About
My name is Taryn Hovenkamp, and I am a software developer and recent graduate from CU Boulder with a major in Computer Science and a minor in Creative Technology and Design.

Software Development & UI/UX Design
I'm currently seeking a full-time employment opportunity that will allow me to grow both as a creative and as a programmer!
- Degree: Bachelor of Science
- Major: Computer Science
- Minor: Creative Technology & Design
- Security Clearance: Top Secret / T-5
- City: Colorado Springs, CO
- Email: taryn.mh95@gmail.com
From Design to Deployment
I'm a versatile software developer with comprehensive experience across the entire development lifecycle—from design to deployment. With a blend of personal, professional, and educational projects, I bring both technical expertise and creative vision to every step of the software development process.

Projects
My list of projects includes a mixture of professional work, course projects, and personal endeavors.
Postory
React, Material UI, Firebase, Adobe Illustrator
editor_choice T9Hacks Winner: Organizer's Choice
❖ Inspired by Queering the Map, we sought to connect the community through a diverse range of personal narratives, including relationship anecdotes, personal successes, identity affirmations, overcoming hardships, and more.
❖ Integrated Google Maps API to provide an interactive mapping interface, allowing users to easily explore and interact with pinned locations and associated stories.
❖ Contributed to the project's visual identity by creating graphical assets utilizing Adobe Illustrator.
Monarch
KBR Project - Flutter, Dart, Firebase, Firestore, Figma
❖ A secure, cross-platform mobile application utilizing Flutter and Dart for collecting data from US Citizens, legal permanent residents, special immigrants and refugees in times of crisis.
❖ Collaborated closely with a fellow intern throughout the duration of the project development process.
ReactTrack
React Native, Firebase, Firestore, Figma
Capstone Project 2022-2023
❖ Cross-platform application in which users can track their reactions to events in their life.
❖ Quickly record and track your emotions with a wide range of customization.
❖ Beneficial for all facets of life, such as health, work, academics, and personal relationships.
❖ Played a central role in the UI/UX design process, utilizing Figma extensively to create detailed mockups, wireframes, and interactive prototypes, fostering a user-centered design approach.
❖ Translated complex design concepts into code, implementing interactive features and ensuring pixel-perfect alignment with the original mockups and wireframes.
Sea of Thoughts
HTML/CSS/Canvas, JavaScript, Node.js, and Socket.IO
HackMIT 2020
❖ A serene, personal experience in which users can send messages out to sea and receive messages from others.
❖ The ocean changes from day to night depending on the user’s local time.
❖ Being a team of 4, I focused on the front-end, UI aspect of the project.
View Source Code
Purry Duty
Object Oriented Analysis Project - Unity, C#, Figma
❖ A visual novel centered around the crimes and mischief of cats.
❖ You play as a cat who was summoned for purry duty, and now it's up to you to determine the outcome of the trial!
Grocery Shopper Robot
Robotics Final Project - Webots, Python
❖ Navigate a TIAGo Steel robot through a grocery store environment.
❖ Map the environment and perform localization, path planning, and image detection.
❖ Pick up yellow objects and place them in a cart carried by the robot.
Task-Zone
Adobe XD, Adobe Photoshop
❖ Prototype Design based on portraying time through various time zones in a creative manner
❖ Sought to promote entertaining and creative timekeeping
❖ Task and Reminder features
View Behance Documentation
Project Null: a Pokémon Team Builder
JavaScript, Node.js, PostgreSQL, HTML/CSS/Bootstrap
❖ Together with a team of 6, we created a Pokemon Team Builder web application that allows users to strategize Pokemon teams for the popular franchise.
❖ While I contributed to all areas of the project, my primary focus concerned the database and node (backend development)
❖ I set up PostgreSQL databases and integrated the databases into our existing code, as well as wrote queries.
Pokémon Project
C++
❖ Text-based game based on the Pokémon franchise and developed with C++
❖ Players can pick a starter Pokémon, battle wild Pokémon, and explore a map.
❖ Leveling, item, and battle system