Welcome

My name is Gage Hilyard. I'm a full-stack developer based in Montana, USA.

Outside of coding I box, snowboard, and am extremely enthusiastic about language learning.

Feel free to contact me about any questions or offers.

Education

Degree

MSU Bozeman 2023

Bachelor's of Science in Computer Science with Honors

Coursework focused on:

Web Development
System Administration
Data Structures
CS Theory

Certifications

Japanese Language Profeciency Test N2 - August 2023

Foreign Exchange

Kumamoto Japan KGU 2022-2023

Coursework focused on:

Japanese Language
Culture
JLPT Study

Goals

Career Goals

Land a role as a backend engineer
Master bussiness Japanese

Personal Goals

Have professional debut boxing match in Japan
Learn a third language

Favorite Editor

Neo Vim

Kioku - Japanese Learning Web App

kiokulearn.com

Full stack solo web project which teaches users how to write Japanese.

Learn More

Technology Used

Flask - Python HTMX PostgreSQL Heroku JavaScript Bulma Sass Stripe Mailgun

More Coming Soon

Soft Skills

Learning Ability

Excel and enjoy instruction based and independent learning, acquiring new skills, technologies, and spoken/written languages.

Multicultural Perspective

Exceptional adaptability and global awareness. Through Foreign Exchange gained valuable insights into cross-cultural communication and difficulties of translation/interpretation

Web Development Knowledge

Internalized the foundational techniques and vocabulary for modern web development.

Technologies

Programming Languages

Python
JavaScript
SQL
Bash

Web Frameworks

Flask
Next.js
HTMX

Tools

PostgreSQL
Git
Docker
Linux