Isaac Nygaard
Back-end Developer, Data Scientist
Idaho Falls, Idaho, United States
Summary
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Top SchoolIsaac Nygaard is a versatile back-end developer and data scientist with 12 years of software development and seven years of private-sector research experience, currently building large-scale data pipelines and APIs that process billions of GPS samples daily. He has a strong track record of turning cutting-edge ML research into production products—from deep learning architectures for market forecasting and GANs for matchmaking to transformer experiments in healthcare that generated seven-figure impact. Comfortable across the stack, Isaac has led product launches, architected parallel schedulers for supercomputing, and designed IoT and GIS algorithms for real-time tracking and analytics. A disciplined critical thinker and team leader, he blends systems engineering, academic rigor from his CS/animation background, and practical product delivery to tackle ambiguous, high-risk problems. Notably, he applies insights from simulation and robotics research (including robot tennis and SLAM/AR work) to make automation and perception more robust in real-world systems.
13 years of coding experience
6 years of employment as a software developer
Computer Animation, Computer Animation at Ogden-Weber Applied Technology CollegeEngineering courses, Engineering courses at Weber State University3.99 GPA, 3.99 GPA at Weber High SchoolBachelor of Science, Computer Science, Animation Emphasis, Logic Minor, 3.84 GPA, Bachelor of Science, Computer Science, Animation Emphasis, Logic Minor, 3.84 GPA at Brigham Young University
Github Skills (200)
python10
deep-learning10
ip2location10
clustering10
editor10
ml10
neural-network10
opengl10
electron10
typescript10
tensorflow10
visual-studio-code10
simulation10
leaflet10
machine-learning10
Programming languages (10)
Github contributions (5)
Azmisov/HyPeerWeb
Sep 2013 - Jun 2017
Contributions:237 commits, 2 pushes in 3 years 9 months
Azmisov/snow
Mar 2014 - Jul 2021
OpenGL and Houdini snow simulation (material point method)
Contributions:63 commits, 4 pushes, 6 comments in 7 years 4 months
openglsimulation
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