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import { GitHubLogoIcon, LinkedInLogoIcon } from "@forge/ui";

export default function Page() {
const retroCSS = `
@import url('https://fonts.googleapis.com/css2?family=Press+Start+2P&display=swap');

/* Retro / CRT inspired page styles */
#george-zhao-page {
font-family: 'Press Start 2P', ui-monospace, SFMono-Regular, Menlo, Monaco, 'Roboto Mono', monospace;
background: radial-gradient(ellipse at center, #0b0f14 0%, #050507 60%), linear-gradient(180deg, rgba(0,0,0,0.2), rgba(0,0,0,0.6));
/* non-header default text: light for contrast */
color: #e6eef6;
background-color: #05050a;
position: relative;
overflow: hidden;
}

/* Subtle grid background for retro feel */
#george-zhao-page::before {
content: '';
position: absolute;
inset: 0;
background-image: linear-gradient(0deg, rgba(0,255,156,0.03) 1px, transparent 1px), linear-gradient(90deg, rgba(0,255,156,0.03) 1px, transparent 1px);
background-size: 24px 24px;
opacity: 0.6;
pointer-events: none;
mix-blend-mode: overlay;
}

/* Scanlines overlay */
#george-zhao-page::after {
content: '';
position: absolute;
inset: 0;
background: repeating-linear-gradient(180deg, rgba(0,0,0,0) 0 2px, rgba(0,0,0,0.04) 2px 4px);
pointer-events: none;
opacity: 0.4;
}

/* Boxy retro cards */
#george-zhao-page .rounded-2xl,
#george-zhao-page .rounded-lg,
#george-zhao-page .rounded-md {
border-radius: 6px;
border: 2px solid rgba(0,255,156,0.15);
background: rgba(2,6,23,0.6);
box-shadow: 0 6px 18px rgba(0,255,156,0.06), 0 0 18px rgba(0,255,156,0.02) inset;
transition: transform 100ms ease, box-shadow 120ms ease, border-color 120ms ease;
backdrop-filter: blur(6px);
position: relative;
z-index: 1;
}
#george-zhao-page .rounded-2xl:hover,
#george-zhao-page .rounded-lg:hover,
#george-zhao-page .rounded-md:hover {
transform: translateY(-4px);
border-color: rgba(0,255,156,0.35);
box-shadow: 0 10px 30px rgba(0,255,156,0.08), 0 0 36px rgba(0,255,156,0.06);
}

/* Headings and text */
#george-zhao-page h1, #george-zhao-page h2, #george-zhao-page h3, #george-zhao-page h4 {
color: #00ff9c;
text-shadow: 0 1px 0 rgba(0,0,0,0.6), 0 0 8px rgba(0,255,156,0.06);
letter-spacing: 0.06em;
}
/* paragraphs and non-header utility text use a pale/light color */
#george-zhao-page p, #george-zhao-page .text-slate-200, #george-zhao-page .text-slate-300 {
color: #e6eef6;
opacity: 0.95;
font-family: 'Press Start 2P', monospace;
font-size: 12px;
}

/* Buttons */
#george-zhao-page a[class*="rounded-md"].bg-green-600 {
background: linear-gradient(180deg,#00ff9c 0%, #00b07a 100%);
color: #00110a;
border: 2px solid rgba(0,255,156,0.18);
box-shadow: 0 6px 18px rgba(0,176,122,0.12), 0 0 12px rgba(0,255,156,0.08);
transition: transform 80ms ease;
}
#george-zhao-page a[class*="rounded-md"].bg-green-600:active { transform: translateY(1px) scale(0.998); }

/* Small chips */
#george-zhao-page .px-3.py-1.rounded-full {
border-radius: 4px;
background: rgba(0,255,156,0.06);
color: #00ff9c;
border: 1px solid rgba(0,255,156,0.08);
}

/* Avatar styling */
#george-zhao-page [role="img"] {
background: linear-gradient(180deg,#00b07a,#007f5f);
color: #00110a;
box-shadow: 0 6px 14px rgba(0,0,0,0.6), 0 0 8px rgba(0,255,156,0.06);
font-family: 'Press Start 2P', monospace;
letter-spacing: 0.04em;
image-rendering: pixelated;
-webkit-font-smoothing: none;
-moz-osx-font-smoothing: grayscale;
}

/* Links */
#george-zhao-page a { color: #8fffb1; text-decoration: none; }
#george-zhao-page a:hover { color: #ffffff; text-shadow: 0 0 6px rgba(0,255,156,0.2); }

