About

A little bit about me.

👋 Hi there! I’m Alex Hetrick, a software engineer who blends `code` with
Artistry

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Based in Pittsburgh and studying at RIT, I treat each problem I face as an opportunity to be an artist and create something beautiful.

As a fifth-year software engineering student, I've put this mentality into practice through front-end-focused internships at BMW and Tesla, shipping high-visibility, production-grade products used by thousands every day.

I'm passionate about building products that feel effortless to use and measurably improve people's lives, and aim to lead a career that leaves the world in a better place than I found it!

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P.S. I also go by Ventuar online, and have built a brand as a 3D artist and game asset publisher on the Unity Asset Store and CGTrader. Check out my work there!

Skills / Interests

Some of the things I do and like!

Skills

TypeScript
JavaScript
React
Angular
HTML/CSS
Sass (SCSS)
Vite
TailwindCSS
Bulma
Chakra UI
Python
Java
C#
C++
C
NestJS
PostgreSQL
Git
Netlify
CI/CD
Figma
Notion
Jira
Unity
Blender

Interests

Web Development
Game Development
3D Art
Design
Philosophy
Reading
Weightlifting
Nature
Cats
Italy
Music Production
Oboe
Saxophone
Piano

Projects

A selection of the things I've made over the years.

Tesla Energy Configurator

During my Tesla internship I made significant contributions to the redesign of the Tesla Energy Configurator, the web application allowing customers to order Tesla's solar and energy products

React

Next.js

TypeScript

visx

React Spring

Figma

BMW ChargeForward

As a BMW intern, I spent my time there contributing to BMW ChargeForward, a project that aims to reduce the carbon footprint of BMW's electric vehicles by using machine learning to predict the best time to charge vehicles

React

Angular

TypeScript

Nest.js

PostgreSQL

ChakraUI

Figma

Multi-Armed Bandit EvaLuator (MABEL)

An NSF research project through the Rochester Institute of Technology to develop a tool to evaluate multi-armed bandit algorithms' ability to detect faulty sensor readings in autonomous connected vehicles

Python

Plotly Dash

AI/ML

Low Poly Underwater Pack

A vast collection of underwater-themed art, tools, and shaders in a beautiful low-poly art style that allows game developers easily create vast and stunning underwater worlds

Unity3D

HLSL

Blender

Inkscape