Santos Gonzalez Portfolio

I'm Santos,

I'm a Software Engineer crafting responsive and accessible web applications available across as many devices as possible, to users of all backgrounds

Events and Hackathons

Gotham DLT Hackathon 2019

In December, I attended the Gotham DLT Hackathon at Microsoft, where I presented a demo for a decentralized medical documents ledger and symptom tracker called Health Notes.

Techstars Startup Weekend NYC Diversity

In November, I worked on a team of four to present our startup, BeMore,a platform to encourage employers to sponsor employee volunteer hours at local nonprofit events.

Techstars Startup Weekend Latinx in Tech NYC 2019

In September, I and four other members, pitched a startup, MyMonitorApp, a platform for patients to log data from their blood pressure monitors to share with their doctors and caregivers.

Featured Work

Neighborhood Map: Geneva

Single-page application displaying a map and interactive list of locations in Geneva, Switzerland, created as the final project for Udacity’s Front-End Web Developer Nanodegree

Bookshelf App

A digital Bookshelf application built with React

Memory Game

Tile Matching Game completed as part of Udacity's Front-End Web Developer Nanodegree

Pixel Art Maker

Project 3 of the Grow with Google Challenge Course through Udacity. A Pixel Art Maker built with jQuery

Countdown Timer

A JS Countdown Timer expanded from Wes Bos' JavaScript30 course

Restaurant Map

An interactive map listing restaurants in New York and reviews. Completed as part of the Udacity Front-End Web Developer Nanodegree

freeCodeCamp Algorithms and Data Structures

freeCodeCamp Responsive Web Design

Udacity Front End Developer Nanodegree

Grow with Google Challenge Scholarship

I began learning to code after I was accepted into the 3 month Challenge Course of the Google Developer Scholarship Program, in January 2018. At the time I saw the program as a chance to change careers and explore a new interest. That all changed once I began refining my projects after I was accepted into the second phase of the scholarship and offered a position in the full Udacity Front End Web Developer Nanodegree Program.

I became passionate about programming after uploading my first few projects on Github Pages. Getting feedback on the issues faced by users, drove me to find and repair problems I hadn't seen in my own testing during development. These responses changed how I developed my next projects and taught me not only to better test my code but to empathize with my users. I've always enjoyed the process of quickly learning and implementing a new skill and in Web Development I had found the perfect medium to do so. The ability to create, refine, distribute, learn from feedback, and improve my work while having it reach people all over the world, almost immediately, is what captured my imagination and opened my eyes to why Front End Web Development in particular could be so rewarding.

Working in healthcare I enjoyed the fast-paced, detail oriented, multidisciplinary, nature of the work but my ability to have an impact was limited to who came in to our pharmacy. With web development I could have an idea, design a proof of concept, and share it with almost anyone for feedback in just a few hours. Knowing my work could have impact not just to those I knew directly or even those I originally intended but potentially anyone with internet access and a relatively modern web browser is both intimidating and inspiring. That more than anything else is what drives me.

Santos Gonzalez

I'm Santos,

Events and Hackathons

Gotham DLT Hackathon 2019

Techstars Startup Weekend NYC Diversity

Techstars Startup Weekend Latinx in Tech NYC 2019