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2024

ryanhorricks.com
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Built with Hugo and Blowfish, this portfolio website reflects seven years of professional and personal evolution, created over four months and four countries, leveraging AI and analytics for efficiency and insights.
Black Beauty
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Black Beauty is the third iteration of Lit, featuring refined construction techniques, weight optimizations, and a custom 3000mAh power pack. While the hardware achieved significant progress, challenges with firmware stability and power system design highlighted areas for future refinement.

2023

Iterations: Refining the Core Concept of Lit
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A series of three prototypes - based upon the ESP8266, ESP32-S2, and ESP32-S3. These were built to help me explore the limitations pertaining to processing power, refine the power supply/battery management system, and to provide me with enough devices to test out the faculties for commmunication between devices, to enable wireless synchronization, and ultimately enable me to realize the core concept behind this project.
2023.ryanhorricks.com
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The 2023 version of my site, built using Hugo and the Stack theme, marked a shift toward efficiency and content quality. By prioritizing pre-built tools over custom front-end development, I refined my portfolio and gained valuable insights into static site generators.
Lit Glamour Alpha
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Lit Glamour Alpha pushed the boundaries of wearable tech, blending custom double-sided LED panels, advanced optical engineering, and sound-reactive features. This ambitious first phase laid the groundwork for scalable, innovative designs while overcoming challenges in power, weight, and usability.

2022

Pharmacokinetics
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Pharmacokinetics is a desktop app designed to estimate plasma drug concentrations using dosage history and pharmacokinetic data. Built with an Angular/Electron front-end and a Django back-end, the app supports complex scenarios like extended-release formulations and has provided both technical learning and personal growth opportunities.
2022.ryanhorricks.com
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The 2022 version of my site was built using React and Gatsby and deployed with Netlify. It features a responsive design, dynamic portfolio, and seamless light/dark theming. This project reflects a commitment to performance, usability, and showcasing my technical expertise.

2021

Dashboard
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Dashboard is a virtual Kanban board built with React/Redux, designed to mimic the flexibility of a physical board. Using Sketch for UI mockups, it prioritizes user freedom, allowing dynamic card movement without the constraints of rigid rows or columns, offering a unique take on organizational tools.
Stonk Ticker
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Stonk Ticker is a full-stack tool that scrapes /r/wallstbets for stock mentions and correlates them with real-time data using the Yahoo Finance API. Built with a Ruby/Python back-end and a React front-end, it uses Redis for caching and JSON messaging to ensure seamless, real-time analytics for trending stocks.
2021.ryanhorricks.com
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In 2021, I built a new version of my website using WordPress, experimenting with custom features like a Library to catalog my book collection. I developed an ISBN Lookup Tool to retrieve book metadata via APIs, while refining my WordPress skills and personal branding.