Alex Nye

Web & Game Developer
"A noble spirit embiggens the smallest man." - Jebediah Springfield

About me

I’m a web developer currently residing in Chicago, IL. I have been programming for most of my life and it is one of my great passions. Keeping up with the rapid pace of technology development is the challenge that keeps me motivated. I excel at quickly learning and applying new technologies.

I am currently employed as a Software Engineer at Donlen, a subsidiary of Hertz that specializes in vehicle fleet management. My role is a full stack web developer working on our primary fleet management website used internally and by our clients. I use Java 8 on the backend and JavaScript on the frontend via an MVVM framework called Ext JS. My current project is a revamp of our reporting system which builds custom reports spanning all of our databases. It is a user friendly interface to build any kind of report our users desire.

I’m a big fan of building powerful computers and playing with Linux. In my spare time I build Unreal Engine 4 video games in C++ and APIs to communicate with them. My other hobbies include cycling, tennis, and skiing.


Education

  • Galvanize Web Immersive - Denver, CO
  • M.A. Educational Technology - University of Connecticut
  • B.A. History - University of Connecticut

Skills

  • Java 8
  • JavaScript ES6
  • TypeScript
  • C++ 11
  • Node.js
  • Angular 7
  • HTML
  • CSS
  • MySQL
  • PostgreSQL
  • Transact-SQL
  • Android
  • Unreal Engine 4

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Projects

Check out my most recent projects

Zombie Home Invasion VR

A room-scale virtual reality game for the HTC Vive that places you in a post apocalyptic zombie world. Your goal is to defend a house from a zombie horde by manipulating your environment.

Tech: Unreal Engine 4, C++, HTC Vive

GitHub

Aliens Hide N Seek

A multiplayer horror hide and seek game for Android. Inspired by the colonial marines motion tracker from the movie Aliens. There are two separate game views, one for the hider (human) and another for the seekers (aliens). The hider hosts the game and communicates with the seekers via a Node.js API. The game ends when the seekers capture the hider by occupying roughly the same GPS location.

Tech: Java, Android, Node.js

Game API Video APK

Beerleague.me

A Cordova mobile application to facilitate the formation of recreational sports leagues. The project used a service-oriented approach. The back-end is a Node.js REST API service and the front-end uses a mobile focused AngularJS framework (Mobile Angular UI).

Tech: AngularJS, Cordova, Node.js

GitHub Demo Phone Server

Donut Shop Manager

An application to manage the business statistics of a series of donut shops. Designed to ease the oversight of large numbers of businesses. New shops may be added and their inventory details altered. Employees may also be tracked and assigned to stores.

Tech: jQuery, Node.js, PostgreSQL

GitHub Site