juan c sanchez

multifaceted
knowledge disseminator

about me

Hello!

My name is Juan Carlos, but everyone knows me as "JC".

Home is now in Las Vegas, Nevada, but before that it was California. I was born and raised in Koreatown, Los Angeles. That statement is usually followed up by others asking for Korean BBQ recommendations, but sadly I can't becuase I don't know 😔. However, I could tell you where to find some of the best Tlayudas are in K-Town.

I attended the University of California, Santa Cruz where I graduated with a degree in Global Information and Social Enterprise Studies with a focus in Computer Science and Human Computer Interaction. After graduating I started my professional carrer in the Bay Area.

At the start of my carrer I worked at the intersection of technology and social justice within the nonprofit sector, but as of about six years ago I pivoted towards focusing on working within software development. If you are interested in viewing my resume, you can find it HERE.

web development

about me graphic design contact

cem|wth

Note: This project was previously hosted through Heroku, but it has been moved offline for the time being in github.

"With These Hands" is a small personal project that hopes to serve as a platform that highlights the work that migrant workers do through a collection of pictures of their hands and the stories they tell along with them. My main inspiration were my parents. Growing up, I remember my parents sometimes coming home with work related injuries on their hands. They put themselves in harms way in order to give me an opportunity at a different life.

The project was built using Node.js, Express, and MongoDB. Imgur's API was used to host all images uploaded through the application.

todo

A simple todo project built using css, html, and jquery. It does not have the capability of storing any items added, so I would not suggest relying on it.

patatap clone

A less sophisticated clone of patatap using paper.js and howler.js. Requires the user to use a keyboard to activate sounds and animations. Unfortunately, the application does not record samples.

color game

Color Game is a guessing game where the player is provided with a RGB color code and a set of tiles of different colors. The player must select the corresponding tile to the RGB code to win. The game has two difficulty levels. This game was built using CSS, HTML, and DOM manipulation.