Willie Alcaraz


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Student at University of Nevada Las Vegas actively pursuing a Bachelor of Science degree in Computer Science.

Academic Tutor at College of Southern Nevada, I mentor CS students allowing them to excel in their studies and understanding of programming language concepts and algorithms.

Resilient lead in the Drumbots, a world-renowned international LED percussion act well known as the the official NHL drumline for the Vegas Golden Knights.

The demand for software solutions increase at the rate of rapidly expanding technologies. I envision the future of software solutions for tomorrow's digital landscape thriving at the crossroads of innovation and technology.

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Below are photos of exceptional work performed by our team at Drumbots.

Photo with the team, Vegas Golden Knights Knightline

Knightline with Guy Fieri, Flavortown, 2023

Drumbots, Ligue nationale de basket. Paris, France, 2018

Drumbots, XS Wynn with Rob Gronkowski, 2021

Drumbots and CeeLo Green, Toronto, Canada 2019

Front page, The Aspen Times, 2021

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Personal Webpage

This webpage showcases effects such as parallax as well as animations to create a responsive webpage to serve as a personal portfolio / website.
Key Features:

  • Dynamic animations
  • Smooth scrolling
  • Parallax
  • Stylized sections
  • Interactive navigation buttons
Technologies utilized:
  • HTML, CSS
  • JavaScript
  • Intersection Observer API
  • Bootstrap framework
  • GitHub

F1tenth Autonomus Racing

A collaborative effort aimed at developing an autonomous vehicle capable of swiftly and proficiently navigating tracks, achieved using environmental sensors and algorithms to make real-time decisions based on the environment
Key Features:

  • ROS (Robot Operating System)
  • Docker
  • Autonomus Navigation (path planning, obstacle avoidance, etc.)
  • SLAM (Simultaneous Localization and Mapping)
  • Computer Vision
  • Deep Learning
Technologies utilized:
  • Python
  • C++
  • TensorFlow
  • LiDAR
  • Depth-Sensing Imagery

iOS App

This iOS app is a prototype for creating and managing events that aids in managing client and event information, inspired by my work in the entertainment industry.
Key Features:

  • Event creation / management
  • Client profile tracking
Technologies utilized:
  • SwiftUI Implementation
  • Edit functionality
  • Navigation struct, vstack
  • JSON encoding / decoding.

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Willie Alcaraz

"Anyone who has never made a mistake has never tried anything new."
- Albert Einstein