QuizLabs

A Java/Vaadin algebra and puzzle-solving application that combines conventional calculation with specialized tools I built in response to real problem-solving needs.

The Algebrator demonstrates independent software design, domain modeling, iterative feature development, and AI-assisted engineering — growing through repeated use and accumulated requirements rather than from a fixed spec.

• The Algebrator

A visual workspace for importing puzzle images, adding interactive overlays and annotations, and creating clean demonstrations of puzzle-solving workflows.

PGW demonstrates UI and workflow design, iterative product development, and my ability to respond to real-world usability problems while maintaining and extending a growing application.

• Puzzle GridWorks

An AI-assisted visual storytelling project built around Tom Lehrer's public-domain song "Silent E," combining music, image generation, visual direction, editing, humor, and narrative continuity.

My work on Silent E demonstrates visual concept development, generative-AI direction, iterative prompting and refinement, editing, and multimedia production — skills that reinforce requirements analysis and AI-output evaluation across all QuizLabs work.

• Silent E

The projects also provide a controlled environment in which I can experiment with AI-assisted software development techniques, specification writing, testing strategies, UI workflows, and iterative feature design.

Lessons learned through QuizLabs frequently inform professional development practices, particularly around:

• Keeping AI-assisted work narrowly scoped
• Providing strong context before implementation
• Separating analysis from coding
• Testing generated changes rather than accepting them at face value
• Recognizing when technically correct behavior creates a poor user workflow
• Using AI to expand capability without surrendering engineering judgment