Exciting opportunity for comp science student/team to get ( rare ) hands on experience in AWS Cloud Solutions creating a motorsports fundraising WebApp alongside AWS top experts in cloud solutions development using the most advanced tools available. ** Excellent for any students resume.

The primary focus will be:

• RacerX sole purpose is to provide unique services that generate money for racers and teams. Our Fundraising WebApp helps racers to generate money to pay expenses of motorsports thru fundraising & sponsorships.
• Students will Replicate Square's non-profit fundraising app functionality and customize it for motorsports racers and teams..
• Our goal is to create a simple web app using AWS cloud tools / Python / Dynamo DB and SAM / Serverless
• WebApp will integrate with an autoresponder and or SMS text solution to solicit donations from friends family and sponsors thru instant messaging and social media. It's a simple app with 2-3 integrations using AWS API gateway open source. ( email - text - payment processor. )
• Objective an app that any racer / team anywhere can create a fundraiser campaign instantly and launch it directly from the RacerX app.

Students will apply skills in research, wireframing, design, coding and testing a simple Fundraising App For Motorsports Racers from Go Karts to NASCAR, Superbikes to eScooters.

Project tasks include:

• Hold discovery / kickoff meeting to understand needs and update a project scope.
• Conduct user testing to understand and optimize existing design challenges.
• Applying design thinking theory and practices in creating a prototype.
• Project Statement
• Design Brief / User Research Plan
• Create User Stories or StoryBoard
• Concepts Review
• Testing / Prototyping Report
• We will help create a statement of work (SOW) and basic project plan
• We guide students to 1-2 successful fundraising solutions used today to shorten research
• duties the student may complete could include:
• Software research, evaluation, email integration, customization development.
• Design, coding and testing
  

We communicate with virtual teams using - MS Teams, Zoom, Once Weekly for 30-60 Minutes

Students will work alongside RacerX CEO Jimmymac thru MS Teams and or Zoom Meetings Weekly.

AWS experts are available to help kickstart the project and help students locate existing open source code to be used on the webapp.