In December 2024, delivered Smart Post Search with AI Personalization and Image Content Filtering for brockenbrough/ssu-social-backend. Implemented Perron-based ranking to improve post discovery and added Amazon Rekognition to detect and filter sensitive images. Refactored the smartPostSearchRoute to optimize post fetching and updated tests to cover image label analysis. The work enhances user relevance, safety, and compliance, setting the foundation for scalable personalization and safer content experiences with measurable impact on engagement and retention.

November 2024 monthly summary for brockenbrough/ssu-social-frontend. Key features delivered: Enhanced private user profile with post-type filtering and UI refactor, enabling clear separation of media vs text posts and a refreshed modal/post-display flow. Commits: 90219a35f6cca14d041e55c65f4f2bfe4a9e1337, 9e1816396edd8a62a169931ad09db4feaa6ba723. Major bugs fixed: Dependency management fix to include a missing build dependency, eliminating build/runtime errors and stabilizing deployments. Commit: dab3e0ec32a7eb0702f1bdf4bfe26504881598c4. Overall impact and accomplishments: Improved user experience on private profiles, reduced risk of deployment failures, and faster iteration for feature work. Strengthened build reliability and maintainability through targeted refactor and dependency management. Technologies/skills demonstrated: React/TypeScript UI development, componentized post display and modal architecture, build tooling and dependency management, version control discipline and traceable commits.