Computer Science at UT Dallas · FAA Private Pilot

Kyle Barnes

Software developer and private pilot building practical tools for pilot training, weather, and flight planning.

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Seeking: Software engineering & avionics internships
Based in: Richardson, TX · DFW or remote

Kyle Barnes, Computer Science student at UT Dallas

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Experience

Where I’ve worked

Technical support and customer-facing roles, held alongside school.

More about my background

August 2026 – Present
Richardson, TX
Facility Attendant — UT Dallas Gaming & Esports
- Support 80+ workstations with NVIDIA RTX 4080 SUPER GPUs and 32 GB RAM.
- Coordinate AV systems for competitive esports events and oversee station check-ins.
- Provide Tier 1 troubleshooting for hardware and network issues during live tournaments.
September 2021 – July 2024
Lufkin, TX
Lead Cashier — Hijinx Trampoline Park
- Scheduled events for 200+ guests, trained staff, and earned the Hijinx Scholarship.
- Handled POS transactions, managed concession inventory, and maintained safety standards.

Selected projects

What I’ve built

Four projects, each with a write-up covering the problem, what I decided, and what I’d change next.

Featured personal project

In development

Checkride

A pilot learning platform for iOS and Android

A React Native study platform that takes student pilots from first lesson to private pilot checkride, with a structured ground-school course, spaced review, and the planning tools training actually requires.

JavaScript
React Native
Expo
Jest

Read the case study

Course structurePrivate pilot

How a student moves from first lesson to checkride.

Place
A 40-question test sets the starting point
Study
10 units, 41 lessons, 178 topics
Review
Spaced review and oral-prep flashcards
Plan
Logging, weight and balance, METAR decoding

units: 10
lessons: 41
topics: 178

Flight planningVFR

Weather
Live METAR and TAF from the FAA
Runways
Headwind and crosswind for every runway end
Route
Wind correction, groundspeed, fuel and reserve
Decide
GO, CAUTION, or NO-GO at departure and arrival

CloudDeck

A Java desktop app that brings live FAA weather, runway analysis, route and fuel planning, and a go/no-go decision into one place for pilots planning a VFR flight.

lines of Java: 7,500+
METAR and TAF: Live
alternate airport search: 120 NM

ShippedJava 21JavaFXMaven+3

Campus marketplaceLive

Sign in
Firebase Authentication for UTD accounts
Post
Students list items straight from the browser
Sync
Listings appear without a page refresh

UTD Marketplace

A web marketplace built for UT Dallas students, with Firebase Authentication and real-time listings, serving more than 1,500 students.

UTD students served: 1,500+
listing updates: Real-time

ShippedJavaScriptHTMLCSS+1

All projects

Live demo

Aviation weather, decoded live.

Type in an airport code. This pulls the current report from the FAA and decodes it into something you can read before a flight.

Live aviation weather

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Technical skills

What I work with

Languages and tools I’ve used in the projects above.

Programming Languages

JavaScript
TypeScript
Java
Python
C++
SystemVerilog

Frameworks & Libraries

React
React Native
Expo
Next.js
JavaFX
Tailwind CSS

Software Concepts

Object-Oriented Programming
Data Structures & Algorithms
Agile/Scrum
Unit Testing (Jest)
IPC & Sockets

IT & Support

Technical Support
Hardware Troubleshooting
AV Systems
Networking

Platforms & Tools

Git
Firebase
Maven
UNIX
REST APIs
HTML/CSS

Internship search

I'm looking for software engineering and avionics internships.

I'm open to DFW-area and remote roles. If my projects or background fit your team, I would be glad to talk.

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