Dylan M. Sanders

About Me

Hey there! My name is Dylan Sanders and I'm a Developer, Feminist, Francophile, Piña Colada Enthusiast, and R. Kelly SuperFan. Currently, I'm in love with Meteor.js and Python with special interests in AI/ML/NLP/CV and other acrynoms.

When I'm not staring at a computer screen all day I enjoy music, comedy, traveling, fitness, and painting. I studied in Paris for a year and fell in love with the city so I like to split my time between there, Orange County, and San Francisco.

Also, I love puns and gifs. I hope that doesn't change your image of me...

(not funny, I know. I'm sorry)

Latest Projects

itinity - Meteor

itinity is a personalized itinerary generator that plans your trip based around your interests and local businesses in the area. I made this with a team using Meteor and APIs from Soleo, Sabre, Just API, and Traitify.

A user takes a simple personality test that displays two images at a time each representing a different personality trait. Once the results are calculated, itinity shows the user their most apparent traits and allows the user to input the date and location of their desired adventure. From those factors, we create specific itineraries including the local businesses that the user would most likely want to visit.

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I'm Home Safe - Meteor

An app that uses Estimote Beacons to automatically send a text to a loved one once you arrive home safely after a night out. I'm Home Safe earned “Best use of Estimotes” Award at BattleHack London 2015.

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Twemoji - Meteor

Twemoji pulls random tweets from a stream and then performs sentiment analysis and assigns an emoji based on the score. There is also a very nice spinning globe made with D3.js

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Hotline Bling Terminal - Python

Python script to display a scrolling banner that reads 'HOTLINE BLING' in asterik letters. If Drake was a programmer, he would run this on start up.

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Pink Scroller - Meteor

A fun little project that uses tracking.js to scroll down the page when you drag a magenta object in front of the camera. It takes the y-axis of the object in the video screen and mirrors that percentage to scroll up or down the page.

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Sticky Notes - Meteor

A productivity web app similar to Trello for organizing virtual "sticky notes" using drag and drop.

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Pysetta(Stone) - Python

A script that will quiz me on a random phrase every time I open a new terminal. It pulls from a text file in the format question=answer so it can be used for anything that follows that structure. For French, I thought it would be nice to hear the correct pronunciation as I learned the phrases so I set up text to speech with Pyvona.

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Calendar - Meteor

A simple Calendar app that allows users to create edit and delete tasks.

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Work Experience

Full-stack Meteor Developer and Technical Lead - Village.fm (Summer 2015 - Present)

I'm a solo developer working for a new music startup that allows users to post songs in a communal playlist and discuss with likeminded fans. I built the prototype and beyond from scratch with Meteor while utilizing the Soundcloud and Youtube API's.

Full-stack Meteor Developer - SWCH (Jan 2016 - Present)

I work with a team of developers to build out a custom e-commerce platform that allows retailers and distributors to purchase e-liquid and other nicotine products not available on Amazon or Ebay. I contribute to the core features such as checkout and user authentication.

Full-stack Meteor Developer - Foodful.ly (Summer 2015 - Present)

I work with a team of developers to build a hybrid mobile app using Meteor that calculates when food spoils and provides users with reminders and recipes to use before their food goes bad. I build upon and add core features as well as implement a variety of third-party smart packages from Atmosphere.js

Full-stack Meteor Developer - Oak.Works (Summer 2015 - Winter 2015)

I worked with a team of two other developers at their development firm, building web apps with Meteor for various clients. I contributed new features and bug fixes to existing projects.

Co-founder and Technical Lead - U-Path (Summer 2015 - Winter 2015)

I co-founded and developed a hybrid mobile app that allows users to draw custom routes on a map that they can then share with friends to help them navigate where Google maps can't. I planned business and marketing strategies with a team of one product manager and two marketers. I also developed the MVP from scratch with Meteor.

Java Class Instructor - iDTech (Summer 2014)

I taught classes on the basics of Java programming to school children in a Computer Science summer camp. I planned and implemented original curriculum based on my knowledge of the language.

My GitHub

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