Harrison Thacker: Software Developer

About Me

Hello, My name's Harrison. As a software developer, I've specialized in Java and MySQL Development. My Bachelor's is in Software Development from WGU, and my Associate's in Computer Science is from Salt Lake Community College.

Although I have seven years of experience with Java and MySQL, There's far more that I'd be interested in working with. Front-End Development with frameworks such as React or Next.js looks very exciting, but I'd be equally at home doing Back-End Development with Node.js(This site being an example). I'd also love to work in iOS using Swift, or even Android seeing as I made an Android app using Java. Data Engineering also piques my interest a lot. I love to make things look pretty, but I'd be just as comfortable working with CRUD functionality and databases.

My body of work and career aspirations aren't the total sum of me as a person. I'm also a triplet, an avid friend of all cats, and an aspiring photographer and synthesist(musician). I believe my creative side will contribute to my IT aspirations and success. There's so much I want to explore and pursue as a human being(music, photography/cinematography, cooking) that I'm interested in a left-brain/right-brain paradigm. My creativity and imagination can be coupled with the problem-solving and logical side of this industry. Not only could I learn new technical skills, but I could couple them with creative elements from other aspects of life. Helping me to become more of a solid, well-rounded person.

To be successful, I'll have to cultivate my career, plus my personal growth as well. We're all a work in progress, capable of progressing past who we once were. These past nine years, I have developed my skills in software development, its methodologies, and the design aspects that go into it. I'm looking forward to continuing my journey by finding projects and opportunities that will not only help me to grow, but to do that alongside many other talented individuals.

My skills, education, and services can be found within my resume. You can view my work in the portfolio section down below. Each project links to its own respective GitHub repository.

Portfolio

Holladay Pediatric Scheduler

JavaFX desktop application that can schedule appointments with customers, and their given contacts. Also manages customers, either adding new ones, making edits to preexisting customers, or removing them altogether. The scheduler makes use of a MySQL database which cannot be changed from its original schema.

University Scheduler

Java Android Application that allows a user to keep track of university courses, terms, and assessments. In addition to new ones created by the user, each one can also be edited or removed altogether. Makes use of an SQL Room Database and organized by an MVVM methodology.

Inventory Management App

JavaFX desktop application that keeps track of inventory for both parts and products. Each of which can be added, edited, or removed altogether. Products are made up of given parts.

ChatbotFX

A JavaFX application that performs the same tasks as Chatbot(Swing), but with better GUI and more features. ChatbotFX returns and talks about information input by the user, has file saving and loading capabilities, and utilizes the Twitter4J API.

AddressApp

First JavaFX MVC project. Utilizes JAXB to marshall and unmarshall person data as XML. Included are a sample list of persons that can have their Information edited or deleted. You can also make your own list of persons, family, friends, coworkers, and save their person data as XML.

Certifications

I possess both CompTia A+ and Project + Industry Certifications. In addition, I'm a proud Microsoft Technology Associate. The MTA certs I have obtained are:

Software Development Fundamentals
Software Testing Fundamentals
Database Fundamentals
Security Fundamentals
Windows Operating System Fundamentals
Cloud Fundamentals

Other miscellaneous certs can be found in my LinkedIn profile.

Harrison Thacker

Software Developer