Mordecai Mengesteab

student. coder. senator. builder. 		Version v2.0.0
PDF Download Resume

about me

i'm mordecai mengesteab, an engineer and developer who loves making ideas tangible. my passion lies in rethinking systems, solving problems in unexpected ways, and building tools that help others do the same. i've worked on everything from mission-critical systems for rockets to gamified fitness platforms—all while exploring the cutting edge of tech.

projects

universitrack

universitrack simplifies college applications with generative ai. it personalizes essay-writing assistance and tracks deadlines by connecting academics, hobbies, and goals. 

┌─────────────────────────────────┐
│ Status: Live                    │
│ Timeline: 2023 - present        │
│ Tech Stack:                     │
│ - Backend: Golang, PostgreSQL   │
│ - Frontend: React, Tailwind CSS │
└─────────────────────────────────┘

liquid rocketry lab

designed mission control systems for real-time rocket telemetry with drag-and-drop graphs and sub-millisecond latency, making insights accessible and actionable. 

┌─────────────────────────────────┐
│ Status: Ongoing                 │
│ Timeline: 2024 - present        │
│ Tech Stack:                     │
│ - Data Flow: Redis, Docker      │
│ - Frontend: React, Tailwind CSS │
│ - Backend: Python               │
└─────────────────────────────────┘

quizless

quizless reimagined study tools with GPT integration, enabling auto-generated questions and smarter quizzes—launched months before quizlet's ai features. 

┌─────────────────────────────────┐
│ Status: Completed               │
│ Timeline: July 2023             │
│ Tech Stack:                     │
│ - Backend: Node.js, Express     │
│ - Frontend: React               │
│ - Database: MongoDB             │
└─────────────────────────────────┘

ultisim

my first internship where i developed 3D simulations and digital twins for healthcare and education. highlights include questsim, an immersive historical learning tool. 

┌─────────────────────────────────┐
│ Status: Completed               │
│ Timeline: 2023 - 2024           │
│ Tech Stack:                     │
│ - Simulations: Unity,           │
│   React Three Fiber             │
│ - UI: React                     │
└─────────────────────────────────┘

benevolink

a mobile platform to connect users with nonprofits and charities. additionally, utilized PostGIS to allow for geospatial connections for nearby connections. while challenges in web scraping led to shelving, the project offered valuable insights into scaling real-world data pipelines. 

┌─────────────────────────────────┐
│ Status: Shelved                 │
│ Timeline: 2023                  │
│ Tech Stack:                     │
│ - App: React Native             │
│ - Backend: Python, Supabase     │
└─────────────────────────────────┘

myfitnesspack

started as a gym tracker with check-ins and streaks. now pivoting to explore general computer vision for real-time behavior tracking. 

┌─────────────────────────────────┐
│ Status: Pivoting                │
│ Timeline: 2024 - present        │
│ Tech Stack:                     │
│ - Computer Vision: Python, YOLO │
│ - App: React Native             │
└─────────────────────────────────┘

what's next?

┌───────────────────────────────────────────────────────────┐
│ exploring the intersection of ai, medicine, wearable      │
│ tech, and robotics.                                       │
│                                                           │
│ current works in progress:                                │
│ - a course dependency explorer for ncsu, using graph      │
│   databases and GUIs.                                     │
│ - analyzing raleigh's urban ecosystem with satellite      │
│   imagery.                                                │
│                                                           │
│ always asking: how can tech make lives better—on earth,   │
│ and beyond?                                               │
└───────────────────────────────────────────────────────────┘