NILOCORTEX
FULL-STACK DEVELOPER // E-COMMERCE SPECIALIST // CREATIVE TECHNOLOGIST
┌ SHOPIFY PARTNER · GAME ENGINE DEVELOPER · USAF VETERAN ┐
Full-stack developer with 10+ years building for the web. Trusted Shopify Partner and co-founder of Trailblaze Media, where I led development of a theme powering 6,000+ merchant stores worldwide.
Currently building game engines and procedural generation tools in Rust/Bevy, interactive WebGL experiences, and brutalist design systems that reject decorative conventions.
Air National Guard veteran. Computer Science background. I build things that work.
- Led development of "Loft", a Shopify theme used by 6,000+ merchant stores worldwide across multiple industries
- Built and launched "Campfire: Instagram Stories for Shopify" — featured as Shopify App Store Staff Pick (May 2019)
- Develop custom Shopify stores for diverse clientele, creating tailored e-commerce solutions optimized for conversion
- Manage project lifecycle from requirements through deployment, coordinating with designers and developers
- Continuously improve client sites for performance, UX, and alignment with current web standards
- Founded local web design agency focused on WordPress-based sites for small businesses
- Built the Kansas City Gaming Alliance community platform (March 2015 — Present)
- Handled full project cycle: client consultation, design, development, deployment, and maintenance
- Maintained and operated flight equipment with high attention to detail and minimal supervision
- Responsible for inspection, disassembly, cleaning, and reassembly of critical flight gear
- Honorable Discharge — United States Air Force (2014)
Premium Shopify theme powering 6,000+ merchant stores worldwide. Clean, conversion-focused design with extensive customization options. Built and maintained since 2017.
Procedural city generator built with Rust/Bevy 0.15. Node graph UI drives real-time city generation — connect building rules, road networks, and terrain parameters to construct infinite urban landscapes. Runs in browser via WebAssembly.
Multiplayer cyberpunk game with PSX-retro aesthetic — low-poly geometry, stretched textures, CRT scanlines. NPCs with distinct personalities driven by dynamic dialogue systems. WebSocket networking for real-time multiplayer.
Modern recreation of the 1991 Microsoft puzzle game. Win95 interface meets 90s anime sci-fi aesthetic. Single self-contained HTML file — everything canvas-drawn, zero dependencies, 50 levels.
Shopify app that brought Instagram Stories-style content to merchant storefronts. Featured as a Staff Pick on the Shopify App Store homepage (May 2019). Built with React, Node.js, and the Instagram API.