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Thanh Tran

I.T., Conc. Software Development Fullstack Developer
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2 Projects
Lawrenceville, GA

Skills

React Firebase TypeScript Node.js Next.js MySQL Data Visualization Git

Project History

Satisfeed Data Analytics App Quiz Retake Sign Up App

Collaborators

Satisfeed Dr. Cengiz Gunay Dr. Tirza Leader Georgia Gwinnett College Dr. Anca Doloc-Mihu
USITCC 2025 Database Design 1st Place Microsoft Office 3rd Place President’s List


About me

I’m a senior Software Development major passionate about developing data-driven applications that support organizational decision-making and operational efficiency. I specialize in transforming raw datasets into structured, actionable insights through clean visualizations and intuitive user interfaces.

My Role in the Project

The Satisfeed Internal Dashboard is a web-based analytics tool that visualizes donation and assistance data to support operational planning for a food distribution nonprofit. It helps staff and stakeholders understand trends in need, donation patterns, and demographic distributions.

Sponsor: Satisfeed NPO and Georgia Gwinnett College (via NFS Grant)
Team Size: Solo
Duration: Spring 2025

As the sole developer, I designed and implemented the entire dashboard using React, Firebase, and Next.js as the backend framework. I collaborated with the sponsor to gather functional requirements and worked with the data science team to translate analytical needs into interactive visual components. I also engineered the data pipeline for cleaning and migrating historical datasets and implemented CSV upload and GeoJSON-based mapping capabilities to support real-time data visualization.

Skills Applied & Learned

  • Full-stack development (React, Next.js, Firebase)
  • Firebase Authentication & Firestore integration
  • CSV data parsing and normalization
  • Interactive maps and data visualizations
  • Dynamic data segmentation and temporal analytics across multiple time scales
  • Deployment and hosting on Vercel
  • Git, PR conflict resolution, and version control
  • Communicating technical decisions with stakeholders

Reflections

This internship gave me the opportunity to take ownership of a real-world project, from requirements gathering to deployment. I am proud of the trust the sponsor placed in me and how I was able to translate complex datasets into actionable insights. Solving merge conflicts and ensuring a smooth data upload experience were both challenging and rewarding. This experience helped me grow as both a developer and a collaborator, and I now feel more confident stepping into a full-time software engineering role.