About Me
I am from Cedar Falls, Iowa and I’m a student at Hawkeye Community College in Waterloo, IA. I am working toward an associates degree in Web and Mobile Game Development. I plan to graduate in the Summer of 2026. I do have an academic goal that I want to acheive. I’ve always been fascinated by technology, especially through video games, and I hope this education helps me explore that world again. Another goal is to memorize a solid portion of the tags we use in programming.
Outside of classes and working on projects, I enjoy biking, playing board games, and card games with my wife along with playing table-top role-playing games like Dungeons and Dragons with friends online and in person.
Favorite Projects
These projects show what I’ve been learning and how I apply it.
Norway Mini Project
One of my more fun projects is the mini project. I used photos from our honeymoon in Norway. I learned better ways to style images, learned the basics of setting up colomns or rows, and how small mistakes can impact an entire page. This video is from a RIB boat tour through the fjords in Songesand.
PHP Project
One of my top projects is my first PHP Project. Its a concept site of how to tracK, manage, and market certin aspects of my wifes paper crafting bsiness. This project helped me learn about how to connect databases to a web app and the basic use of PHP.
Avengers Project
Another fun project was my group project about Marvel and the Avengers.
API Project
This project helped me learn multiple things.I got to learn how APIs work with this PHP API project.
API ProjectSkills
I have experience with these languages and tools:
My Goals
My current plan is to gain experience as a developer or something else in a similar related role. I’ve worked in restaurants and manufacturing, but I’m ready to move on. I hope to use my degree to find a remote job so my wife and I can travel more and enjoy our hobbies — like biking together.
Short-Term Goals
- Finish my Web and Mobile Game Development degree at Hawkeye Community College.
- Reach my personal GPA goal
- Keep getting more comfortable with the different concepts we use in programming.
Long-Term Goals
- Move into a developer or technical role.
- Build personal and small business sites for experience.
- Find a stable job to work for long the long term.
Contact
Email: josh.batla@gmail.com
GitHub: Arytiss86