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My name is Brian Liu Xu. I studied at Carnegie Mellon's School of Computer Science, where I earned my Bachelor of Science degree in Computer Science with an additional major in Human-Computer Interaction. I love to solve real-world problems by making technology useful and accessible to everyone, and my interests are in software engineering, information technology, and user-centered design. I also have a passion for understanding the human dynamics that contribute to organizational effectiveness, so in my spare time, I enjoy doing consulting work to help managers and teams get stronger.
SCS4ALL UnityAPI
This was a large infrastructure project for managing SCS4ALL's web presence. I developed a web interface for auto provisioning web applications and containers to the SCS4ALL website collection, as well as a SAML-based identity service with role-based access control.
Web Development, Security, Server Administration, Platform as a Service, Microsoft Graph, SSO, PHP, SAML, ADFS, LDAP
SCS4ALL Website
I was a member of the SCS4ALL webteam and developed a custom content management system for the SCS4ALL student-run organization at the School of Computer Science in Carnegie Mellon University. I also conducted security audits of the source code across the website collection.
Branding, UX Design, Web Development, Security, PHP, Custom CMS
Notify Me!
My team envisioned and developed a smart bulletin board for discovering upcoming campus events. My primary responsibility was developing the client side component, for which I designed and implemented the UI and REST APIs from scratch.
UX Design, Web Development, PHP
Helpster
I was contracted to help redesign a math homework website called Helpster, a research product by Arizona State University's math department.
Usability Evaluation, UX Design, Web Development, JavaScript
Z&D Intranet "ZDweb"
I proposed, designed, implemented, and deployed a intranet site for Zetlin & De Chiara LLP, a construction law firm, that needed a one stop shop for its announcements, phone book, and company policies.
UX Design, Web Development, PHP, LDAP, Drupal
Tut House Student Council website collection
I proposed, designed, implemented, and deployed a Drupal-based website collection for my high school student government. This multi-site system consisted of a public-facing site for news and surveys, an intranet for Council collaboration, a web hosting platform for other student clubs, and a custom single sign-on system.
UX Design, Web Development, PHP, Drupal, SSO
UNIS-UN EXCOMM Communicator
The EXCOMM Communicator was an all-in-one Java application for managing the annual UNIS-UN conference by its Executive Committee (EXCOMM). For this project, I implemented the UI framework as well as CRM and mail merge (mass email) capabilities. Future features would have included a shared to-do list, a notebook, a file browser, and cloud syncing capabilities.
UX Design, Database Design, Java
UNIS-UN Website
I led a development team that redesigned UNIS-UN's website. UNIS-UN is a student organization that plans and coordinates an annual international student conference held in at United Nations General Assembly Hall.
Branding, UX Design, Web Development, ASP.NET, JavaScript
Mathematics with Ms. Neda
I developed this WordPress-powered website for a high school math teacher (Ms. Neda Esfan) at the United Nations International School.
UX Design, Web Development, PHP, WordPress
Science With Mr. Enns
I developed this website for a middle school science teacher (Mr. Douglas Enns) when he worked at the United Nations International School. To help him manage his large collection of files and resource links, the website had a built in CMS with a custom file picker, a custom theme maker, and a custom drag-n-drop link manager.
UX Design, Web Development, PHP, JavaScript, jQuery, Custom CMS