It is very common for online resumes and portfolios to be hosted through various provoiders It is very common for online resumes and portfolios to be hosted through various provoiders of quick-build websites. While there is nothing wrong with these, they take a lot less time than hand-coding whole sites, and COVID-19 has certianly left me with a lot of that.

In all seriousness though, the process of creating a website was an interesting one for me. It was also a chance to re-learn some basics on web development languages as well as general problem solving due to the fact I hadn't used any of the languages I utilized in at least two years, if not longer. Through the course of creating this site, I used HTML5, jQuery, and PHP -- the later two being new languages for me -- to develop a relatively navicable site. What I have to show for it is a responsive site that, while not being as polished as those created with site designers, is custom to me and allows me full control over every detail.

I faced countless minor roadblocks while developing the site, everything from importing the proper libraries to designing (and redesigning) the functional portions of the site, like the slideshow containers. I was also faced with having to design a simple and streamlined UI that did not hinder access to the information I provide on my site. If you have not had the chance yet, I would encourage you to try resizing the window of the browser you're viewing this site on -- I have ensured a comfortable viewing experience for all sizes of screen, not neglecting ultrawide aspect ratios (a pet peeve of mine).

I have improved my ability to create webpages (a skill of unknown usefullness to an aspiring mechanical engineer) but also my code writing skills, such as documentation and streamlined/efficent code -- though I make no claims of having a perfectly optimized site.