Full Stack · Backend · AI / ML · UI / UX · 3D
EmpressCatbug
"Where engineering meets imagination."
Hi, I'm Takeria Thompson, a software engineer who enjoys working at the intersection of technology, design, and imagination.
I earned my Bachelor of Science in Computer Science with a concentration in Software Engineering from Southern New Hampshire University, graduating Magna Cum Laude with a 3.7 GPA.
Curiosity tends to send me down rabbit holes. When something catches my interest, I want to understand how it works and then put that knowledge into practice. That might mean reading documentation, experimenting with a new technology, following tutorials, or creating an entire project simply because I want somewhere to apply what I'm learning.
That's one of the things I enjoy most about software engineering: there is always another problem to understand, another technology to explore, and another idea worth bringing to life.
Explore deeply. Practice deliberately. Build something. Learn from what didn't work. Then keep going. ✦
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Full-stack applications, backend systems, and projects that turn ideas into working software. |
AI / ML, software architecture, emerging technologies, and new approaches to problem solving. |
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Interactive experiences, game concepts, interfaces, and projects where engineering meets creativity. |
Whatever sends me down the next rabbit hole. Learning is an ongoing part of how I approach software development. |
Full-stack development · AI · embedded systems · backend engineering · data · graphics
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Full-Stack News Platform
A full-stack news aggregation platform built to transform external news data into a modern, structured reading experience. The project explores frontend architecture, backend services, API integration, reusable components, asynchronous data handling, and data transformation. Focus
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Autonomous Navigation & Decision Making
An AI-driven pirate navigation project centered around an autonomous agent capable of navigating an environment and making decisions toward a goal. It explores agent behavior, environmental state, decision logic, pathfinding, and iterative AI development. Focus
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Embedded Systems
A smart thermostat project exploring how software interacts with hardware inputs and outputs while managing temperature states and system behavior. Focus
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Data-Driven Application
A dashboard that combines database interaction, filtering, visualization, and interface development to make animal rescue information easier to explore. Focus
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Code analysis, refactoring, maintainability, and software quality. |
Computer graphics, visual development, and iterative refinement. |
Backend engineering, service design, APIs, and optimization. |
Developer is only one part of who I am. Outside of software, I enjoy traveling, cooking, reading, gaming, exploring new hobbies, and spending time with the people closest to me.
I'm also a person of faith, and I try to carry values like kindness, dependability, loyalty, generosity, curiosity, and continuous growth into the way I work and the way I treat others.