/* Card initials */
#george-zhao-page .h-12.w-12.rounded-md { border-radius: 4px; background: linear-gradient(180deg,#00b07a,#007f5f); color:#00110a; font-family: 'Press Start 2P', monospace; }

/* Slightly less rounded for boxy retro look */
#george-zhao-page .rounded-2xl { border-radius: 8px; }
/* Force gold glow for highlighted card and add outer glow using a pseudo-element */
#george-zhao-page .highlight-gold {
position: relative;
z-index: 2;
}
#george-zhao-page .highlight-gold::after {
content: '';
position: absolute;
inset: -8px;
border-radius: 10px;
pointer-events: none;
opacity: 0;
transition: opacity 220ms ease, transform 220ms ease;
transform: scale(0.98);
box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgba(250,204,21,0.12), 0 0 40px rgba(250,204,21,0.06) inset;
}
#george-zhao-page .highlight-gold:hover::after {
opacity: 1 !important;
transform: scale(1);
box-shadow: 0 16px 48px rgba(250,204,21,0.32), 0 0 80px rgba(250,204,21,0.18) inset;
}
/* Also ensure border color and shadow switch to gold on hover */
#george-zhao-page .highlight-gold:hover {
border-color: rgba(250,204,21,0.95) !important;
box-shadow: 0 12px 36px rgba(250,204,21,0.32) !important, 0 0 48px rgba(250,204,21,0.18) !important;
}
`;

return (
<main id="george-zhao-page" className="min-h-screen text-white py-16 px-6" style={{backgroundColor: 'hsl(220 8% 10%)'}}>
<style dangerouslySetInnerHTML={{ __html: retroCSS }} />
<div className="mx-auto max-w-5xl lg:flex lg:gap-12">
<header className="mb-10 lg:mb-0 lg:w-1/3">
<div className="rounded-2xl bg-white/4 p-8 shadow-lg backdrop-blur">
<div role="img" aria-label="Portrait illustration of George Zhao" className="h-32 w-32 rounded-full bg-green-600 flex items-center justify-center text-4xl font-bold text-white mb-4">
GZ
</div>
<h1 className="text-3xl font-extrabold">George Zhao</h1>
<p className="mt-3 text-slate-200">CS @ UCF • Student Researcher & Software Engineer</p>

<div className="mt-3 text-slate-200 text-sm">
<div className="flex gap-3 mt-2">
<a href="https://www.linkedin.com/in/george-zhao-b22150380" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer" className="flex items-center gap-2 text-slate-300 hover:text-white">
<LinkedInLogoIcon className="h-4 w-4" />
LinkedIn
</a>
<a href="https://github.com/ChillPanda100" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer" className="flex items-center gap-2 text-slate-300 hover:text-white">
<GitHubLogoIcon className="h-4 w-4" />
GitHub
</a>
</div>
</div>

<div className="mt-6 space-y-3"></div>
</div>

<div className="mt-6 rounded-2xl bg-white/5 p-6">
<h3 className="text-sm text-slate-300 uppercase tracking-wide">Skills</h3>
<div className="mt-3 flex flex-wrap gap-2">
{['TypeScript','React','Next.js','Tailwind CSS','Node.js','Postgres', 'MySQL','Discord API','Python','Java','C#',"C++",'Dart'].map(skill => (
<span key={skill} className="rounded-full bg-white/6 px-3 py-1 text-xs text-slate-200">{skill}</span>
))}
</div>
</div>

<div className="mt-6 rounded-2xl bg-white/6 p-6">
<h3 className="text-sm text-slate-300 uppercase tracking-wide">Resume</h3>
<div className="mt-3 flex gap-3">
<a className="rounded-md bg-white/5 px-4 py-2 text-sm hover:bg-white/8" href="/george-zhao/resume" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer">View / Download Resume (PDF)</a>
</div>
</div>
</header>

<div className="mt-6 rounded-2xl bg-white/6 p-6 lg:w-1/3 hidden" />

<section className="lg:w-2/3">
<div className="rounded-2xl bg-white/6 p-8 shadow-lg backdrop-blur">
<div className="flex items-start justify-between">
<div>
<h2 className="text-2xl font-bold">Application — Dev Team 2026–2027</h2>
<p className="mt-2 text-slate-200">Hey there! I'm excited to apply for the Dev Team and to have the opportunity to work with so many great people. Below is a summary of my background and a few of my projects.</p>
</div>
</div>

