Hi, I'm Sam;

Self-taught full-stack developer passionate about all things tech, maths, and sport.

Studying Applied Mathematics at the University of Melbourne, Parkville

About me

I'm an 18 year-old mathematics student and self-taught full-stack developer from Melbourne, Australia. I wrote my first line of Python at 9 years old, and ever since I've been hooked! For me, programming has opened up new avenues and approaches to solving problems, which is a process I have always enjoyed.

I currently have a few really cool projects in the pipeline, so watch this space for announcements regarding those!

In high school, I was very grateful to be given the opportunity to develop my programming and computing skills through initiatives such as the Australian Informatics Olympiad, as well as projects and assignments within my school community. Being able to work with people on these projects really solidified programming and software engineering in my mind as not just a hobby, but something I was really keen to pursue in my professional life.

In my software projects, I really enjoy working with artificial intelligence and machine learning, as well as optimisation and algorithmic problems which really force me to think of outside-the-box ways to efficiently work with data.

Some stuff of mine

The Autism Site

A network for Support Workers, Behaviour Support Assistants, and Therapy Assistants to find work and connect with autistic people. Built with NextJS, Postgres, and using CI/CD principles.

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The Road to Full-Time SoftEng

Join me as I embark on and document every step of my journey towards becoming a full-time software engineer.

My skills

python
typescript
javascript
reactjs
nextjs
git
postgresql
mysql
REST
matlab
tensorflow
docker

Away from VS Code

Sport

Sport has always been an important extracurricular to me. At the moment, I play cricket and golf, but have also previously played competitive tennis. Recently I have also been more regularly going to the gym, which has been helping me build self-confidence, as well as improve my overall fitness and strength for the sports I primarily play.

Last golf round: 86
Current handicap: 14.3

Current bench press 1RM: 60kg
2km PB: 07:51 (08:37 avg)

Uni

I am currently pursuing a Bachelor of Science at the University of Melbourne, planning to major in Mathematics and Statistics with an Applied Mathematics Specialisation.

I am also studying a stream of Computer Science subjects concurrent to my mathematics-oriented course, as well as pursuing a breadth track focused primarily on Linguistics.

2024 Subjects:

Calculus 2 MAST10006 - First Class Honours
Linear Algebra MAST10007 - First Class Honours
Data Analysis MAST10010 - First Class Honours
Foundations of Computing COMP10001 - First Class Honours
Foundations of Algorithms COMP10002 - First Class Honours
Intercultural Communication LING10002 - First Class Honours
Myth, Art, and Empire: Greece and Rome ANCW10002 - First Class Honours