Isaac Finken

t:612-***-**** e:adj73z@r.postjobfree.com Minneapolis, MN GitHub Portfolio Linkedin

Skills

JavaScript, React, Redux, Node.js, Express.js, SQL, PostgreSQL, Python, Flask, Alembic, SQLAlchemy, HTML5, CSS3, Mapbox GL JS, Git, Heroku, Docker

Projects

FruitFall live site github

JavaScript, React, Python, Flask, Alembic, HTML5, CSS3, PostgreSQL, Heroku, Docker A crowd-sourced foraging app inspired by fallingfruit.org built with Mapbox API

■ Integrated Mapbox’s forward geocoding API within a React form to allow users to place and drag a marker on the map or search for a location and autofill geographical coordinates

■ Utilized multiple Mapbox layers to cluster groups of nearby data points into selectable components to simplify user interface and navigation

■ Structured application to eliminate reloading of Mapbox styles after initial page load for improved user experience Stronklifts live site github

JavaScript, React / Redux, Express.js, HTML5, CSS3, PostgreSQL, Heroku A workout tracking app inspired by the popular Stronglifts 5x5 mobile app

■ Developed dynamic and responsive scatter plots from scratch using JavaScript and SVG that allows users to instantly see workout progress based on selected exercise(s) and date range

■ Built a predictive algorithm that calculates a user’s next workout based on previous performance

■ Implemented simple and intuitive UI functionality on desktop and mobile using React and CSS3, allowing users to focus completely on their exercise and leave workout specifics to the application While(single) live site github

JavaScript, React, Flask, Alembic, HTML5, CSS3, PostgreSQL, AWS, Heroku, Docker A dating app inspired by OkCupid.com

■ Constructed a user matching algorithm using Python based on a multiple choice questionnaire with three customizable parameters per question

■ Utilized join tables and extensive back-end relationships in SQLAlchemy to improve speed and parsability of front-end queries

■ Implemented WebSockets with Socket.IO to allow users to message their matches in real-time Experience

Research Associate CT Associates, Inc. September 2013 - May 2020

■ Assisted in the design, assembly, and operation of systems intended to assess purity, reliability, and/or lifetime of fluoropolymer chemical processing components

■ Performed ISO and SEMI standard test methods, analyzed raw data, prepared presentations, and finalized test reports for Fortune 500 customers

■ Developed and conducted a factorial experiment to characterize and optimize the absorption of various dyes in an anodizing process for Apple

Intern Lightwave Photonics, Inc. May 2013 - September 2013

■ Simulated and optimized reflectivity of distributed Bragg reflectors of varying composition, reducing waste material

■ Aided in development of novel gallium nitride epitaxial sputtering process to reduce costs and increase technological accessibility

Education

Web Development App Academy Fall 2020

Immersive 1000+ hour software development program with < 3% acceptance rate and a focus on pair-programming B.S. Chemical Engineering, B.S. Chemistry University of Minnesota - Twin Cities Spring 2017 Notoriously rigorous chemical engineering program regularly ranked in the top 10 worldwide

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