Home Depot ProAssist Order Management System
Large-scale web application built to centralize and streamline the management of high-volume customer orders and invento...
Hello World! I'm Phy Sneed ("Phylicia" if we want to get fancy)
I blend precision with prose,curiosity with practicality,and structure with soul.
About Me
I'm a Software Engineer who brings something distinct to the table — the analytical rigor of a systems thinker, the communication depth of a trained rhetorician, and the product intuition of someone who built it from the ground up.
I spent 15 years at The Home Depot, growing from cashier to department supervisor. I wasn't just observing how a $150B retailer operates — I was in it, managing people, solving real-time problems, and understanding what customers and associates actually need from the tools built for them.
Along the way, I earned a Master's in Composition and Rhetoric — which taught me to ask who the audience is before writing a single thing. That instinct doesn't leave you. It shows up in how I read a codebase, frame a problem, and talk to stakeholders.
After completing my Master's, I was selected to join The Home Depot's in-house software engineering program — a rare chance to bring both worlds together. For the past two years, I've been doing just that, writing production code with the store floor always in view.
My path is unconventional — every step of it intentional.
Work Experience
Skills & Tools I've Worked With:
Featured Project
Pink Print: DIY Project Planner
A DIY project planner powered by Gemini AI that converts natural language descriptions into structured, actionable project plans for painting, flooring, and fencing — built with real-world expertise from years on the floor as a Home Depot sales rep.
Highlights:
- AI-powered cost estimation — Natural language input → structured project details via Gemini
- Smart clarifying questions — From prior HD sales rep experience—asks for missing info (interior/exterior, dimensions, surface type) before estimating to ensure you cover all edge cases
- Project types — Painting (rooms, doors, ceilings, trim), flooring (hardwood, carpet, tile, LVP), fencing
- Materials breakdown — Paint gallons, underlayment, posts, etc., with cost ranges
- Link — https://pinkprint.vercel.app/
Tech stack:
Next.js 16, Vercel AI SDK, Supabase, Zod, Tailwind CSS
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Featured Project
Carpe Diem: Task Management App
Carpe Diem — Full-stack productivity app that combines a personalized dashboard with a simple todo system.
Features:
- Authentication — GitHub OAuth and email/password sign-in, password reset, and display name
- Task management — Create tasks with statuses, due dates, and priorities
- Personalization — Marvel themed, mobile friendly, custom UI, and accessible components
- Link — https://carpe-diem-omega.vercel.app/
Tech stack:
Next.js 16 (App Router), React 19, TypeScript, Supabase (Auth + PostgreSQL), Tailwind CSS, shadcn/ui, Radix UI, Vercel
Highlights:
- Server actions for mutations
- Row-level data isolation per user
- Auth callback handling for OAuth and password reset
- Modular component structure
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Featured Project
The Weather Wonder
Weather Wonder — Full-stack weather app that aggregates three APIs (Open-Meteo, Pirate Weather, Weather.gov), scores each forecast, and shows the most optimistic one—sunniest and warmest outlook.
Highlights:
- Multi-provider blending — Fetches from three APIs in parallel, filters outliers, and selects the best forecast with a custom scoring algorithm
- Weather wellness — Weather score, sinus risk, arthritis risk, and pressure change
- Location search — Geocoding via Nominatim (city, state, or ZIP)
- Mobile-first — Responsive layout, touch targets, safe-area support
- Server-side caching — 5-minute cache to reduce API calls
- Live app — the-bright-blend.vercel.app
Tech stack:
Next.js 15 (App Router), React 19, Tailwind CSS, TypeScript, Vercel
Architecture:
Provider registry with a shared interface, normalized data model, optimizer for outlier filtering and scoring, and Mermaid docs for data flow.
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I'd Love to Connect!
Passionate about accessible software, rapid learning, and shipping great products. I’m exploring software engineering roles where curiosity is welcomed, feedback is king, and cross-functional collaboration fuels the outcome.
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