Resume | Pablo Cordero

Profile

Full-stack developer with a focus on interactive 3D interfaces, creative technology, and AI-driven applications. Background as a professional artist, martial arts instructor, and bilingual interpreter informs my approach to building software—emphasizing visual design, structured thinking, and clear communication. Passionate about projects where aesthetics and functionality work together.

Technical Skills

Languages & Frameworks: JavaScript, Python, React, Django, Node.js, Express.js
3D & Creative: Three.js, React Three Fiber, Blender, GLSL Shaders, Web Audio API
Design: Photoshop, Illustrator, Digital Painting, Classical Drawing, UI/UX
Backend & Data: PostgreSQL, MongoDB, RESTful APIs, Django REST Framework, JWT Auth, WebSockets
Development: Git, Vite, SCSS, Jest, Responsive Design, Mobile-First Architecture

Featured Projects

Numeneon — UI Lead (Capstone Project)

React • Django • PostgreSQL • WebSockets

Cyberpunk social media platform — team project (807 GitHub clones)

Designed River Timeline—a 3-column feed layout that organizes content flow and reduces visual clutter
Built Profile Flip Card component with contribution heatmap inspired by GitHub's activity graph
Created SCSS design system with glassmorphic UI, neon accents, and responsive mobile navigation
Wrote pseudocode and task breakdowns to coordinate frontend/backend work across the team

Pneuma — AI Personality Engine

React • Node.js • Three.js • Claude API • Vector DB

Experimental AI framework with 46 philosophical archetypes (467 GitHub clones)

Built collision system that pairs conflicting philosophies (e.g., Camus × Frankl) to generate non-generic responses
Implemented vector-based memory using RAG for context recall and conversation continuity
Designed archetypes as thinking methods rather than personas, with tension mapping across 1,764 pairs

Transcendence — 3D Virtual Pet Game

Three.js • React • Blender • GLSL

Built complete 3D pipeline: modeled and rigged character in Blender, exported 32 animations to Three.js
Created hidden Battle Arena with 3 interactive scenes, particle effects, and dynamic music

Nexus Geom Lab — Interactive 3D Geometry Platform

Three.js • React • GLSL • MongoDB

Geometry visualization app with user accounts and scene saving (174 GitHub clones)

Built 24 interactive geometries including tesseracts and other 4D shapes with custom wireframe rendering
Added gamification layer with progressive unlocks tied to user engagement

Dojo — Martial Arts Training Tracker

React • Django • PostgreSQL

Built progress tracker for Okinawan Goju Ryu curriculum covering kata, bunkai, and kumite forms
Implemented soft-delete system and form validation to maintain data integrity

Education

General Assembly — Software Engineering Immersive Bootcamp Feb 2026
Fashion Institute of Technology — Humanities & Fine Arts 2006–2008
College of Staten Island — Humanities & Sciences 2002–2004
Art Students League & Grand Central Academy — Classical realism, anatomy, life drawing

Professional Experience

Martial Arts Instructor — Traditional Okinawan Martial Arts 2018 — Present
3rd-degree black belt in Okinawan Goju Ryu; curriculum development and progression tracking
Legal Interpreter, Spanish — NY Public School System / UFCIS 2006–2020
Simultaneous/consecutive translation for legal proceedings and educational settings
Fine Artist — Independent/Freelance 2005 — 2024
Oil painting, digital art, sculpture, photography; gallery exhibitions and commissioned work
Fine Art Restorer — Gallery 69 2007 — 2018
Cleaned and repaired damage to artwork, restored damaged canvas and paintings
Artist Assistant — Oliver Vernon Studios 2012
Studio assistance for professional painter—panel fabrication, surface preparation, painting
Gallery Host — Chapel of Sacred Mirrors (Alex Grey) 2008 — 2009
Gallery operations, sales, event coordination, live demonstrations

Additional

Classical drawing & painting (realism, anatomy) • Digital art & photography • Bilingual English/Spanish (professional) • 20+ years martial arts • Adobe Creative Suite • Guitar & bass