Hi, my name is

Vance Winstead

About Me

Vance Winstead

I am a software engineer from San Diego, California. I enjoy programming, UI/UX, and mathmatics. I am currently persuing a BS in Software Engineering from Cal Poly SLO and plan to graduate in Spring 2022.

Projects

C Shell

C Shell

Spring 2020 C, Vim

As my final project for my Systems Programming class, I developed a C program that mimics the Unix Shell. In addition to performing basic tasks, the shell was also able to perform piping and input & output redirection using subproccesses and IPC.

Syllabus converted to Calendar

Syllabus to Calendar

Winter 2020 Python, Regex, Json, Github

This project was developed at a hackathon with a team of three other freshman from Cal Poly. We built a website that was able to extract text from a pdf, such as a syllabus, and create events that the user could add to their calendar. I worked primarily on the backend and wrote an algorithm that parsed the text from the pdf and created the calendar events. After the hackathon, I rewrote the algorithm using regex to improve readability and accuracy.

Rolling Ball Game

Rolling Ball Game

Spring 2019 Unity, C#

This project was developed at a hackathon with a high school friend. We created a physics based game where you rolled a ball down a hill while avoiding obsticles and gaining speed over time. The game won best in show at the hackathon due to its fun gameplay, clean presentation, and custom music.

Match 3 Game

Match 3

Fall 2018 Java, Swing, AWT

This was my final project for my second computer science course. It is a match 3 game that features a GUI implemented using Swing and AWT. The project incoorperated object oriented programming, custom exceptions, and extensive documentation.
Source Code

Pahntasmic Mind

Phantasmic Mind

Fall 2017 Unity, C#, Github

I worked on this top down RPG as part of the video game development club at my high school. I was one of the lead developers and helped to create the main prototype that we used to demo the game at the end of the semester.

Education

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California Polytechnic State University, San Luis Obispo

Fall 2019 - Present

Major
BS Software Engineering
GPA
4.0
Coursework
Systems Programming (C), Database Systems (MySQL), Data Structures (Python), & Computer Organization (LC-3 Assembly)
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Palomar College & MiraCosta Colege

Spring 2018 - Spring 2019

During high school, I took dual enrollement courses at local community colleges to learn more advanced topics.

Coursework
Intro to Comp Sci II (Java), Linear Algebra, Calculus III
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San Marcos High School

Fall 2015 - Spring 2019

GPA
4.3
Coursework
AP Computer Science A (Java), AP Calculus BC, AP Statistics
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Treehouse

Winter 2014 - Present

During my Winter and Summer breaks I've taken many online programming courses, primarily through the website Treehouse. I've studied in various languages including Swift, Python, Html, and CSS, as well as various skills including front end web development, game development, and regex. You can view my profile here to learn more.