Hello world!

I'm Sam!

whois Sam

Heya! I'm Sam, a 21 year old developer from Wisconsin, USA. I'm currently studying Computer Science at UW-Madison. When I'm not programming, you'll find me hiking, mountain biking, reading, tinkering with my old-PC-turned-server, or playing video games. I'm always looking out for new projects that excite me, so feel free to reach out!

Here's a quick peek at what I'm up to right now:

psst, want one of these for yourself? try my Discord status SVG generator!

ls ./blog/recent-posts

Introduction to Docker
A step-by-step guide to deploying your first container and beyond.
Build Your Own Portfolio Website For Free
A step-by-step guide to creating a portfolio and blog using Astro, GitHub, and Markdown.
See more posts on my blog :)

cat ./portfolio

2025

Bucky's Buzzer Beater

Kahoot, but Jeopardy. A real-time trivia game built with websockets and Rust(!?) for MadHacks 2025.

Bucky's Buzzer Beater

Kahoot, but Jeopardy. A real-time trivia game built with websockets and Rust(!?) for MadHacks 2025.

2025

Bike Benefits Map

A PWA that helps users find local businesses that offer Bike Benefits discounts. Built with React and Mapbox.

Bike Benefits Map

A PWA that helps users find local businesses that offer Bike Benefits discounts. Built with React and Mapbox.

2025

WebLabs Operation Weave

The second workshop event site for WebLabs' WebFest series, teaching participants SQL, REST APIs, and LLM tool calls through hands-on challenges.

WebLabs Operation Weave

The second workshop event site for WebLabs' WebFest series, teaching participants SQL, REST APIs, and LLM tool calls through hands-on challenges.

2025

CS559 Showcase

The class project showcase site for CS559: Computer Graphics at UW-Madison.

CS559 Showcase

The class project showcase site for CS559: Computer Graphics at UW-Madison.

2025

Fishbowl

A 3D fishbowl simulation built with pure WebGL. Loads in models and handwritten shaders! My final project for CS559: Computer Graphics at UW-Madison.

Fishbowl

A 3D fishbowl simulation built with pure WebGL. Loads in models and handwritten shaders! My final project for CS559: Computer Graphics at UW-Madison.

2024

DSSD Madison - Red CORAL

An open-source club project that I led. A web app for a non-profit in South America that filters, sorts, and visualizes crime data on a map, table, and other charts.

DSSD Madison - Red CORAL

An open-source club project that I led. A web app for a non-profit in South America that filters, sorts, and visualizes crime data on a map, table, and other charts.

2024

LinkLooker

My first browser extension. Previews links using ChatGPT when you hover over them in Chrome and Firefox.

LinkLooker

My first browser extension. Previews links using ChatGPT when you hover over them in Chrome and Firefox.

2024

GitHub Discord Previews

A project that embeds Discord statuses in SVGs that can be easily placed anywhere. Built with an HTML frontend and React backend(!?).

GitHub Discord Previews

A project that embeds Discord statuses in SVGs that can be easily placed anywhere. Built with an HTML frontend and React backend(!?).

2024

ImageHound

My interview take-home for Fetch, where I interned during the summer of 2025. A web app that displays dog images from an API and lets you select and search for specfiic breeds, all coded in a handful of hours in Svelte.

ImageHound

2024

Staff Discord Bot

A Discord bot that accesses the Splatoon 3 API to get information about the game, like current shop and map rotations. It also let discord members vote for their favorite Splatfest teams.

Staff Discord Bot

A Discord bot that accesses the Splatoon 3 API to get information about the game, like current shop and map rotations. It also let discord members vote for their favorite Splatfest teams.