Nicholas Page's Portfolio Website

A modern, responsive portfolio website built with Blazor Server and ASP.NET Core, showcasing my professional experience, education, projects, and technical skills as a software engineer and instructor.

🌐 Live Site: nicholaspage.dev/

🚀 Features

🎨 Modern Design

• Responsive Layout - Optimized for all devices (desktop, tablet, mobile)
• Dark/Light Theme Toggle - Automatic theme switching with persistent preferences
• Purple Gradient Accent - Cohesive color scheme throughout (#8B5CF6 to #7C42E7)
• Smooth Animations - Cubic-bezier transitions and hover effects
• Bootstrap 5 Integration - Modern UI components and utilities

📄 Pages

🏠 Home

• Hero section with professional headshot
• Quick stats and highlights
• Professional experience timeline
• Education overview
• Skills and interests
• Interactive call-to-action sections

👤 About

• Comprehensive professional profile
• Technical skills showcase (100+ skills organized by category)
• Education details with achievements
• Certifications (AWS Cloud Practitioner, freeCodeCamp)
• Personal hobbies and interests
• Photo gallery with professional headshots

💼 Experiences

• Main Overview: Timeline of all professional positions (5 companies, 8+ years)
• South Hills Details: In-depth look at current role as IT/Software Development Instructor & Software Engineer
  • 15+ courses taught
  • Custom tools developed (Grading Tools Suite, shsdp.dev platform)
  • System modernization (.NET Framework → .NET Core 10)
• Interactive cards with hover effects

🎓 Education

• Bachelor of Science in Computer Science (Lock Haven University)
• Graduated Cum Laude (3.511 GPA)
• 5× Dean's List recipient
• Academic timeline with course history
• Leadership roles and achievements

🚀 Activities

• Personal projects:
  • Qt Task Manager - Linux task manager written in C++ with Qt framework
  • Pokeclicker Platinum - Game development with Electron and Wayland support
• Freelance work:
  • Gilbert & Gilbert Auctions - PHP to ASP.NET migration with Google API integration
  • CWD Breeding WordPress Plugin - Custom ecommerce and database management
• Video game development experience
• Academic leadership roles

📜 Credits & Licenses

• Framework and library attributions
• License information (GPLv3)
• Open-source acknowledgments

🛠️ Technical Features

• Version Display - Automatic version numbering in footer from version.json
• Browser Detection - Using Bowser.js for compatibility checking
• Reconnection Modal - Custom UI for SignalR connection handling
• Responsive Navigation - Hamburger menu on mobile with Bootstrap
• SEO Optimized - Proper meta tags and page titles
• Accessibility - ARIA labels and semantic HTML

🏗️ Built With

Core Technologies

• .NET 10 - Latest .NET framework
• Blazor Server - C#-based web framework
• ASP.NET Core - Web application framework
• Bootstrap 5 - CSS framework
• Bootstrap Icons - Icon library

JavaScript Libraries

• Bowser - Browser detection

Development Tools

• Jenkins - CI/CD pipelines (used at South Hills)
• Git - Version control
• Azure DevOps - Project management

🚀 Getting Started

Prerequisites

• .NET 10 SDK

Installation

1. Clone the repository

   git clone https://github.com/wheat32/portfolio-web.git
   cd portfolio-web/src/Portfolio

2. Restore dependencies

   dotnet restore

3. Build the project

   dotnet build

4. Run the application

   dotnet run

5. Open in browser Navigate to https://localhost:5001 (or the URL shown in the console)

Docker Support

# Build Docker image
docker build -t portfolio-web .

# Run container
docker run -p 8080:8080 portfolio-web

🎨 Customization

Theme Colors

Edit wwwroot/css/variables.css to customize the color scheme:

:root {
    --primary-background: #8B5CF6;  /* Purple */
    --secondary-background: #7C42E7; /* Darker purple */
    --purple-gradient: linear-gradient(90deg, #8B5CF6 0%, #7C42E7 100%);
}

📝 License

This project is licensed under the GNU General Public License v3.0 - see the LICENSE file for details.

Third-Party Licenses

• ASP.NET Core - MIT License
• Bootstrap - MIT License
• Bootstrap Icons - MIT License
• Bowser - MIT License

👨‍💻 About Me

Nicholas E. Page
IT/Software Development Instructor & Software Engineer

• 🎓 B.S. in Computer Science - Lock Haven University (Cum Laude, 3.511 GPA)
• 💼 8+ years of professional software development experience
• 🏫 Teaching 15+ courses at South Hills School of Business and Technology
• 🛠️ Built custom Blazor tools for grading and student support
• 📚 Expertise in C#, ASP.NET, Java, JavaScript, Python, and more

🔗 Connect With Me

• 📧 Email: careers@nicholaspage.dev
• 💼 GitHub: @wheat32
• 📍 Location: Spring Mills, PA

🏆 Certifications

• AWS Certified Cloud Practitioner (July 2023 - July 2026)
• Foundational C# with Microsoft (freeCodeCamp, June 2024)
• Relational Database Developer (freeCodeCamp, July 2025)

🙏 Acknowledgments

Special thanks to the open-source community for creating and maintaining the amazing tools that made this portfolio possible:

• Microsoft ASP.NET Core Team
• Bootstrap Team
• Bootstrap Icons Contributors
• Bowser.js Maintainers

📊 Project Stats

• Components: 10+ reusable components
• Styling: Fully responsive with dark/light themes

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Built with ❤️ using Blazor and .NET 10

Last Updated: February 2026