utilized various tools including Node.js, Visual Studio, Github, and Heroku to make this project possible.

This program was written for CS 4920 - Intro to Applied Cryptography in my final semester at UCCS. The Python program implements the Data Encryption Standard (DES) using text files as input and output for generating the encoded ciphertext from the provided key and plaintext. The program allows for any number of rounds of DES, though the standard 16 rounds were used for the purposes of this project. A simple example of the program generating ciphertext can be seen below, and the full source code can be viewed in PDF form by clicking the 'Source Code' button. There is a second file of the program simply containing a three-dimensional array for the standard substitution boxes of DES not included in the main program as to not take up space.

The programs shown below are a pair of programs for a simple file transfer system utilizing FTP. This system was written for CS 4220 - Computer Networks using template client-side and server-side code in C. The objective of the project was to learn and implement sockets into the templates as well as how to complete a handshake connection between a client and a server to transfer files. The system was tested on UCCS Linux servers available to students where one program was placed on one virtual system (acting as a client) and the other on another virtual system (acting as a server). The program can successfully transfer files both directions.

In the course CS 3020 - Advanced Object Technology using C#/.NET, projects were focused around video game design. In these projects, I made recreations of popular board games Battleship and Minesweeper in a terminal interface and program interface respectively. I also created a graphical turn-based role-playing game (RPG) for the final project. The primary tools utilized for these projects were Visual Studio, C# and .NET, and Windows Forms. These programs demonstrate programming topics including object-oriented design, classes and inheritance, polymorphism, and more. Program code is available upon request.

More examples of my work in programming, cryptography, game development and more are available. If you are curious about any other projects I have worked on not listed here, please reach out to me. This portfolio is ever-expanding and may not contain all of my works. Contact info can be found on the 'About Me' page and I would be happy to discuss and elaborate on any project listed here as well as any others not currently shown.