Hi, I'm Sage. I'm a recent CS graduate of University of Colorado, Boulder but have been an employed programmer since high school. I enjoy fishing, bacpacking, traveling, and making my own IoT devices. From machine learning to app development, I enjoy exploring everything that programming has to offer. I've co-founded two (now defunct) companies, Bookmatch and TrackerML, and enjoyed every moment of it.
Using machine learning to idenify features of bestselling fiction novels
Bookmatch LLC was a company that was founded by myself and Alex Peltier. We used NLP and machine learning techniques written in Python to study the themes, writing style, emotions, characters, and more in thousands of fiction novels. We provided a web app for writers to upload their manuscripts to be analyzed and compared with bestselling novels. The company is currently on ice because of other commitments.
9new Colorado interviewed us when we used Bookmatch to attempt to uncover the infamous anonymous NYT op-ed author and White House cabinet member. You can read the blog post detailing our methods here.
Machine learning model version control and parameter tracking
TrackerML is a company that I co-founded at CU that is similar to Git and Github, but for machine learning development. I wrote the Python SDK and CLI (that can be install via Pip) that allows users to version control files and track parameters and accuracies. This data is sent to the web app at tracker.ml for convenient viewing and sharing.
Custom scripting language made as an internship project
Ds3_script is a Groovy DSL that makes it easy to create scripts with Spectra Logic's DS3 data storage API. DS3 is similar to Amazon's S3 API so it can be arduous to write an otherwise simple script. Ds3_script extracts away much of the bloat and makes data managment easy enough for any IT admin. There are installers for Windows, OSX, and Ubuntu.
Freelance project working with a local HVAC company to develop an Android application to improve SEO. Similar to Nearby Now, it allows emlpoyees to send a Google review request at the end of a service. Employees can also upload an image of their work to Google Business.
Universal Paperclips is a fun game that combines the economics of producing paperclips with a growing AI that stops at nothing to improve production. This is an Android clone written in Kotlin of the original web game.
Grid of Life is a personal implementation of Conway's Game of Life written in Python. It's my go-to example for teaching new programmers Python.
IoT light board that can be operated manually or using the HomeAssistant web app locally hosted on my home server. I used an Arduino Nano and ESP8266 for WiFi connectivity.
IoT door sensor that can communicate with HomeAssistant locally hosted on my home server. I use it to automatically turn on lights when entering my apartment. I used an ESP8266 for WiFi connectivity and local computing.
A website that provides an analysis of the Meltdown computer security vulnerability. It contrasts how the flaw was communicated to the general public and computer security professionals.
A Ruby on Rails web app to track employee's time at work. They can clock in and out and managers can edit timesheet mistakes.
A Ruby on Rails web app that allowed users to create international flight ticket price alerts. Users could select general world regions and travel dates to get the best price. The web crawler was written in Python and used the SkyScanner API.
I was lead programmer and team captain of my highschool's 2015 FRC robotics team. We had to build a robot that could carry totes and recycling bins and stack them. The robot used mecanum wheels for driving in any direction without rotating the chassis. It also had a turret that supported a claw on a vertical shaft to grab and move totes.
Many blind people enjoy skiing, so I created a ski helmet that uses proximity sensors and an arduino to audibly alert the user of incoming obstacles.
Ruby on Rail web app that lets you input available ingredients in your kitchen an returns possible recipes.
I was a sofware engineer intern on the Emerging Markets team at Spectra Logic. I worked on major, large scale data management products and smaller support tools. We used Java, Kotlin, Groovy, and Python for professional DevOps development. I worked full time during the summer and part time during school.
I worked on machine learning systems to do complex text analysis of fiction novels. I was also responsible for business development and marketing.
