alex cyr

Frontend developer focused on delivering new features for gamestop.com and GameStop mobile app, as well as bootstrapping the GameStop NFT marketplace. Tech stack includes Salesforce Commerce Cloud on the web, React Native for mobile, and React for the nft marketplace.

Fullstack developer building internal web applications with Angular JS and Java Spring Boot to help employees throughout their day at work such as building navigation, room booking, and during quarantine built a COVID-19 screening survey with regional localization that supported 83k daily users as they returned to work.

Frontend and mobile app developer/designer for a number of local and national clients, working with tech such as Swift iOS, React, and React Native. It was exciting to work on such a wide variety of projects and deliver creative solutions.

Graphic designer working to deliver impactful marketing and branding assets for high profile clients such as the Detroit Tigers and Dave & Busters, as well as regional/local eateries like Andiamo, Bagger Daves, and Roak Brewing.

As a frontend developer and designer at Cognite Labs, I specialized in crafting web apps and static landing pages for businesses spanning local and diverse markets. I played a pivotal role in implementing marketing sales funnels, elevating online presence, and enhancing lead generation.

Experiments in creating generative art with p5.js and minting NFTs on the Tezos blockchain. Explore procedurally generated pieces, dynamic flow fields, and interactive artworks. Algorithms feel alive as organic visual experiences, blending code and creativity.

Embarking on the mission to turn an idea into a passive income stream through affiliate marketing led to the creation of interiordesignideasforho.me. This unique website offers an immersive exploration of interior design styles, seamlessly connecting users with carefully selected products from Wayfair through affiliate links.

For four consecutive years (2016 - 2019), I had the honor of contributing unique illustrations for Washi Con, an anime convention hosted at Eastern Michigan University. Each illustration was crafted for the official event T-shirt, revolving around the convention's mascots: Washi (eagle in Japanese), Mountain, and Eggplant.

An endless runner game featuring Buck the Bunny built for GameStop NFT Marketplace to explore the utility and potential of digital ownership in gaming. Run, jump, and power up to collect as many coins as possible for as long as you can.

A mobile game prototype built with Unity where players draw cards featuring colored shapes. The objective is to strategically place cards on a grid, creating three-in-a-row sequences of matching colors and shapes, similar to tic-tac-toe. With strategic removal cards and wildcard black stars, the game combines skill and surprise for a dynamic and challenging experience.

A Unity mobile game prototype that merges the swiping intensity of Fruit Ninja with the culinary chaos of Diner Dash. Swiftly combine ingredients to construct recipes, aiming for a 1-3 star rating. Progress through themed worlds, unlocking new challenges by earning stars.

Built with Swift for iOS and powered by the Firebase API, Scribble Stacks is a collaborative drawing game, blending Pictionary and Telephone . Players take turns drawing or phrasing, passing their creations in a cycle, causing the drawing outcome to naturally evolve each round.

In collaboration with Stardock game studios, my team and I had the privilege of adapting the ship editor from Galactic Civilizations III for a mobile iPad application as part of our college capstone course.

A fighting game developed within the MSU Game Design Specialization, drawing inspiration from the likes of Super Smash Bros.. The game provides a quick-paced and addictively engaging combat experience, amped up by numerous explosive weapons and platform building.

Whether playing solo or with friends, players tackle 18 holes filled with traps, jumps, teleporters, and diverse obstacles, demanding precision and strategic finesse. In a mere 5 weeks, Cyber Slice took shape as a contemporary miniature golf adventure. In my role as artist and designer, I crafted 3D assets and meticulously determined the flow of each hole and level.

Experience the thrill of Morph, a game where quick thinking and reflexes are paramount. In this 5-week project, race down challenging slopes, collecting coins and morphing between shapes—a ball for rolling, a cone for jumping, a cube for breaking obstacles, and a star for gliding through the air. Dash through hoops and loops, aiming for the fastest time while collecting coins for the highest score.