JohnConnell

Advocate

Advancing the physical, social, and economic revitalization
of LA's Streets through a comprehensive prioritization framework

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JohnConnell

Innovator

Developer of Ride-Sharing App for UCLA Students

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JohnConnell

Mentor

300+ hours of tutoring in Computer Science and Writing

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Highlights

JohnConnell

LA City Council Recognition

Invited by the City of Los Angeles to receive certificate for contributions to the Hillside Prioritization Street Application. The HSPA is being used by the city to determine where to invest millions.

JohnConnell

BSA Learning for Life Leadership Award Recipient

Honored for achievements as Chief of the VCME Post 911, including organizing events for local underserved communities, implementing weekly free health screenings, providing first aid services, and establishing a Surgical Shadowing Program.

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Projects

JohnConnell

Robot Tour Guide Instruction Generator

Robots already deliver food and take orders, so why can't they give tours? This project uses a custom HashMap implementation, shortest-path algorithms, data parsing, and more to generate tours spanning hundreds of locations around Westwood and UCLA.

Used C++, Flask, React

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JohnConnell

UCLAX App

Buying an Uber to the airport is not small fee. Why not take advantage of the thousands of students doing the same and split a ride? As one of 6 developers for the app, I contributed to features such as the post-display process, buddy system, and Sign-on page.

Used MongoDB, React, Node, JavaScript, HTML/CSS

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JohnConnell

Pantry Tracker and AI Recipe Generator

Craving something tasty for dinner, but have no idea what to make? This project helps users keep track of what is in their pantry as well as generates recipe recommendations based on what they already have.

Used Next.js, Firebase, HTML/CSS, Vercel, OpenAI API

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JohnConnell

Low-Level Refactoring and Extension of Randall

Created a bitwise and file-based implementation of the randall command from the GNU library, which prints random characters. Also expanded output options, leading to faster run times and more forms of variability.

Used C

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