Jadon TappJadon Tapp

Full-stack developer, designer and aspiring entrepreneur

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The PetrPark team at the UCI AWS Cloud Hacks showcase

UCI AWS Cloud Hacks 2026

Placed 4th building PetrPark, a “park ranger in your pocket.” We built an app that uses geofencing and AI to deliver real-time, location-aware alerts that keep explorers informed across California State Parks.

About Me

I'm a UC Irvine Informatics graduate specializing in Human-Computer Interaction, with a passion for full-stack development and AI. I build AI systems that genuinely interest me; right now, I'm focused on AI video generation, thoughtful UI/UX design, and building and scaling apps that make complex ideas feel simple. Outside of tech, I love playing piano, training at the gym, and cooking.

Projects

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Ripple Runway UGC video cloner

August 2026

Built a UGC video-generation platform with the Runway API, Runway Workflows, ElevenLabs, Claude Code, and Python. Its cut-detection workflow splits longer videos into reviewable clips and stitches approved generations back together, producing consistent 15–50 second Seedance 2.0 outputs beyond the previous generation cap.

Ripple completed UGC clone video generation screen
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UCI Nature Automated Wildlife Classification Pipeline

Jan 2026 – Jun 2026

Built a local-GPU Python pipeline that helped UCI Nature researchers process and review more than 100,000 wildlife-camera images, saving over 100 hours of manual classification. Integrated Google's SpeciesNet with confidence scoring, burst grouping, pause/resume checkpoints, caching, and local fallback in a four-person Agile team.

UCI Nature wildlife review dashboard
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PetrPark Mobile App Park Ranger

Apr 2026

Developed a mobile ranger app with Expo Go and an AWS Knowledge Base built from California State Park regulatory data, powering a RAG-based AI chatbot for trail and wildlife information. Added offline-first access through AWS Amplify and delivered the prototype in 36 hours, placing 4th among 30 teams.

PetrPark park ranger companion app
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Car Collector Pokemon Go for Cars App

Sep 2025

Full-stack SwiftUI iOS app that identifies the exact car model from real-world camera captures using Gemini Pro. Firebase handles photos, auth, and backend data; configured for App Store deployment with privacy manifests, entitlements, and subscription testing.

Car Collector vehicle identification camera screen

Freelance Web Design

ZenPilates Reformer Pro product page
UCI Nature wildlife review dashboard
Open-Boxx team gear storefront
Backstock.ai inventory marketplace
The Drop storefront
CozyPet seat cover product page
Ripple UGC video generation review interface
Ripple UGC video generation review interface
CozyPet seat cover product page
The Drop storefront
Backstock.ai inventory marketplace
Open-Boxx team gear storefront
UCI Nature wildlife review dashboard
ZenPilates Reformer Pro product page

Experience

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Product Operations Intern

Jan 2026 – Jun 2026

Backstock.ai

Irvine, California, United States · On-site

  • Scoped user needs across the platform and supported customer acquisition through direct outreach to small businesses and resellers at sneaker conventions.
  • Developed customer-facing marketplace features with Next.js, TypeScript, Python, and Flutter, enabling businesses to upload and manage inventory listings more efficiently.
  • Championed a CSV inventory-upload workflow that transferred customers' existing inventory into Backstock.
  • Optimized website UI/UX through iterative testing of user flows, content structures, and A/B tests to improve usability and customer engagement.
  • Collaborated with product managers, designers, and engineers using Jira, Git, and Bitbucket in Agile sprint environments.
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Software Developer Freelancer

Jun 2025 – Jan 2026

The Drop

Irvine, California, United States · Hybrid

  • Built and launched a custom Shopify e-commerce storefront using HTML and CSS, supporting a sneaker and apparel retailer's expansion into online sales.
  • Automated inventory synchronization between Traxia and Shopify using n8n, GitHub Actions, and API integrations, eliminating manual updates across sales channels and saving over $600 in monthly subscription fees.
  • Managed backend inventory and reduced operating costs by over $2,400 by replacing third-party inventory-management subscriptions with a custom self-hosted solution.
  • Delivered scalable e-commerce infrastructure that supported $100,000 in online revenue growth within months of launch.
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B.S. Informatics

Aug 2022 – Jun 2026

University of California, Irvine

Specialization in Human-Computer Interaction

  • Relevant coursework in Web & Mobile Applications, UI/UX Design, and AI Development & Coding.
  • Team capstone: UCI Nature — an AI wildlife-classification pipeline for UCI Campus Reserves, built on Agile sprint cycles.