Hi there, my name is
Matthew Volny
and I create things with code.
As a former scientist and university instructor, I bring a deep
curiosity and creative perspective to web development. Click the
links above or scroll down to learn more about me and what I am
currently up to.
1. About Me
I am a former PhD scientist and university instructor, who
recently transitioned into a career in software development. I
am comfortable working in a primarily front-end role, though I
am interested in expanding my knowledge of server-side
programming as well. I am naturally inquisitive, comfortable
problem solving, and truly love transforming rough ideas
to fully-featured applications through code.
What I know:
- Javascript
- HTML/CSS
- Node.js
- React
- Redux
- MongoDB
- PostgreSQL
2. What I've built
Featured Project
Crypto Dashboard
An Interactive dashboard displaying up-to-the-minute prices,
news, and charts for a user's cryptocurrency assets, and
thousands of other coins.
Site data is derived from public APIs, with animated charts
made using either 'britecharts' or
'lightweight-charts'.
- React
- Node.js
- PostgreSQL
Featured Project
Adventure Game
A point-and-click game where players explore an expansive map,
collecting items and solving puzzles.
Images are made interactive using 'image-maps', navigation
is accomplished with 'react-router', and a SQL database is
used to save game-state.
- React
- Node.js
- PostgreSQL
Featured Project
Chat App
A Real-time chat application to schedule and have private
conversation between two or more users.
Socket connections are made using a node server and
'socket.io', while user data - including contacts and
message histories - are stored in a noSQL database.
- Express
- Socket.io
- MongoDB
Featured Project
Kids Learning Site
An educational app for learning about Mars rover missions.
Faux 3-D animated globe built using CSS, interactive map
produced using NASA 'geoJSON' data and Javascript's 'canvas'
API, and dynamic timeline made using data from the NASA Mars
Rover API.
- Javascript
- jQuery
- HTML/CSS
