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tlai18/README.md

👋 Hi, I'm Thomas Lai

📍 Boston, MA | 📧 [email protected] | 🔗 LinkedIn | 🌐 GitHub

👨‍🎓 About Me

I’m a Computer Science student at Tufts University, graduating in May 2025 with a strong academic foundation and hands-on experience in software engineering. I specialize in full-stack development and have a passion for creating innovative, user-friendly applications that solve real-world problems.

Fun Fact: I’ve worked on projects ranging from secure firewall management systems to music recommendation apps powered by facial emotion recognition!

💻 Skills

Technologies:

  • Frontend: ReactJS, NextJS, React Native, Tailwind
  • Backend: NodeJS, ExpressJS, MongoDB, PostgreSQL, Firebase
  • Tools: Git, Heroku

Programming Languages:

  • C++, C, Java, Python, Swift
  • HTML/CSS, JavaScript, TypeScript, Shell Scripting, SQL

🛠️ Projects

TTS Firewall Management System

React Native, Node.js, MongoDB
A secure web interface for managing Tufts Technology Services firewall rules.

  • Developed features such as dynamic rule modification, real-time updates, and database integration to enhance functionality and user experience.

JumboShare

React native, NodeJ/Express, PostgreSQL
A meal swipe exchange platform for students to optimize meal swipe usage.

  • Developed a seamless exchange feature for efficient transactions among users.

FaceTracks

Affectiva SDK, Spotify API, Node.js
An innovative music recommendation app that uses facial emotion recognition to suggest songs.

  • Integrated Spotify API for secure authentication and personalized song selection.

Image Compressor

C
A unique tool to compress images by transforming color spaces and eliminating redundant data.

  • Tested across various file types to ensure consistency and efficiency.

💼 Experience

Technical Lead, JumboCode (The Lantern)

September 2023 - May 2024

  • Led a multidisciplinary team using Agile methodologies to deliver on-time, user-friendly software.
  • Mentored developers and performed rigorous code reviews to maintain quality.

Front-End Developer, JumboCode (Aaron’s Presents)

September 2022 - May 2023

  • Built a React Native app for managing student data and events for a non-profit organization.

Full-Stack Developer, JumboCode (Simply Smiles)

September 2021 - May 2022

  • Developed a comprehensive expense tracking system using the MERN stack.

🚀 Let’s Connect

🌱 I’m always eager to learn and collaborate on impactful projects. Check out my repositories to see what I’m working on or reach out for collaboration opportunities!

📧 Email: [email protected]
🔗 LinkedIn: linkedin.com/in/t-lai/
🌐 GitHub: github.com/tlai18

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  1. tts-capstone tts-capstone Public

    TypeScript 1

  2. JumboCode/the-lantern JumboCode/the-lantern Public

    JumboCode 2023-2024 project for The Lantern Club, led by Sristi Panchu

    TypeScript 2

  3. locmai1/facetracks locmai1/facetracks Public

    JavaScript 1

  4. JumboShare JumboShare Public

    JavaScript