Elon Open Data Service (ODS) is a cutting-edge API provider dedicated to delivering effortless access to comprehensive data related to Elon University. As a project endorsed by the IT department, ODS thrives as a dynamic, cross-disciplinary initiative within the Computer Science Project Team. Our team synergizes expertise in DevOps, Software Engineering, UI/UX Design, and Project Management, fostering a holistic approach to technology.

We deliver secure and authenticated access to Elon University's resources by leveraging the university's own SSO while working with the latest, innovative technologies.

Tech Stack: Go, Chi, Postgres, MSSQL, Next.js, TypeScript, Docker, Kubernetes, Python

Repository: https://github.com/elonsoc/ods

This project essentially acts as an online resume at the moment. It is build on Next.js with CSS modules, deployed to Vercel, Cloudflare as CDN, and uses Google Analytics for tracking/SEO.

Link: ejrcarr.com

I enjoy playing chess in my free time which led to me to create a desktop app with Java/Swing/MySQL. Since most chess platforms have paywalls, I decided to create my own application to analyze my past games. It included a customized engine and scraped over 2,680,000+ past chess games from previous professional games to use as book moves. It was my first real application so I tried working according to SOLID principles. The design was modeled after chess.com's website and the GUI works similar as well. The GUI follows chess procedure, highlights legal moves for a clicked piece, indicates taken pieces, and displays chess notation of game. The engine uses a minimax algorithm based on piece value, mobility, development, king safety, and pawn structure using object-oriented programming.

Tech Stack: Java, Swing, JDBC, MySQL