2026-07-12
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Software developer in New York · swipe for more →
felix / oct 2023
FelixFelixHe's named after Supreme Court Justice Felix Frankfurter. In fact, all of my family's dogs are named after Jewish Supreme Court Justices, including Brandeis, two Cardozos, and a Ruthie.Felix Frankfurter on Wikipedia
Carolina DogCarolina DogA primitive dog "breed" native to the southeastern United States.Carolina Dog on WikipediaDingusDingusSingular of "Dingo"What's a Dingo?
age33.7 dog years
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fitness
Fitness
Lifts, runs, and the breaks between them—one training history.
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Next: biceps
Largest rested gap: about 21 volume points below its usual weekly pace.
- anterior deltsRecent load 25.6 volume points in the past seven days; usual weekly pace 21.3 points
- lateral deltsRecent load 18.6 volume points in the past seven days; usual weekly pace 17.7 points
- posterior deltsRecent load 1.8 volume points in the past seven days; usual weekly pace 15 points
- upper trapsRecent load 10.8 volume points in the past seven days; usual weekly pace 13.6 points
- mid trapsRecent load 0 volume points in the past seven days; usual weekly pace 12.4 points
- lower trapsRecent load 2.2 volume points in the past seven days; usual weekly pace 6.2 points
- latsRecent load 5.8 volume points in the past seven days; usual weekly pace 22.9 points
- rhomboidsRecent load 0 volume points in the past seven days; usual weekly pace 11.7 points
- spinal erectorsRecent load 12.6 volume points in the past seven days; usual weekly pace 11 points
- upper chestRecent load 7 volume points in the past seven days; usual weekly pace 14.1 points
- mid chestRecent load 21.6 volume points in the past seven days; usual weekly pace 13.7 points
- lower chestRecent load 21.4 volume points in the past seven days; usual weekly pace 3.9 points
- serratus anteriorRecent load 6.5 volume points in the past seven days; usual weekly pace 6.9 points
- bicepsRecent load 1.2 volume points in the past seven days; usual weekly pace 22.2 points
- brachialisRecent load 0 volume points in the past seven days; usual weekly pace 12.2 points
- tricepsRecent load 32.5 volume points in the past seven days; usual weekly pace 21.4 points
- forearm flexorsRecent load 5.6 volume points in the past seven days; usual weekly pace 13.1 points
- forearm extensorsRecent load 2.4 volume points in the past seven days; usual weekly pace 5.9 points
- absRecent load 3.7 volume points in the past seven days; usual weekly pace 14.7 points
- obliquesRecent load 0 volume points in the past seven days; usual weekly pace 3.2 points
- hip flexorsRecent load 0 volume points in the past seven days; usual weekly pace 2.7 points
- quadsRecent load 7 volume points in the past seven days; usual weekly pace 20.4 points
- hamstringsRecent load 11.9 volume points in the past seven days; usual weekly pace 15.3 points
- adductorsRecent load 0 volume points in the past seven days; usual weekly pace 7.5 points
- glute maxRecent load 14 volume points in the past seven days; usual weekly pace 17.1 points
- glute medRecent load 0 volume points in the past seven days; usual weekly pace 3.6 points
- gastrocnemiusRecent load 0 volume points in the past seven days; usual weekly pace 2.8 points
volume
Training days
recent
Recent training
Just deads again??
- RPE 9Rate of perceived exertion. Strong values below 6 are treated as reps in reserve and converted to RPE during import.
- RPE 10Rate of perceived exertion. Strong values below 6 are treated as reps in reserve and converted to RPE during import.
- RPE 10Rate of perceived exertion. Strong values below 6 are treated as reps in reserve and converted to RPE during import.
timeline
Résumé
Experience
2024–now
Co-founder, Executive Software Lead
DigiChem · New York
- Co-founded a chemical synthesis startup with two chemists
- Raised a seed round with MVP
- Lead / mentored a team of three engineers
- Heavy involvement with strategy, market research, investor relations etc.
- Product: a custom ERP/MRP for novel specialty chemical synthesis and optimization
- LLM-powered workflows used cheminformatics tools such as retrosynthesis, property prediction, and vendor price lists to propose and optimize synthetic routes
2017–2023
Software Engineer
Standard Bots · New York / hybrid
- First dedicated software engineer; left a post-Series A company of ten-plus engineers and twenty employees
- Built and maintained the robotics engine — kinematics, dynamics, control systems, motion planning, vision
- Built the platform that runs the robots: a React remote control, a real-time server, WebRTC, ThreeJS, WebAssembly
2015–2016
Software Engineer / Lead Engineer
A Plus · New York
- Joined a team of 6
- As the company dwindled, became lead and only engineer, running the entire site's engineering
2014
Software Engineering Intern
Wolverine Trading · Chicago
- Fun summer during which I learned how to drink
- Good environment but low-impact and not intellectually stimulating
- While I already knew a good amount about finance, they did have us take an options trading course in which I learned a lot
2012
Software Engineering Intern
Royal Caribbean
- Kinda regret this one. Cruises are terrible for the environment!
2009
Research Intern
Jackson Memorial Hospital
- Kinda regret this one too. A lotta mice died, fortunately none directly by my hand.
Education & skills
2011–2014
Washington University in St. Louis
BS, Computer Science
Minor in Design.
Skills
patches
I technically made these contributions to these projects.
Almost all meaningless, but, hey, I've been interested in cool stuff for a long time!
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