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Dam-Sam/README.md

๐Ÿ‘‹ Hi, I'm Sam Zhang

I'm a recent Computer Science graduate from the University of Toronto, passionate about backend systems, AI, and building cool tools that work. Iโ€™ve built scalable microservices, full-stack apps, real-time bots, and GPU-accelerated image filters โ€” all from the ground up.

I'm currently contributing to an AI startup, refining my Develop->Ship->Iterate skills, and always looking for new opportunities to grow as a developer.


๐Ÿ› ๏ธ Projects That Define Me

๐Ÿš€ OUP Microservice
Scalable Java microservices with Nginx balancing, caching, and a custom DSL โ€” benchmarked at 5900+ req/sec.

๐Ÿณ EasyChef
Full-stack recipe app with Django REST, React, and PostgreSQL โ€” featuring token-based auth and smart scaling.

๐Ÿง  Board Game AI
AI agents for Checkers, Hua Rong Dao, and Battleship using A*, Minimax, and CSP with heuristics.

๐ŸŽฎ Scrimmy-Bot
Python Discord bot for scrim balancing, roles, and moderation โ€” built for speed and community fun.

๐Ÿ–ผ๏ธ [CUDA Image Filtering] (coming soon)
Suite of 5 CUDA kernels achieving 2ร—+ speedups for grayscale image processing with fused compute and reduction.

๐ŸŒ Three.js Journey
25+ creative WebGL scenes with physics, PBR, and procedural animation using Three.js and React.


๐ŸŽ“ About Me

  • ๐ŸŽ“ HBSc in Computer Science, Minor in Statistics & Math
  • ๐Ÿ… Certified in Deep Learning (Nvidia) and Generative AI (Databricks)
  • โš™๏ธ Languages: Java, Python, JavaScript, C++, SQL
  • ๐Ÿงฐ Tools: React, Django, Docker, Git, PostgreSQL, Prisma, Nginx, CUDA

๐Ÿ“ซ Letโ€™s Connect

๐Ÿ“„ Resume coming soon
๐Ÿ”— LinkedIn
๐Ÿ’Œ [email protected]


โ€œBuild something small, make it work, then scale like hell.โ€

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  1. board-game-ai board-game-ai Public

    AI solvers for Checkers, CSP Battleship, and Hua Rong Dao. Used Astar, Minimax, and constraint satisfaction logic.

    Python

  2. EasyChef EasyChef Public

    Full-stack recipe app with React, Django, PostgreSQL, and token-based auth

    JavaScript

  3. OUP-Microservice OUP-Microservice Public

    Java microservices with custom DSL load testing, Nginx balancing, and 5900+ req/sec throughput

    Java

  4. payroll-calculator payroll-calculator Public

    Auto-calculates Canadian payroll using web-scraped tax data and precision-grade Python logic

    Python

  5. uhome uhome Public

    A rental platform for students built by students using React, Node, and MongoDB that helps university students find housing and foster community through listing and discussion tools.

    JavaScript

  6. transcribe transcribe Public

    ios app that records and transcribes your voice in real time, built with expo, react native and react native voice.

    TypeScript