Software development student at Mohawk College, currently on my first co-op at MBPSD. I've been building projects since before I knew what I was doing — web apps are my home turf, Next.js is my weapon of choice, and I have a trading bot that watches charts so I don't have to.
I'm Nikola Anastasijevic — a software development student at Mohawk College (SD 559) and first-time co-op developer at MBPSD. I started in Computer Science at Brock University, figured out pretty quickly that the environment wasn't for me, made the switch to Mohawk, and haven't looked back since.
Web apps are where I feel most at home. Next.js is my strongest tool, but I work across a pretty wide stack — Java, Python, C#, .NET Core, React, you name it. My proudest side project is probably my automated trading bot: it reads live chart data and makes its own decisions without me touching it. That kind of build — real data, real logic, running on its own — is exactly the type of thing I like to make.
Outside of code I'm at the gym most days, play basically every sport you can name, go hiking and snowboarding, and spend way too much time around cars. I race when I get the chance, follow F1, IndyCar, NASCAR, and MotoGP, and have a soft spot for American muscle — specifically Hellcats and C6 Corvettes. Also deeply invested in Dead by Daylight and Geometry Dash, somehow simultaneously.
// first co-op done, second one loading — let's build something
This is my strongest suit. I build full-stack web apps end-to-end — Next.js frontends, database schemas, APIs, auth, payments. I like owning a feature from the first line to production.
I built a trading bot that reads live chart data and makes decisions on its own. I like building things that run without me — backends, pipelines, and automated systems that can be measured.
Java, Python, C#, .NET Core, MVC, React, mobile — I pick up new tools fast and have enough range to contribute to most codebases. I'm not precious about stack, I just want to build something real.
First co-op work term, with a second one lined up right after. Building real software in a real environment \u2014 exactly what I came to Mohawk for. Still building personal projects on the side because I can't help it.
Switched from Brock University's CS program after three semesters. Not a failure story \u2014 just figured out that Brock wasn't the right fit and made a deliberate move. Mohawk's hands-on, practical approach clicked immediately.
Three semesters of fundamentals, theory, and figuring out what I actually wanted. Left on my own terms. No regrets \u2014 it put a solid base under everything I've built since.
Started with curiosity, a code editor, and a stubbornly low tolerance for tutorials that don't end with something real. Kept building until the projects worked, then kept building to make them better.
American muscle is the religion — Hellcats and C6 Corvettes specifically. I follow F1, IndyCar, NASCAR, and MotoGP, and I do a decent amount of racing myself. Two of my projects exist because of this obsession.
Gym most days, play almost every sport you can name. Hiking, snowboarding, mountain climbing — basically anything that involves moving fast or going somewhere high.
Deep in Dead by Daylight and Geometry Dash simultaneously. Very different games. Somehow both hold up.
The trading bot started as curiosity about whether you could automate good decisions. Turns out you can get pretty close. Fascinated by anything that runs on its own and produces measurable output.