Isaac Finken

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Software engineer.

Curious tinkerer.

Dedicated problem solver.

I am chemical engineer turned software developer. I like to know how and WHY things work. In my free time (that isn't spent coding) I enjoy powerlifting and kung-fu fighting.

FruitFall

Fruitfall is a crowd-sourced foraging app with Mapbox-GL integration. Fruitfall was built with React Hooks on the front-end and Flask, SQLAlchemy, and PostgreSQL on the back-end.

Stronklifts

Stronklifts was inspired by the popular 5x5 Stronglifts mobile app. Stronklifts was built with React Hooks on the front-end and Express, Sequelize, and PostgreSQL on the back-end.

While(single):

While(single): was inspired by OkCupid.com. Photo uploads made possible with AWS. Front-end built with React Hooks; back-end built with Flask, SQLAlchemy, and PostgreSQL. Amazon S3 used for photo uploads.

Destructables

Destructables is a clone of instructables.com, a how-to website with instructions for anything you can imagine. Destructables was built with Vanilla JavaScript on the front-end and Express, Sequelize, and PostgreSQL on the back-end. AWS used for photo uploads.

Education

B.S. Chemical Engineering & Chemistry

  • 2017 University of Minnesota Twin Cities graduate
  • Notoriously rigorous chemical engineering program is regularly ranked in the top 10 worldwide

App Academy

  • Immersive 1000+ hour software development program with < 3 % acceptance rate
  • Emphasis on pair-programming and collaboration

Get in touch

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