Hi there, I'm Blake Marterella! 👋

I am a Computer Science student at Virginia Tech, passionate about leveraging leadership and technology to foster innovation and community. Beyond academia, I explore creativity through my hobbies, managing various programming projects, and continuously learning/applying new tech skills, aiming to better both myself and the communities I engage with.

`AboutMe.js`

const BlakeMarterella = {
  email:          "[email protected]",
  website:        "https://marterella.com",
  recursion_tech: "https://recursion.tech",
  hobbies:        ["Bass Guitar", "Swimming", "3D Printing", "Homelab"],
  favorite: {
    programming_languages:  ["Typescript", "Java", "Python", "Haskell"],
    js_frameworks:          ["AngularJS", "VueJS"],
    software:               ["Notion", "Jira", "Figma"],
    areas_of_cs:            ["Product Engineering", "Architecture", "CI/CD", "Web Dev"]
  }
};

Check out some of my past and current projects ⬇️

Blake M's Projects

blakemarterella

Config files for my GitHub profile.

consistency-drives-results

A proof of concept web application designed to help users maximize their potential by creating and reinforcing consistent habits.

dark-flat-iterm-colors

A dark flat theme for color scheme for iterm2, designed for Powerlevel9k and oh-my-zsh

grant-enterprise-day

A project for Grant to showcase his NFC product (titled Tap Happy) for his 6th grade Enterprise Day. Enterprise Day allows students to become entrepreneurs for a day!

isc1005_mariomatchinggame

A simple card based memory game using characters from the Super Mario franchise; includes a scoreboard to track individual scores. Designed for a final presentation in an Integrated Science class at Virginia Tech.

marterellaresume

I decided to give creating a latex resume a go. I'm excited to use Github instead of Google Docs because of the enhanced version control.

poc-web-recursion-bg

Background that uses vanilla HTML, CSS, and JS to create a fractal on a webpage

pypeephole

Smart peep hole with facial recognition capabilities enabiling you to know before the knock.

quackds

A project management platform created with Vue, Express, MongoDB, and Node.js (first attempt at playing with Javascript frameworks! Lots and lots of fun!)