About the team

Carter Kaess

Recorder / Coder

Education

Golden West College, Huntington Beach - AS in Computer Science

Northern Arizona University - BS in Computer Science(in progress)

Work experience/Projects

Created a web application with basic JS, CSS, and HTML that allowed users CRUD access to blog posts which can include an image, title and content.

Created A basic portfolio website for my photography with simple navigation

Skills

Fluent typist

Customer Service

C, and C++ ( 2 years each)

MYSQL, JS, Python (<1 year each)

Other Interests

Camping, hiking, Mountain biking, photography, Computer Building/maintaining, video games, and FPV drone building/flying.

Charles Descamps

Client Communicator / Coder

Education

Walden Grove High School (GPA 3.89)

Northern Arizona University (GPA 3.4)

Work experience/Projects

Super Simple Ticketing System; Used Python to create a connection between frontend and backend processes.

Skills

Programming Languages:

Python (3 years of experience)

C/C++ (2 years of experience)

Java (1 year of experience)

Systems Administration:

Docker

Debian

Bash

Virtualization

Other Technologies:

Git/GitHub

Cloud Virtualization Platforms (AWS, DigitalOcean, Azure)

Other Interests

Self Hosting various services for family, video games, and building PCs/Servers

Charles(Chas) Diaz

Team Lead / Coder

Education

Thunderbird HighSchool

Northern Arizona University (GPA 3.57)

Work experience/Projects

Workout Scheduling Website (cs386 Software Engineering) Implemented the backend and middleware for a workout scheduling system, used NodeJs, mySql, and Express.js. Used GitHub for version control.

Server/Client Chat Application (cs460 Computer Networks) Created a chat application in c for multiple clients to chat to each other through a central server.

Skills

Python (Familiar < 1 Year)(One Class)

C/C++ (Familiar > 1 year)(3 Classes)

mySql (One Class)

Java (One Class)

Javascript/html/css (Familiar > 1 year)(3 Classes)

Git/GitHub

Other Interests

Working out, running, hiking/rucking, bouldering, and playing video games.

Connor Aiton

Architecht / Coder

Education

Northern Arizona University (GPA: 3.7) Relevant Coursework: Computer Networking, Software Engineering, Operating Systems

Paradise Valley High School (GPA: 4.212) Relevant Coursework: AP Computer Science A, AP computer science principles, A+

Work experience/Projects

Software Engineering Research Intern, Northern Arizona University Feb. 2024 – Current

Novel Implementation of Python Bots, GitHub Actions and MongoDB to gamify learning how to contribute to open-source projects for both non-technical and new technical people, resulting in a deeper understanding of how to use GitHub.

Game Server Bot

Instant game server solution implemented as a Discord chat bot in Python that uses AWS Boto3 and Terraform to spin up servers. Meal Swipe Website: Led development of backend and infrastructure, ensuring robustness and support for critical functions. Proactively mentored other members who were new to GitHub to better utilize the platform.

Meal Swipe Website:

Led development of backend and infrastructure, ensuring robustness and support for critical functions. Proactively mentored other members who were new to GitHub to better utilize the platform.

Skills

Python

Terraform

Bash

C/C++ (Familiar < 1 year)

Git/GitHub

Docker

AWS Certified Solutions Architect

Other Interests

Pipeline automation (build/test/deploy), Cloud infrastructure and Security, Mountain Biking, Video Game/Game hosting, Off roading/Working on cars