HELLO WORLD

ALVARO
MIRANDA

Mobile dev. App shipper. Cal Poly Pomona '25

I build mobile apps people actually want to use. Published on the Play Store, led a 5-person team, and hunting for my first full-time dev role in SoCal.

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☁️CLOUD
⭐FIREBASE
🚀SHIPPED
🎮GODOT
★ FLUTTER DEV ★ REACT ★ FIREBASE ★ DJANGO ★ GOOGLE CLOUD CERTIFIED ★ PLAY STORE PUBLISHED ★ CAL POLY POMONA CS '25 ★ OPEN TO WORK IN SOCAL ★ GODOT GAME DEV ★ AI INSTRUCTOR ★ TAUGHT 22 STUDENTS ★ LED 70+ KIDS ★ FULL-STACK DEVELOPER ★ CLOUDINARY ★ PULSAR SOCIAL CREATOR ★ CHORE TRACKER APP
// 001 — ABOUT

THE STORY SO FAR

Just wrapped up my CS degree at Cal Poly Pomona, and the best part wasn't the lectures — it was watching people actually use the apps I built.

I've shipped apps to the Play Store, led teams, built full-stack platforms solo, and most recently taught AI tools to elementary school kids — which turns out to be the best crash course in explaining complex tech simply.

I'm drawn to mobile, meaningful products, and teams that actually care about craft. Ready to bring that energy somewhere full-time.

// PLAYER STATUS
StatusJOB HUNTING
GraduatedCPP '25
Best skillFLUTTER+REACT
Fun factSHIPPED 3 APPS!
Side questMAKING GAME
RecentTAUGHT AI TO KIDS
AvailableIMMEDIATE
// 002 — SKILLS

WHAT I'M GOOD AT

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MOBILE DEV

Flutter is my go-to. Shipped a real app to the Play Store.

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FULL-STACK WEB

React frontend, Django/Firebase backend. Full apps from DB to UI.

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BACKEND & CLOUD

Google Cloud certified. Auth, storage, databases, Cloudinary.

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TEAM LEAD

Led a 5-dev team and taught 70+ students. People skills matter.

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// 003 — PROJECTS

THINGS I'VE BUILT

🛒 PANTRY PLANNER
LIVE ★

My first published Android app. Tracks groceries, sends expiration reminders, and suggests recipes based on what's about to go bad. Started as a hunch — ended up on the Play Store with real users.

// THE PROBLEM

Food kept expiring before it got used. No easy way to know what was in the fridge or what to cook with it.

// KEY FEATURES
  • Tag-based search reducing item lookup time by 90%
  • Expiration tracking with push notification reminders
  • Recipe recommendation engine using soon-to-expire items
  • Cross-platform Flutter build with real-time Firebase sync
  • Published and live on the Google Play Store
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🧹 CHORE TRACKER
LIVE ★

Collaborative household task management with gamification. Built to solve the age-old "whose turn is it?" problem. Real-time sync means no more excuses for skipping chores.

// AI-ASSISTED BUILD

Used AI tools throughout development to accelerate iteration — from debugging Firebase rules to generating boilerplate and brainstorming gamification logic. AI handled the repetitive; I handled the architecture and decisions.

// THE PROBLEM

Household couldn't agree on who did what chores. Arguments over dishes. Tasks forgotten.

// THE SOLUTION

A task manager with real-time sync where everyone sees the same list. Points and leaderboards make chores competitive and actually fun.

// KEY FEATURES
  • User authentication with role-based permissions
  • Real-time Firebase sync across all devices
  • Gamification: points, streaks, and leaderboards
  • Automated reminders for overdue tasks
  • Multi-user household support
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🌐 PULSAR SOCIAL
SOLO ★

Built a full-stack social media platform from scratch using original Figma designs. Solo project to prove I could ship a complete product independently — and I did.

// AI-ASSISTED BUILD

Leveraged AI pair programming throughout — scaffolding components, troubleshooting Cloudinary integration, and optimizing Firestore queries. Knowing how to direct AI effectively was itself a skill this project sharpened.

// THE STACK

React frontend, Firebase backend (auth, Firestore, hosting), Cloudinary for media storage. Deployed to custom domain with optimized performance.

// KEY FEATURES
  • User authentication with profile management
  • Real-time post feed with live updates
  • Image and video uploads with cloud storage
  • Responsive design for mobile and desktop
  • Custom domain deployment
// WHAT I LEARNED

Solo full-stack development from design to deployment, Firebase architecture at scale, integrating third-party cloud services, production-ready code optimization.

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TEAM

Led a team of 5 to build a full-stack social media platform from scratch. Bi-weekly sprints, code reviews, user testing — a crash course in both engineering and people management.

// MY ROLE

Project lead and architect. Coordinated the team across frontend and backend, set sprint goals, ran code reviews, and kept the timeline on track through to deployment.

// KEY FEATURES
  • Full user auth, profiles, and social following system
  • Post feed with likes, comments, and media uploads
  • Django REST API consumed by a React SPA
  • MySQL database hosted on AWS
  • Usability testing with real feedback integrated
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LIVE DEMO
🔥 FIREFIGHTER BEAT-EM-UP
WIP 🔧

A 2D side-scrolling beat-em-up in Godot. You play a firefighter fighting through zombie hordes — Street Fighter combat meets Resident Evil atmosphere in a 32-bit world. In active development.

// WHAT'S BUILT SO FAR
  • Custom sprite animations for player and enemy characters
  • Combo-based melee combat system with hit detection
  • Enemy AI with patrol, chase, and attack states
  • Scrolling level design with parallax backgrounds
  • Health, score, and game state management
// WHY I'M BUILDING IT

Game dev stretches different muscles than web — physics, state machines, frame-by-frame animation logic. Everything here is hand-crafted in GDScript.

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☁️ GOOGLE CLOUD CERTIFIED
CERT

Completed Google's cloud computing certification. VMs, scalable deployments, cloud architecture — now I actually know what "the cloud" means.

// WHAT IT COVERS
  • Virtual machines, networking, and storage on GCP
  • Scalable app deployment with App Engine and Cloud Run
  • Identity and access management (IAM)
  • Cloud architecture patterns and cost optimization
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// 005 — EXPERIENCE

WHERE I'VE WORKED

🎓 AI & GAME DESIGN INSTRUCTOR
2026
Student Hires LLC • Chino, CA • Mar – Apr 2026

Taught 22 elementary students how to integrate AI tools into game design workflows. Created hands-on lesson plans focused on prompt engineering and AI-assisted creative processes.

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👟 PROGRAM LEADER
2026
Student Hires LLC • Chino, CA • Jan – Apr 2026

Led physical education activities for 70+ elementary students across 4 different classes. Managed sports instruction in football, soccer, volleyball, and dodgeball.

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💼 CASHIER
2024–NOW
Big League Dreams • Jul 2024 – Present

Handle customer transactions and maintain operations in a fast-paced sports facility. Developed strong multitasking and time management skills keeping pace in a high-volume environment.

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// 006 — CONTACT

LET'S WORK
TOGETHER

Actively looking for my first full-time software dev role in SoCal.
If you're hiring or know someone who is — let's talk.

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EMAIL
xamalvaro60@gmail.com
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LINKEDIN
alvaro-xander-miranda
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GITHUB
github.com/xamalvaro
PREFERRED CONTACT: Email (I check it daily!)
AVAILABILITY: Immediate (can start within 2 weeks)
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