Year in Review: 2024

What a year it’s been! Looking back, 2024 feels like a whirlwind of activity, a mix of intense work, personal growth, and navigating the ups and downs of life. It’s been a year of building things – not just code, but also myself, my relationships, and my understanding of what it means to live a fulfilling life.

Work Projects: A Deep Dive

My professional life has been incredibly busy, filled with diverse projects that stretched my abilities and challenged me to learn new skills. Here’s a breakdown of what I’ve been working on:

Engineering

1. Company Portal – customer and software administration (Angular)
2. Prototypes (Angular)
   • LLM Agent (gpt-4o, assistants api, rag)
   • LLM-based UI (generative UI)
   • UI Interface for LLM
   • Prompt Engineering and Tracing
3. Engineering Team – Product Testing (ReasonReact)
4. WordPress
5. SEO – Google Analytics, Google Search Console, Bing Web Tools
6. Design and Wireframing – Figma & Sketch
7. COBOL Coder (Documentation) – LLM
8. Poetry Workshop RAG
9. ReasonML Test Writer – LLM
10. Parsing COBOL – Regex
11. Models – GPT-4o, Sonnet 3.5, qwen 2.5 coder
12. Fine Tuned – qwen 2.5 coder
13. Synthetic Training Data – COBOL & CMS Pricer
14. Style Guide

IT

1. Macbook Deployment and Updates
2. IT Cert – CompTIA A+

The sheer volume of projects is a testament to my ability to adapt and learn quickly. It has been intense, but I feel accomplished knowing I’ve stretched my abilities.

Personal Projects: Exploring and Creating

1. Poetry Workshop Simulator
2. Stanza Shuffle
3. Museum Models
4. Ocaml Readme Generator
5. City Code Assistant
6. Tarot Website
7. Artist Shop

These personal projects are very important to me. It gives me an outlet to use my tech and programming skills for things that I’m also personally interested in, such as poetry, and helping my community.

Despite the challenges, 2024 was a year of significant growth and learning. I’m proud of the work I accomplished and the progress I made in managing my mental health. As I look ahead, I’m excited to continue building upon these experiences, exploring new ideas, and finding ways to make a positive impact. I’m determined to make a difference with my unique perspective on solving problems and using my technical and soft skills. I look forward to tackling new projects, exploring new interests, and working towards my goals.