Conrad Hansen-Quartey
🚀 Welcome to my portfolio!
I enjoy computer programming, among other things. NOTE: PORTFOLIO UNDER CONSTRUCTION
📜 About me section
My name is Conrad Hansen-Quartey. I live in West Haven, CT. I majored in Engineering Science.
Having self-taught programming languages throughout high school and learning computer programming design principles and techniques in college, I have become a well-rounded computer scientist. I have a passion not only for developing software, but for solving problems in creative ways. I am deeply committed to using my talents and gifts to serve those around me and society in general.
👩🏽🚀 Projects
Creative Contentions
(2D block world game)
Programming Language: Processing (based on Java)
Purpose
This is a 2D world of block characters, where the player can break down and collect blocks, craft new items, and fight mobs and monsters.
Contributions
- Reduced CPU utilization by 42% through code refactoring to reduce time complexity of several sections of code.
- Reduced time complexity of multiple functions from linear to constant time and removed duplicated sections of code.
- Make technical trade-offs to balance time complexity with file size to ensure execution speed at scale.
Link
https://creative-contentions.vercel.app/Bee Swarm Simulator (bss)
(spin-off of block character 3D world in roblox)
Programming Language: VanillaJS
Purpose
This is a 3D world of block characters in which the main player controls a swarm of bees. The main player can talk to characters (mostly bears) to receive and complete quests and earn honey and items. The player can use honey to buy bee eggs and items to upgrade their tools and storage pack.
Contributions
- Improved readability of code by introducing comments for all edits from May 2023 and onward
- Improved playability of game in several ways, including
- Making all menus easily accessible by keyboard shortcut
- Fixed an issue where the camera panning following the mouse position prevented the user from being able to select menus with the mouse
Link
https://conrad1451.github.io/bss/The best way out is always through
-Robert Frost
🖥️ Experience
(The professional kind)
🖥️ Tech Intern (Software Engineering & Data Analytics Intern)
Robin | May 2021 - Aug 2021
Virtual (Remote)
- Developed minimum viable products (MVPs) for learning management system and sentiment analysis in React.js.
- Enabled the company to understand overall student sentiment for coaching sessions through analyzing the data obtained from coaching session feedback data from over 3,600 students organized into 11 student groups.
🖥️ Coding/Robotics/UAV Instructor
GForce STEM | May 2020 - Aug 2020
(Virtual)
- Coordinated the STEM education of 6 students via online instruction by developing 16 lesson plans for Python computer programming, Arduino prototyping, and Unmanned Aerial Systems (UAV).
- Strengthened problem-solving, critical thinking, and programming skills of students through guided estimation challenges and instruction in the Python programming language and UAV technology.
🖥️ Cybersecurity Intern/Robotics Instructor
GForce STEM | Jul 2019 - Aug 2019
(New Haven, CT)
- Burned Darik’s Boot and Nuke (DBAN) onto a thumb drive and used to reformat laptops. Burned Windows 10 onto a secondary thumb drive and used to download a clean copy of Windows 10 onto laptops.
- Researched partitioning of thumb drives to burn both DBAN and Windows 10 onto a single thumb drive to reduce time spent restoring each laptop and reduce the likelihood of error.
- Prepared and taught curriculum on robotics and drone technology using PowerPoint presentations and demonstrations of 2 small drones.
- Led students in CAD modeling on OnShape and Arduino prototyping on Autodesk TinkerCAD.
🖥️ Federal Work Study (FWS) Student Technician
Vanderbilt University | Jan 2019 - Mar 2020
(Nashville, TN)
- Reduced professor complaints to technical department by regularly testing audio, visual, and wireless capabilities to ensure quick and reliable connection to classroom iMacs, PCs and tablets for 20 professors and speaking guests across 5 classrooms and 2 performance halls.
- Ensured smooth conduction of 3 speeches and performances which averaged 100+ attendees by offering stand-by technical support.
🖥️ President and Project Engineer
GForce STEM | Nov 2017 - Aug 2018
(New Haven, CT)
- Developed and implemented company skill assessment that assessed attendance records of interns and their completion of general and project-specific tasks.
- Equipped 6 student interns to score “target” level in company skill assessment of teaching science, technology, engineering, and math concepts through overseeing weekly training sessions.
- Enabled 15% of Intro to Robotics class to enter elite universities and 19% to pursue STEM degrees by heading R&D of robotics kit used to develop their mechanical, electrical, and software engineering skills.
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