Ryan P. Edens

Spent early adulthood seeking to make a living with passion for acting and stories. Learned a great deal but eventually moved on to a life of service in the United States Air Force. Maintained and repaired billions of dollars worth of aircraft and ensured the safety of their crew. When unable to become an officer for medical reasons used GI Bill to gain the education and skill required to pursue new opportunities in computer science and software engineering.

• Simulation Program

Language: Java

Purpose: Simulate how altering select variables would impact efficiency in a business environment

• Maze Navigation

Language: Python

Purpose: Use a recursive functions to simulate the navigation of a maze with a variable "center"

• Designed/Built Summonable Robot

Language: C++

Purpose: Adapt a pre-existing frame to approach when summoned and dispense hand sanitizer

Note: This was a group project. My role was basic construction and adapting the code to use its new hardware

• Debian Mirror Tool

Language: Python
Purpose: Took an argument for an online file, retrieved/decompressed the document. Parsed, sorted, and displayed the top 10 items

• Genetic Algorithm

Language: Java

Purpose: Solve complex optimization problems using mutation, cross-over and selection techniques