Projects & Portfolio

As a Data Scientist and Software Engineer, this is my place to show off my portfolio of side-of-desk projects.

PooPal [iOS App on App Store]
parkrundata.online [Full Stack Web App]
Sweepstaker [ReactJS Web App]
liamgower.dev [Hugo Static Site]

PooPal

I made an iOS app!. It is called PooPal, an app to help you track your poo 💩. Why did you build an app? In 2025, I decided I wanted to learn more about app development. Midway through the year I was switching jobs from E.ON Next to Monzo and had a couple of weeks on my hands, so naturally I started learning SwiftUI with HackingWithSwift. After about ~50 days (out of 100) of that course, I decided there’s only so much tutorialling you can do before I think it is best to jump out into the big scary world and make something for yourself....

ParkrunDataOnline

After a few months of learning web development (ReactJS as frontend, NodeExpress and also Firebase as backend options) I decided to make a bigger project to provide a website where user’s can sign-up and track their parkrun statistics and have cool visualisations. Here is my showcase below:

Sweepstake App (Website, ReactJS)

The Project At the start of June 2024, the UEFA Euros 2024 began. And one of my favourite things to do is enter a sweepstake. For the last few tournaments, amongst family and friends I have organised a small-scale sweepstake for fun. I’ve never won… When this tournament came around, I realised it is a perfect opportunity for a beginner ReactJS / frontend project. And so, my first frontend portfolio project was born - the Sweepstaker....