Anson Pontynen
A maker and tinker at heart. I enjoy complexity and I’m excited to problem-solve and build in new ways.
More than any particular language or technology, my best skills are learning quickly and a natural interest in new challenges.
Pretty solid climber and handyman, too 🙂
Pretty solid climber and handyman, too 🙂
A Few Projects
SpotCatch
* Mobile app for finding climbing partners.
* Live on Google Play and the App Store; splash site on custom domain
* Backend and frontend code
* Flutter frontend, backend in Rails + Postgres on AWS Lightsail.
* Full chat functionality including read receipts, emoji, hyperlinks, and push notifications
* Websockets on Redis + ActionCable, notifications through Firebase Cloud Messaging.
* Ads via AdMob, authentication + email confirmation, Google Analytics, Airbrake error tracking, location services, etc, etc.
* Live on Google Play and the App Store; splash site on custom domain
* Backend and frontend code
* Flutter frontend, backend in Rails + Postgres on AWS Lightsail.
* Full chat functionality including read receipts, emoji, hyperlinks, and push notifications
* Websockets on Redis + ActionCable, notifications through Firebase Cloud Messaging.
* Ads via AdMob, authentication + email confirmation, Google Analytics, Airbrake error tracking, location services, etc, etc.
Van
* From cargo van to eco-friendly cozy home.
* Pictures of the build
* Full electrical, kitchen, bath, and climate control.
* 1500w (grid-level, appx) solar & lithium electrical w redundant charging.
* 120v (standard) house wiring, lighting & wall sockets.
* 2 week water capacity & plumbing including sink, shower, & waste tank.
* Full insulation & climate control, lived and tested from 100°F to -20°F.
* A large, committing project that required endless problem-solving, ingenuity, and creativity- and completed well under a modest budget, at that!
* Pictures of the build
* Full electrical, kitchen, bath, and climate control.
* 1500w (grid-level, appx) solar & lithium electrical w redundant charging.
* 120v (standard) house wiring, lighting & wall sockets.
* 2 week water capacity & plumbing including sink, shower, & waste tank.
* Full insulation & climate control, lived and tested from 100°F to -20°F.
* A large, committing project that required endless problem-solving, ingenuity, and creativity- and completed well under a modest budget, at that!
ML/NLP
* Untitled: A natural language processing (NLP) data extraction work project merging data analysis experience with technical skills.
* The code & README
* The goal was to extract thesis topics (indication sentences) from plaintext input (health technology assessment reviews).
* Built and trained a novel TensorFlow model and Vector Space Model (Gensim) using the ContextMatter database.
* Semantic meaning of words as determined by the model was the only signal available.
* Models were placed in a Flask server in Docker on AWS integrated into an existing web-scraping workflow (Jenkins).
* Indications from documents from 10+ countries, languages, and highly variable formats were extracted with 80+ percent accuracy.
* The code & README
* The goal was to extract thesis topics (indication sentences) from plaintext input (health technology assessment reviews).
* Built and trained a novel TensorFlow model and Vector Space Model (Gensim) using the ContextMatter database.
* Semantic meaning of words as determined by the model was the only signal available.
* Models were placed in a Flask server in Docker on AWS integrated into an existing web-scraping workflow (Jenkins).
* Indications from documents from 10+ countries, languages, and highly variable formats were extracted with 80+ percent accuracy.
Skills
Full Stack & Mobile Dev, Analytics