About

Mission

To solve problems worth solving and fight for causes worth fighting for – so that we can expand wellbeing and our circle of compassion.

So far, my most significant contributions towards the mission have been made by creating and building software like VeganBot, in aid of the animal rights movement, and FOOD·E, to create awareness of the environmental impacts of food. I'm always looking for new problems worth solving and am always open to anything that will serve the mission in any way.

Story

My professional path has taken some sharp turns – from recording artist and entertainer, to sound engineer and producer, to dean’s scholar in computer science, to full-stack software developer, to founder of a non-profit. Following my passions is what caused each turn, but with each turn, I serve the mission better.

I love solving problems and creating something of real value for others. I love designing beautiful systems, writing efficient, maintainable code, while using state of the art technologies. My work ethic is relentless and obsessive, especially when working on something that actually makes a difference.

I love the power that comes with being a software developer – but with great power comes great responsibility. That's why I want to use my powers, along with my passions, to make a positive impact.

Experience

Ankeri Solutions

Software engineer

Nov 2021 – present | Reykjavík, Iceland

Highlights

Created the Ankeri Aware app to make performance and sustainability an enterprise wide push for shipping companies, Ankeri Aware

Ethicode

Founder

Mar 2020 – present | Remote from Garður, Iceland

Highlights

Started an organization around my personal projects
Created a Foodprint Calculator to evaluate the environmental impact of recipes and food products, FOOD·E
Recruited and organized 25 volunteers from around the world to work on them with me

Dohop

Full stack developer

Sep 2017 – Aug 2021 | Reykjavík, Iceland and Remote from Garður, Iceland

Highlights

Key developer for our biggest partner platform, worldwide by easyJet
Implemented seat selection throughout the stack
Implemented fare class selection in the frontend
These last two items unlocked a huge market for us and sparked a skyrocket in sales at the company
Created e2e tests for all our whitelabel partner platforms using Cypress
Since I joined the company, we won the "World's Leading Flight Comparison Website" every year at the World Travel Awards

Code North

Frontend developer

May 2016 – Aug 2017 | Reykjavík, Iceland and Remote from Garður, Iceland

Highlights

Created an internal Aircraft Maintenance Control System for Icelandair
Helped create an array of business solution apps, the Heartbeat collection

Reykjavik University

Developer and Instructor

Jun 2015 – May 2016 | Reykjavík, Iceland

Highlights

Automated processes for the School of Computer Science Offices in the summer of 2015
Instructed in the course "Calculus and Statistics" in the fall of 2015
Instructed in the course "Programming languages" in the spring of 2016

Projects

FOOD·E

Released in May 2020, FOOD·E helps food professionals promote the sustainability of their food. Built with Next.js and MongoDB.

foodprintcalculator.com Github repo

Ethicode homepage

Created in March 2020, the Ethicode homepage was originally built with Vue.js but after experimenting with that framework a bit, I decided to rewrite this project using Next.js.

ethicode.org Github repo

VeganBot

Deployed in May 2018, VeganBot educates and trains people in the vegan conversation, to help veganism spread even faster. The client was built with TypeScript/Angular.js, the server with Node.js and then some Python scripts to gather the content.

veganbot.com Github repo

Hvert fara peningarnir?

'Hvert fara peningarnir?' or 'Where does the money go?' was my graduation project. Me and two other geniuses took it upon ourselves to display the books for the town of Kópavogur in a user friendly UI to increase transparency on how the town's finance is managed. The town of Kópavogur was the first establishment in Iceland to open their books in this way but now many other towns and counties have followed suit. We used Angular.js on the client, Node.js on the server and a Python script to move the data from the towns SQL database into our super fast NoSQL ElasticSearch search engine.