I turn complicated systems into clear, useful software.

I’m Aaron, a software engineer working across systems integration, data products, and embedded experiences.

01 / Selected work

Projects with range.

From real-world integrations to odd, ambitious experiments—each one started with a problem worth untangling.

02 / Project archive

More things I’ve built.

2024

AI Santa Phone

A single-purpose phone that calls Santa, backed by speech recognition, natural-language processing, and a microservice architecture.

  • Python
  • Docker
  • SQL
2025

Wordle Scoreboard

A microservice-based app for tracking, comparing, and sharing Wordle scores with authentication, leaderboards, and real-time updates.

  • Java
  • Docker
  • Next.js
2023

Nextdoor Data Analysis

A data pipeline that collects neighborhood posts, analyzes sentiment, and calculates resident satisfaction scores by town.

  • Python
  • Data Analysis
2021

Drone Delivery Simulator

A simulation of autonomous grocery-delivery drones coordinating orders from a central hub to customer locations.

  • Java
  • SQL
  • Docker
2025

Actress Portfolio Site

A responsive portfolio for headshots, reels, a résumé, and biography, with an intentionally lightweight content workflow.

  • Next.js
  • Tailwind CSS
2024

Portfolio Website

The site you are viewing: a focused, responsive showcase of selected software and experiments.

  • JavaScript
  • Node.js
  • CSS
2022

Job Offer Comparison App

A collaborative Android app that helps job seekers compare offers across compensation and quality-of-life factors.

  • Java
  • Android
2022

Household Appliance Survey

A collaborative web application for collecting structured data about appliance types, brands, and household usage.

  • PHP
  • SQL
  • CSS
2021

Yangello Wedding Website

An event website that kept friends and family up to date and created a home for shared memories.

  • PHP
  • HTML
  • CSS
2023

Skill Squatting Security Talk

A concise presentation of research into skill-squatting attacks against voice assistants.

  • Security
  • Research
2018

Embedded Battleship

The classic strategy game rebuilt on an embedded system with low-level programming techniques.

  • C/C++
  • Embedded
2018

Embedded Stick Runner

A compact embedded-system take on the Chrome Dino Runner game, built around a simple jump mechanic.

  • C/C++
  • Embedded
2018

Underwater Image Color Corrector

MATLAB scripts that compensate for the loss of red and orange wavelengths in underwater photography.

  • MATLAB
  • Image Processing
2018

Pet-Friendly Restaurant Simulator

An interactive management simulation for a restaurant serving both people and their pets.

  • Java
  • Simulation
2017

Coffee DB

A desktop application for managing and querying a relational coffee database.

  • Java
  • SQL
2018

Calendar App

A lightweight desktop application for managing personal schedules.

  • Java
2022

Text File Manipulation Tool

A command-line utility that applies common transformations to text files.

  • Java
  • CLI
2017

Kilometers to Miles Converter

A focused JavaFX utility for converting distances from kilometers to miles.

  • Java
  • JavaFX

03 / Start a conversation

Have a thorny problem?
I’d like to hear about it.

ayangello@gmail.com