Full-Stack Developer Portfolio

A self-hosted showcase of software engineering projects — from real-time data pipelines and custom APIs to a 3D game engine built from scratch. Everything runs on bare-metal infrastructure with CI/CD automation.

Python C++ PostgreSQL OpenGL Flask REST APIs WebAssembly

🚀 Featured Projects

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Self-Hosted Infrastructure

Complete DevOps setup running on Raspberry Pi hardware. Includes Nginx reverse proxy, PostgreSQL databases, systemd services, and GitHub Actions CI/CD pipeline for automated deployments.

Linux Nginx Docker CI/CD

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Custom CMS Platform

Database-driven content management system powering this entire site. Pages, layouts, components, and assets are all stored in PostgreSQL and rendered dynamically with Jinja2 templating.

Flask Jinja2 PostgreSQL Python

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Capitol Trades Scraper

Automated web scraping system that collects, processes, and visualizes congressional stock trading data. Features a distributed scraper network, real-time API feeds, and a searchable dashboard with advanced filtering.

Python Playwright PostgreSQL REST API

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3D Game Engine

Custom-built component-based game engine developed in C++11 with OpenGL 3.3. Features rigid body physics with collision detection, forward rendering pipeline, and Entity-Component System architecture.

C++11 OpenGL GLSL WebAssembly

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🛠️ Technical Stack

This portfolio demonstrates proficiency across the full stack — from low-level graphics programming to cloud-native infrastructure patterns, all self-hosted on bare-metal hardware.

Layer	Technologies
Languages	Python, C++, JavaScript, SQL, GLSL
Backend Frameworks	Flask, FastAPI, Gunicorn
Databases	PostgreSQL (Star Schema, Normalized Views)
Graphics & Engine	OpenGL 3.3, GLFW, GLM, Assimp, Emscripten
Web Scraping	Playwright, BeautifulSoup, Scheduled Jobs
Infrastructure	Nginx, systemd, Docker, GitHub Actions
Frontend	HTML5, CSS3, JavaScript, Jinja2, WebGL
Hardware	Raspberry Pi Cluster (Self-Hosted)

Layer

Technologies

Languages

Python, C++, JavaScript, SQL, GLSL

Backend Frameworks

Flask, FastAPI, Gunicorn

Databases

PostgreSQL (Star Schema, Normalized Views)

Graphics & Engine

OpenGL 3.3, GLFW, GLM, Assimp, Emscripten

Web Scraping

Playwright, BeautifulSoup, Scheduled Jobs

Infrastructure

Nginx, systemd, Docker, GitHub Actions

Frontend

HTML5, CSS3, JavaScript, Jinja2, WebGL

Hardware

Raspberry Pi Cluster (Self-Hosted)

🖥️ Infrastructure & DevOps

All services run on self-hosted Raspberry Pi hardware with proper production practices: reverse proxying, process management, monitoring, and automated deployments.

Component	Implementation
Web Server	Nginx reverse proxy with SSL termination
Application Server	Gunicorn with multiple Flask workers
Process Management	systemd services with auto-restart
Database	PostgreSQL with scheduled backups
CI/CD	GitHub Actions → Self-hosted runner
Monitoring	Custom health API with system metrics

Component

Implementation

Web Server

Nginx reverse proxy with SSL termination

Application Server

Gunicorn with multiple Flask workers

Process Management

systemd services with auto-restart

Database

PostgreSQL with scheduled backups

CI/CD

GitHub Actions → Self-hosted runner

Monitoring

Custom health API with system metrics

🧩 Custom CMS Platform

This entire website is powered by a custom-built content management system. Rather than serving static files, all pages, layouts, components, and assets are stored in PostgreSQL and rendered dynamically at request time.

Pages Route definitions, metadata, content blocks

Layouts Base templates with block placeholders

Components Reusable partials (sidebar, pagination, etc.)

Assets CSS, JavaScript served from database

Why Database-Driven?

✅ No filesystem dependencies — Content survives container restarts

✅ Version control ready — Scripts sync file changes to DB

✅ CI/CD friendly — Automated promotion from dev to production

✅ Admin-ready architecture — Foundation for in-browser editing

📈 Capitol Trades Data Pipeline

A complete data engineering solution that automatically scrapes congressional stock trading disclosures, enriches them with market data from financial APIs, and presents actionable insights through a web dashboard.

🔄 Data Collection

Playwright-based browser automation
Distributed scraping across multiple nodes
Scheduled jobs with retry logic
Real-time API integration (FinnHub, etc.)

🗄️ Data Architecture

PostgreSQL with star schema design
Normalized views for clean queries
RESTful API with role-based access
API key management system

📊 Visualization

Interactive dashboard with filters
Paginated data tables
Chart.js visualizations
Mobile-responsive design

🎮 3D Game Engine

A from-scratch game engine demonstrating low-level graphics programming, physics simulation, and software architecture. Built in C++ with OpenGL, now playable in the browser via WebAssembly compilation.

⚙️ Physics Engine

Rigid body dynamics simulation
OBB collision detection (SAT)
Impulse-based resolution
Coulomb friction model

🎨 Rendering

Forward rendering pipeline
Multi-light Blinn-Phong shading
Model loading (OBJ/FBX)
Debug visualization tools

🏗️ Architecture

Entity-Component System (ECS)
Game state machine
Memory-pooled object management
Deferred creation/deletion queues

📬 Get In Touch

Interested in discussing projects, collaboration opportunities, or technical details? This portfolio demonstrates hands-on experience with full-stack development, systems programming, and infrastructure management.