Melvin Koppens
Software Engineer at Reactime
Phoenix, Arizona, United States
Summary
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Top SchoolMelvin Koppens is a software engineer based in Phoenix with two years of hands-on experience building full-stack applications and a strong focus on TypeScript, React, Node.js, and modern front-end tooling. At Reactime he stabilized and extended a TypeScript codebase, implemented container patterns and Chrome APIs, and restored a Jest test suite to cover roughly 75% of the code, demonstrating both practical debugging and test-driven discipline. He contributes open-source projects that emphasize lightweight, scalable UIs using SVG and CSS for interactive visualizations and training tools for aviation. With a Master’s in Mathematics and a long background as a managing pilot, he brings unusual domain rigor and systems thinking to software problems. Outside work he speaks on TypeScript, enjoys mountain biking and gaming, and posts projects on GitHub that showcase his focus on reusable components and performance-minded front-end engineering.
2 years of coding experience
The University of Arizona
Github Skills (14)
rendering10
chrome-extension10
react-devtools10
react-fiber9
react-applications9
renderer9
accessibility9
state-management9
debugging9
nextjs8
gatsbyjs8
time-travel8
gatsby8
performance-monitoring8
Programming languages (2)
Github contributions (5)
MelKoppens/Compass-HSI
Apr 2024 - Jul 2024
Contributions:74 PRs, 102 pushes, 39 branches in 2 months
TheGoblinSharks/Scratch-Project
Apr 2024 - Apr 2024
Contributions:20 PRs, 16 pushes, 4 branches in 3 days
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