<section className="mt-8 grid gap-6">
<article>
<h3 className="text-xl font-semibold">Education</h3>
<p className="mt-2 text-slate-200">University of Central Florida — Bachelor of Science in Computer Science (Expected May 2029) • GPA: 4.0</p>
<div className="mt-2 text-slate-300 text-sm">Organizations: Competitive Programming Team, Knight Hacks, Hack@UCF</div>
</article>

<article>
<h3 className="text-xl font-semibold">Experience</h3>
<ul className="mt-3 space-y-3 text-slate-200">
<li>
<div className="text-base font-extrabold">Simulation & Modeling Engineering Intern — Institute for Simulation & Training (Dec 2025 – Jan 2026)</div>
<div className="text-sm text-slate-300">Designed a real-time cyber–energy training simulation for the Department of Energy; implemented a React + TypeScript front-end and modular simulation logic; built a live telemetry dashboard visualizing multiple metrics at ~1 Hz with a rolling analysis window.</div>
</li>
<li>
<div className="text-base font-extrabold">LLMs / Embedded Systems Research Assistant — University of Central Florida (Sep 2025 – Present)</div>
<div className="text-sm text-slate-300">Studied security attacks and soft errors on llama.cpp inference on embedded platforms across 1,000+ fault-injection scenarios; identified vulnerability classes and developed mitigation techniques improving model robustness up to 25% and reducing error rates from 12% to 3% under simulated faults.</div>
</li>
</ul>
</article>

<article>
<h3 className="text-xl font-semibold">Some Cool Projects</h3>
<div className="mt-3 grid gap-3">
<Card highlight title="Zero Panic in Movement" desc="Flutter, Dart, ROS, Python — ROS2 swarm robotics project; 1st place Pheratech Systems ROS2 Autonomy Challenge." link="https://devpost.com/software/zero-panic-in-movement-zpm"/>
<Card title="Q-READY" desc="React, Typescript — Post-Quantum cyber-energy simulation for energy grids." link="https://chillpanda100.github.io/Q-READY/"/>
</div>
</article>





</section>
</div>
</section>
</div>
</main>
)
}

function Card({title, desc, link, highlight}: {title:string, desc:string, link:string, highlight?:boolean }){
const initials = title.split(' ').map(w => w[0]).slice(0,2).join('')
const base = 'block rounded-lg bg-white/4 p-4 hover:scale-[1.01] transition-transform flex items-center gap-4';
const highlightClass = 'ring-2 ring-amber-400/40 bg-gradient-to-r from-[#2b2209] to-[#3b2d0b] transition-all duration-200';
const highlightHover = 'hover:shadow-[0_10px_30px_rgba(250,204,21,0.28)] hover:ring-4 hover:ring-amber-400/70';
const classes = `${base} ${highlight ? `${highlightClass} ${highlightHover} highlight-gold` : ''}`;
return (
<a href={link} target="_blank" rel="noreferrer" className={classes}>
<div className={"h-12 w-12 rounded-md flex-shrink-0 flex items-center justify-center text-white font-bold " + (highlight ? 'bg-amber-400 text-black' : 'bg-green-600')}>{initials}</div>
<div>
<h4 className="font-semibold">{title}</h4>
<p className="mt-1 text-sm text-slate-200">{desc}</p>
</div>
{highlight && (
<div className="ml-auto px-2 py-1 rounded text-xs bg-amber-400 text-black font-bold">1st Place</div>
)}
</a>
)
}
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import fs from 'fs';
import path from 'path';
import { fileURLToPath } from 'url';
import { NextResponse } from 'next/server';

export async function GET() {
// Resolve path relative to this route file to avoid CWD differences
const __filename = fileURLToPath(import.meta.url);
const __dirname = path.dirname(__filename);

const candidates = [
path.join(__dirname, 'george_zhao_resume.pdf'), // same folder as route
path.join(__dirname, '..', 'george_zhao_resume.pdf'), // parent folder
path.join(process.cwd(), 'apps', 'blade', 'src', 'app', 'george-zhao', 'george_zhao_resume.pdf'), // workspace-root fallback
];

let filePath: string | null = null;
for (const p of candidates) {
try {
await fs.promises.access(p, fs.constants.R_OK);
filePath = p;
break;
} catch {
// continue
}
}

if (!filePath) {
return new NextResponse('Not found', { status: 404 });
}

const fileBuffer = await fs.promises.readFile(filePath);
const uint8 = new Uint8Array(fileBuffer);
return new NextResponse(uint8, {
status: 200,
headers: {
'Content-Type': 'application/pdf',
'Content-Disposition': 'inline; filename="george_zhao_resume.pdf"',
},
});
}