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James Taylor

Back End Engineer
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About me

Hello, my name is James Taylor. I have a professional background in addiction medicine, clinic management, and business. While I deeply enjoyed helping others through my work in medicine, my experiences led me to develop a keen interest in technology. This passion inspired me to pivot my career towards software development.

Currently, I am devoted to learning various technologies and coding languages. My goal is to utilize my past and newly acquired skills to enter the tech industry, where I can build innovative applications that make a meaningful difference in people's lives.

One of the things I love about coding is the opportunity to collaborate with others to bring new ideas to fruition and tackle obstacles together. In my opinion, there is no better way to achieve this than through the world of software development.

Preferred locations

  • Boulder, CO
  • Denver, CO
  • Fort Collins, CO
  • Loveland, CO
Open to other locations and/or remote work

Previous industries

  • Hospital & Health Care
  • Medical Practice
  • Mental Health Care

Skills

  • ActiveRecord
  • Continuous Integration
  • DevOps
  • Git
  • GitHub
  • GitHub Projects
  • Heroku
  • LinkedIn
  • PostgreSQL
  • Postman
  • Rails
  • RSpec
  • Ruby
  • Slack
  • Visual Studio

Currently learning

  • AWS
  • CSS3
  • Django
  • Docker
  • GraphQL
  • HTML5
  • PHP
  • Python
  • Rust

Projects

ALPs (Advanced Language Practices)

ALPs (Advanced Language Practices)

Project scope time 96 hours
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Tools Used

  • AWS
  • CSS3
  • Git
  • GitHub
  • GitHub Projects
  • HTML5
  • Java
  • Postman
  • Rails
  • React
  • RSpec
  • Ruby

Now that you've "climbed the mountain" of learning another language, keep your skills fresh with regular practice! Language output (speaking & writing) is key but can get dull with routine drills, plus you may never know if it's entirely correct. 🔸 With ALPs, every writing challenge comes with an inspiring image to ignite your imagination, a random verb & grammar points to help focus your language, and immediate feedback with the help of AI!

The mission of ALPs is to provide users with writing promts that ignite their imagination and provide immediate feedback on their language output.

Users simply choose their target language via an avatar to start a new challenge. When they begin, they'll see a random verb, inspiring image, and multiple grammar points to create fresh, unique sentences. Once they submit the challenge -- with the help of AI -- immediate feedback and correct sentences are provided so they can review and learn even faster! Users also have the option to email a copy of their work to themselves since tracking personal progress not only expediates growth but also cultivates confidence!

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Character Chords

Character Chords

Project scope time 110 hours
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Tools Used

  • AWS S3
  • Continuous Integration
  • CSS3
  • Git
  • GitHub
  • GitHub Projects
  • HTML5
  • PostgreSQL
  • Rails
  • Ruby

Introducing Character Chords: AI-Generated Playlists that resonate with your moral compass and musical taste.

Here's how it works:

Step 1: Take a personality test designed to gauge your responses to 12 fictional scenarios. Based on your answers, our system matches you with a renowned character that shares your inclinations. We use the time-tested Dungeons and Dragons alignments, which measure your alignment on two scales: Good to Evil and Lawful to Chaotic.

Step 2: Once you've been assigned a character, it's time to infuse your playlist with your favorite genre of music. With a simple input, our state-of-the-art Artificial Intelligence, powered by Chat GPT 3.5, curates a collection of songs that your character would listen to if they also had a taste for your chosen music style.

Step 3: After receiving the AI-generated playlist, you have the freedom to remix it to your liking or seamlessly integrate it into your Spotify account, immersing yourself in the perfect blend of music and character.

** Please note that while we're eagerly awaiting Spotify's approval, only emails whitelisted by Spotify can currently access the app."

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