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I am Samu,

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I am a Full-Stack developer and software architect based in Finland. Creating simple UI aiming for an intuitive UX.

I have been progressing my skills as a developer for the past 7+ years. I first got interested in robotics in elementary school when I was introduced to Lego EV3. From there I have progressed to Arduino. I have participated with success in Innokas-networks programming & robotics competition.

In the recent years I have moved on to web development and design. I started my own company and later formed a limited company with couple of my friends. In there I have taken a deeper dive into software architecturing and embraced the Full-Stack developing while exploring new technologies and techniques.

As a hobby I enjoy photography. I love walking in the nature and snapping pictures of everything around me. Occasionally I also do street photography and portraits. Read more!

Black'n'white image of me. I am positioned at the center of the image with my shoulders cropping just in at the bottom of the image. I have a beanie on my head. I am looking at the camera and smiling. I have a hoodie on with an open jacket on top of it. The background is blurred. In the background there is a rustic plank wall with chain of lights at the top of the image. Lights are going in two arcs rising towards the center-top of the image.

My Work

That._.Haneul

Screenshot of an anime styled artwork banner. Grass dominates the bottom of the screen. On the right thirds line there is an girl sitting on a rock looking at the sunshine. Top half of the image is filled by a blue sky which has a few clouds.

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Logo of Binop Oy. Abstract shape with three different colors. Can be described as two walls in a 90-degree angle with a cube in the corner.

aKoe

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Working experience

Full stack web developer and the chairman of the board

@ BinopOy, March 2022 - Present

I am the lead developer and the chairman of the board at BinopOy. I architect, design and execute the production of software projects ranging from simple single page websites to large software packages.

React · NextJS · HTML · CSS · SaaS · NodeJs · JavaScript · TypeScript · GoLang · Proxmox · Docker

Freelance web developer (& photographer)

@ Samu Kupiainen Tmi, January 2022 - Present

I have worked as a freelance web developer (& photographer) since January 2022. As a freelancer I have designed and developed mainly portfolio sites.

As a freelance photographer I photograph wildlife, products and portraits.

React · NextJS · HTML · CSS · NodeJs · JavaScript · TypeScript · Adobe Photoshop · Adobe Lightroom · Adobe Illustrator

Robotics club instructor

Occasionally in 2018 and 2019

I taught basics of robotics for elementary school students. Teaching was arranged by my city as a club lasting for a few days, couple times a year. Teaching included basics of programming, EV3 robotics, C++, Arduino, Python and software development.

Lego EV3 · Teaching · Arduino · C++ · Python

My skills

React/HTML/CSS

I use React in my daily work and have mastered NextJS as my main (meta )framework. As a byproduct I have conquered the ultimate programming language: Hypertext Markup Language. And because this looks like shit; CSS on the side.

Full-Stack / Software architecture

Full-Stack development has been a crucial part of my career and has come natural for me. I have experience in building software packages from simple webpage-to-API interactions to complex structures including IOT-devices and server microservices. I have adapted to using TypeScript recently instead of that awful, last season, buggy JS. (Yes I am late to it. Why tho? IDK.)

Misc languages

We all have them. Go, Python and Java being the strongest for me. Acquired on Full-Stack development (and SpigotMC development) they are in weekly (or maybe monthly) use in my work. I have been also writing a bit of C/C++ for my personal projects.

Virtualization/Proxmox

Virtualization is an essential part of my toolkit (as it should) and I have experienced on it in various ways. Virtual machines, VPS, VPN etc. My favorite tool right now on the topic is Proxmox. I use docker for my daily work.

Future goals

My personal goals regarding software development include the following: improving know-how on ITSec, learning basics of machine learning and improving project management skills. I aim to push our company and my personal brand forward to avoid working the register.

Software

In my toolkit: VSCode, Ubuntu, Windows, Proxmox, Photoshop, Lightroom, Illustrator, GitHub. I don't think I need to explain what for and why I use these pieces of software for programming and photo manipulation.

Awards / Winnings

Innokas - Freestyle extreme

2019

In Innokas programming and robotics tournament in 2019 we won in the "Freestyle extreme" -category with a team of three. With our team called "Pear Inc." we created a miniature room models containing different solutions within the theme of that year: sustainable development.

Arduino · C++ · Electric works