Hello!

I'm Desmond

Full-Stack Web Developer

About Me

Just a guy who ships.

I’m Desmond. A final-year Computer Science student focused on web applications and AI engineering. I think of myself like a cloud service: always available, quick to adapt, and built to scale with whatever the problem demands. Technology, to me, isn’t just a skill set, it’s a commitment to keep growing and building things that genuinely matter to people.

I'm by no means an expert. I just really care.

ML / AI

RAG pipelines, context engineering, and building models that actually work.

Full-Stack

End-to-end web apps with Next.js, Node.js, and clean API design.

Cloud

Docker, Supabase, Firebase, and AWS-backed infrastructure.

Tech Toolbox

Tools I actually use.

Software Development

JavaScript

Java

PHP

C++

React

React Native

Next.js

Vite

Node.js

Express

Spring Boot

WordPress

Expo

Tailwind CSS

Bootstrap

Docker

Firebase

Supabase

MySQL

PostgreSQL

Machine Learning & AI

Python

NumPy

Pandas

Matplotlib

Plotly

Education

Academic highlights.

BSc Computer Science (Machine Learning and AI)

SIM - University of London (UOL) · Sep 2023 — Present

On track for First Class Honours (Current Weighted Average: 81.94% | GPA: 4.0/4.0)
Recipient of the SIM Academic Excellence and Leadership Scholarship 2025

Experience

Roles I’ve taken on.

Self-employed

Freelance Web Developer

Deliver end-to-end web solutions for small businesses, from marketing sites (landing pages, company profiles) to functional systems (ERP), optimised for SEO, AEO, and conversion-driven UI/UX.

May 2024 — Present

Info Promo Batam

Social Media Manager Intern

Executed end-to-end content production, covering ideation, scripting, filming, KOL partnerships, and distribution across Instagram, TikTok, and Facebook. - Designed, built, and managed the company’s blog website (UI/UX, content, and copywriting), supporting brand growth and enhancing digital marketing performance.
Produced organic social media content reaching 1.9M+ views across TikTok and Instagram, driving brand visibility and audience growth.

May 2023 — Aug 2023

Featured Projects

Things I've built.

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Next.js 16Google Fit IntegrationGoogle Gemini 2.0 (Flash/Pro)

NutritionLM - AI-powered nutrition companion

NutritionLM is an AI-powered nutrition companion designed to make healthy eating simple, personalised, and intelligent. Through conversational AI and smart tracking, it helps users understand, monitor, and optimise their nutrition effortlessly. Features: 🤖 AI Nutritionist Chat: Interact with an intelligent AI powered by Google Gemini 2.0 to get personalised nutrition advice, verify dietary information, compare perspectives, and analyse food images with context from your own uploaded documents. 📸 Smart Food Logging: Capture meals with a photo and let AI automatically detect ingredients, calculate detailed nutritional values, and assign a healthiness score, all stored in a searchable history. 📊 Analytics & Insights: Visualise your nutrition trends, track weekly progress, compare intake against goals, and stay motivated with streaks and achievements. 📚 Personal Knowledge Base: Upload your own dietary guidelines and documents, enabling AI to deliver personalised, source-backed answers using retrieval-augmented generation (RAG). 🔗 Seamless Integrations: Connect with Telegram for reminders and check-ins, and optionally sync with Google Fit for holistic health tracking. 👤 Personalised Experience: Set goals, dietary preferences, and restrictions through onboarding, and customise daily nutritional targets. Achievement: 1st Place.

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React + ViteTailwindCSSFlask

SQUIGGLE - Gift Giving App

Squiggle is a modern web app that transforms everyday chatting into something more meaningful — by making gift giving the heart of your conversations. Features: 🤖 AI for Recommendations: AI reads your chats and gets what you (or your friend) actually want. 🎁 Wishlist Management: Add your wishlist to your profile and friends team up to gift you exactly what you've been eyeing. ⚡️ Quick Join: Drop your budget, and we'll match you to the perfect group gift. Achievement: 2nd Place.

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Next.js 16Supabase (PostgreSQL, Auth, Storage)OpenAI GPT-4o

TeamSync - AI-Powered Client Portal with Automation

TeamSync is an AI-powered client portal designed for development teams to automate project updates and streamline communication with stakeholders. By transforming pull request activity into engaging video updates, it eliminates manual reporting and keeps everyone aligned in real time. Features: 🎬 Automated Video Generation: Automatically generate polished video updates whenever a PR is merged, including AI-generated summaries, voice narration, app screenshots, and compiled visuals, along with downloadable PDF reports. 🤖 AI Assistant: Chat with a context-aware AI that understands your project, answers questions, and facilitates clearer communication between developers and reviewers. 👥 Team Collaboration: Manage team roles with role-based access, add members easily, and keep everyone updated with real-time notifications. 📊 Project Management: Track progress through dashboards, browse update history, manage documents, and monitor milestones efficiently.

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