Hi, I'm Braxton Hawkins!

Welcome to my website! Explore around to learn all about me and what I have to offer!

Bio

From a young age, I’ve always had a sense of motivation and passion driving me forward. Whether it’s exploring unique opportunities such as Taekwondo or working with Habitat for Humanity. Or even learning additional skills, including new programming languages or taking on new leadership roles in school. All of which all allowed me to continuously meet new people. I bring these values to every experience throughout my life on a personal and professional level. To learn more about me, keep exploring my site or reach out directly.

Education

University of North Carolina

August 2017 - May 2021

I am a current student at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. I am double majoring in Computer Science (B.S.) and Psychology (B.A.).

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What is Braxton currently involved in?

Below are some of the amazing jobs and roles I am currently involved in

Innovation & Design Thinking

Intern working with the integration of AI & ML with sports analytics. Research and skill development of entrepreneurial design thinking

Research Assistant

Work with the Arnold Psychologinguistics Lab with a focus on aiding research on language comprehension.

Leadership Team

I assist the head master with the instruction of Taekwondo to both children and adults.

Projects

Some of my most exciting independent and coursework projects I have completed so far.

HackNC 2019

During this most recent hackathon hosted by the Major League Hacking organization, I and three other of my friends made an informational website for an app that I prototyped using Adobe XD.

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Origin Story

Created for my business class, Design Thinking: The Innovation Process for Complex Problems, I created a short movie about my origin story by answering three important questions. I also made and edited a short audio clip expanding upon my origin story. I made/edited these using Adobe Premiere Pro and Audition!

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Twitter 2.0

Developed for my Modern Web Programming class, I programmed my own mock version of Twitter to be used for the class. For this project I used HTML, CSS, JavaScript, jQuery, and Axios.

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BarMeet

With a team of 4 other friends, we developed a new web application designed to increase the connectivity between people with bars. BarMeet reimagines one's bar experience to connect people, friends, and bars. Our fully functional web app uses HTML/CSS, JavaScript, and Bootstrap for the frontend, and Axios, Express, and data-store for the backend.

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Design Thinking: The Rundown

Design Thinking is a vital skill in the 21st Century. Thanks to my class, Design Thinking: The Innovation Process for Complex Problems, I learned exactly what the design thinking methodology is. Additionally, I worked on several design sprints to create some amazing products and services. Watch the video to get just a glimpse of all I learned and created!

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