Daniel Israel

Software Developer

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Experience

Front End Developer

Goose Insurance | July 2023 - Nov 2024

Developer on React-Native App and Built AstroJS Website

Demo: gooseinsurance.com

Demo: smartbunny.com

Demo: The Goose App

  • Worked on server-driven React Native app with dynamic UI updates
  • Designed and implemented a recursive layout for backend-driven data rendering
  • Developed SEO-optimized website using Astro, Tailwind, and CDN/Edge Network
  • Created testing dashboard with Firebase and Next.js to parallelize testing
  • Connected to the Zendesk API to scrape data and used GPT to transcribe and analyze it
  • Created a video management dashboard for the marketing team to upload and manage videos
React-Native Astro JS Typescript Redux Tailwind NextJS Firebase Push Notifications

Full Stack Developer

University of British Columbia | 2020 - present

Contributed to, then migrated and developed a place based social media poetry app

Demo: phonemeproject.com

  • Developed offline-capable poem creation with media uploads, improving accessibility and user experience.
  • Migrated the app to a serverless architecture, reducing operational costs by 97% and enhancing scalability.
  • Introduced a unique 3D search feature, allowing users to discover poems by rating them across 5 axes and selecting multiple criteria.
  • Built a responsive web version using Next.js, optimizing for mobile and desktop experiences.
  • Performed complex debugging using Chrome Dev Tools, significantly improving app stability and performance.
React Native Next.js Firebase TypeScript

Full Stack Developer

BARK Trading | 2022 - 2023

Maintained trading application for lumber commodities

  • Ensured platform stability for critical trading operations
  • Resolved calculation and alert system bugs
  • Implemented automated backup system
Electron Javascript Firebase

Front End Developer

ehsAI | 2020 - 2021

Contributed to the development of a web-based pdf editor for correcting LLM output.

  • Ground up development of table building interface for correcting LLM output in a web based PDF editor
  • Complex debugging with Chrome Dev Tools
Preact Typescript SCSS CSS
Ventures

ChatPlanAI

Founder | 2024 - present

React Native Expo App for chat-based planning and collaboration.

Demo: ChatPlanAI.com

Features:

  • Cross-platform mobile and web app with React-Native (Expo) and Convex
  • AI-powered chat planning with LLM integration
  • Real-time collaboration with push notifications
React Native Expo Convex Typescript Tailwind OpenAI Grok
Education

University of British Columbia

Bachelor of Computer Science

2019 - 2022

Data Structures, Algorithms, Machine Learning, Networking, Statistics, Computer Vision

Awards:

  • Third Place BCS hackathon 2019

Concordia University

Bachelor of Applied Human Sciences

2009 - 2014

Psychology, Sociology, Statistics, Research Methods

Awards:

  • Dean's List, Research Assistant, Teaching Assistant
Skills
  • React.js
  • React Native
  • Expo
  • Typescript
  • Redux
  • Git
  • HTML/CSS
  • Machine Learning
  • Data Structures
  • Algorithms
  • Next JS
  • Astro JS
  • Tailwind
  • Convex
  • Dynamic and Versatile
  • Problem Solving
Languages
  • Javascript
  • Typescript
  • Python
  • Java
  • C