Problems first. Tools second.

The problem, my contribution, and the engineering choices behind each project.

Engineering

cody-sims.com

A production platform that supports four content domains, nine documented projects, and a reusable admin workflow.

Next.js / TypeScript / Node.js / Firebase

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Engineering

Recipe Collection

Reduced recipe capture from a manual transcription task to a guided import and review flow.

Next.js / TypeScript / Llama-4 AI / Firebase

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Applied AI

Video Description Generator

Produced a working Llama 4 Hackathon prototype that turns uploaded video into timed, customizable audio description.

React / Node.js / Llama-4 AI / FFmpeg

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Rhode Island MapsJava / JavaScript / React.js

Engineering

Rhode Island Maps

Interactive Pathfinding Application

Java / JavaScript / React.js / SQL

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Molecular Variational AutoencoderPython / TensorFlow / NumPy

Applied AI

Molecular Variational Autoencoder

Deep Learning for Drug Discovery

Python / TensorFlow / NumPy / Deep Learning

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VunmoC / C++ / Multithreading

Engineering

Vunmo

Multithreaded Payment Backend

C / C++ / Multithreading / Backend

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Engineering

Iterative Design

UX Case Study

UX Design / Figma / User Research / Prototyping

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Engineering

Pokemon Battle Simulator

Turn-based Combat Game

Java / JavaFX / Python / Web Scraping

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Engineering

Pokemon Team Builder

Interactive Team Planner

JavaScript / HTML/CSS / API Integration / DOM Manipulation

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