Nick
Hein
Full Stack Engineer
SF, CA
ABOUT NICKNick Hein is a software engineer, musical artist and teacher living in San Francisco, Ca. His infectious smile and creative energy lift the spirits of all around him. His charm is paired with a drive to accomplish great things for himself and the community. After a successful career as a musician and music teacher, Nick is taking the tech industry by storm with his creative solutions and unique approach to problem solving. He combines his artistic sensibilities and technical expertise to deliver innovative, user-centric software solutions.
Maestro
An original Music Memory game, built using Javascript, showcasing Nick’s eye for design and intuitive UI. Sounds generated by Tone.js. It’s a fun, functional game, utilizing Javascripts asynchronous game logic. Built in 5 days.
Artsy
Full Stack Etsy clone built in 2 weeks using Ruby on Rails and React. Images hosted on AWS. Features user auth, profile page, reviews, average rating, cart, product show. Made to look as similar to Etsy as possible, complete with image carousels and modal menus.
myFridge
Recipe Generator build on MERN stack with OpenAI api. As project lead of a 4 member team, I hosted Notion task page and coded backend to front end, as well as conceptualizing and pitching original idea. Project features quick recipe generator, saved ingredients, saved recipes with notes as well as user authentication. Completed in 7 days.
NittyBot
NittyBot: Built with Python, Streamlit, and OpenAI. I designed and coded an AI chatbot, leveraging the OpenAI API and langchain library. The bot mimics my persona, contextualizing responses based on my profile and experiences. Integrated Levenshtein algorithm for response accuracy evaluation. Used python-dotenv for secure API key management. Completed as an individual project.
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