Hi! I'm Rhys.
A web developer
02.About Me
G'day! I'm Rhys, a web developer based in Sunbury, a suburb about 35km north-west of Melbourne, Victoria.
I'm currently enrolled in Coder Academy's Melbourne Flex Track bootcamp, due to complete in September 2021. I hope to pursue a job in web development upon completion of the course, and a career in software engineering thereafter. I'm passionate about creating interactive, functional and accessible products. I aim to build applications and websites that provide a great user experience, whilst still being performant.
I currently work as a small animal veterinarian, following graduation with a Bachelor of Veterinary Science from the University of Melbourne in 2013. Working as a veterinarian has helped me develop strong client-facing, communication skills and the integral ability to work in a team.
In my spare time I restore mid century furniture - you can find my instagram with some of my work here. I love the design aesthetic of the mid century period, and there's something immeasurably satisfying about working with wood, and bringing something old back to life.
03.Work
Languages, Tools & Frameworks
HTML 5
CSS 3
SASS
JAVASCRIPT
RUBY
GIT
RAILS
REACT
Featured Projects
PCPartsPal
What
A two-way marketplace where users can buy and sell computer parts.
Key Features
- Full stack application with Ruby-on-Rails backend.
- Cloud image storage with Amazon S3.
- Fully integrated payments with Stripe API.
- Postage calculation utilising AusPost API.
- Full user authentication and authorisation utilising Devise gem
Hacker News Clone
What
A soft clone of the Hacker News site built using the HackerNews API
Key Features
- Single page React application utilising functional components and Hooks.
- Site wide light/dark theming via Context API.
- Declarative routing implemented with React Router.
- Code splitting and lazy component loading.
PokeMemory
What
A memory card game utilising PokeAPI and built with React
Key Features
- Asynchronous PokeAPI calls to create the cards.
- React state management.
- Classic Pokemon styling!
Terminal Draughts
What
A terminal implementation of the popular two player board game Draughts, built with the Ruby programming language.
Key Features
- Leaderboard implementation with external file reading/writing.
- Logic to handle optimising multi-jumps.
- Object Oriented programming design pattern.
- Follow the README instructions under the Github link below to set up the application on your local machine.
Weatherly
What
An application to look up the local weather forecast.
Key Features
- Utilises OpenWeatherAPI to generate relevant display data.
- Ability to search any city with a population > 1000 via JSON data
- Toggle between Celsius and Fahrenheit.
- Data based on local timezone.
Portfolio Site
What
My personal website! Where you are now!
Key Features
- A place for me to showcase the things I've built.
- An easter egg or two. Hint: Life, the universe, and everything.