Ed Paradis
Founder at Spending Spotlight
Seattle, Washington, United States
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Top SchoolEd Paradis is a founder and product-minded engineering leader with 13+ years building mission-driven software that improves education, health, and sustainability outcomes. He combines hands-on full-stack development (React, TypeScript, Firebase, cross-platform mobile) with leadership experience driving agile transformations, technical debt reduction, and scalable architecture as a Director of Engineering. As Chief of Staff and Entrepreneur in Residence he mentors startups on product-market fit, team design, and rapid MVP iteration, and he co-founded Spending Spotlight to help people align spending with their values. His MS in Human-Centered Design and Engineering and pragmatic background in embedded and game/robotics systems give him a rare cross-domain perspective—from IoT and OpenSCAD tinkering to production web and mobile products. He’s known for turning messy legacy codebases into fast, user-centered teams that ship impactful features.
12 years of coding experience
16 years of employment as a software developer
Master's degree Human Centered Design and Engineering (HCDE), Master's degree Human Centered Design and Engineering (HCDE) at University of WashingtonBachelor of Science (BS) Electrical and Electronics Engineering, Bachelor of Science (BS) Electrical and Electronics Engineering at The University of Texas at Dallas
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Github Skills (93)
arduino-library9
3d-models8
linux8
embedded8
python8
micropython8
hugo8
linux-shell8
vintage8
cms7
sega-genesis7
sector7
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Programming languages (10)
Github contributions (5)
eparadis/enclosures_scad
Sep 2021 - Oct 2023
Contributions:108 pushes, 1 branch in 2 years
eparadis/eurorack_scad
Jul 2020 - Sep 2023
Contributions:43 pushes, 4 branches in 3 years 2 months
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