Hi, I'm

LaVaughn

Software Engineer & Adventurer

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About Me

I'm a software engineer, and visionary leader with 6 years of military experience who is passionate about building projects from scratch and scaling each one significantly.

When I'm not coding, you can find me mastering the different elements of the world from skydiving, to snowboarding and scubadiving. I also spend my free time engineering gamecube controllers and creating LoFi-style music.

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Skills

Languages

PythonPythonTypeScriptTypeScriptJavaScriptJavaScriptJavaJavaC++C++SQLSQLC#C#RubyRuby

Frameworks & Libraries

ReactReactNext.jsNext.jsNode.jsNode.jsPyTorchPyTorchTensorFlowTensorFlowFastAPIFastAPIJestJest

Tools & Platforms

GitGitDockerDockerAWSAWSVercelVercelPostgreSQLPostgreSQLLinuxLinuxClaudeClaudeCursorCursorGeminiGemini

Projects

Azul Boats
A boat rental website with a clean, responsive UI for browsing and booking boat rentals.
Next.jsTypeScriptVercel
Project Two
A placeholder for your second project. Highlight the key technical decisions and outcomes.
ReactTypeScriptPostgreSQL
Project Three
A placeholder for your third project. Focus on impact — what did you build and why does it matter?
Next.jsTailwindCSSVercel

Experience

April 2026 – Present

Software Engineer — Full-stack Development

Freelance Developer — Miami, FL

  • Designed and developed full-stack web applications end-to-end for clients, owning everything from database schema and API design to frontend UI and deployment.

August 2024 – April 2025

Software Engineer — Backend Development

Plato Systems — San Francisco, CA

  • Developed integration tests for back-end services using Jest and JavaScript, improving test coverage.
  • Organized and implemented thousands of points of data into spatial-AI related environments.
  • Managed a team of 4 Humans-In-The-Loop (HITL) for real-time video annotation pipelines.

January 2022 – June 2024

Project Manager — NSU ESports Organization

Nova Southeastern University — Davie, FL

  • Raised the organization's assets and value to over $100,000, building out a full gaming lab.
  • Managed 10 individuals to develop a per-semester plan and achieve the organization's goals.
  • Coordinated athletes to travel and compete at the national collegiate level.

August 2017 – December 2023

Infantryman Platoon Sergeant

United States Army — Active Duty / National Guard — Multiple Locations

  • Led and managed a platoon of 30 soldiers, overseeing training, readiness, and mission execution.
  • Supervised and developed personnel across three training rotations in a Stryker-based cavalry unit, maintaining combat readiness and operational effectiveness.
  • Deployed to Fort Myers in response to Hurricane Ian to provide disaster relief and maintain civil order.
  • Deployed to COVID-19 Vaccine Super Center, coordinating administration of vaccinations to 50,000 people.
  • Accountable for military equipment with an asset value of over $30M.
  • Award: 2019 Non-Commissioned Officer of the Year — Sabre Squadron, 3d Cavalry Regiment, Texas.
  • Award: 2019 Army Commendation Medal for flawless execution of the Expert Infantryman Badge — Texas.

Education

2024 – 2025

M.Sc. Computer Science

Nova Southeastern University

Concentration in Artificial Intelligence

2021 – 2024

B.Sc. Computer Science

Nova Southeastern University

Relevant coursework: Data Structures, Algorithms Analysis, Game Creation

Get In Touch

I'm always open to new opportunities, collaborations, or just a good conversation. Feel free to reach out.

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