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15+ years as a software engineer, now a PhD candidate in computer science. I specialize in:

- Web & mobile apps (React, React Native, Next.js, Zustand, TypeScript)

- High-performance systems (AI, Python, C++, Dask, NumPy)

- Project leadership (10+ years managing teams and timelines)

- Clients served: Fintech, insurance, oil & gas, retail (web/mobile apps at a major software firm)

I can help with technical challenges, process improvements, or research-driven prototypes (MVPs, proof-of-concepts). While I'm equipped for high-performance or distributed computing tasks, I particularly enjoy full-stack web and mobile projects—those come naturally to me. Open to short-term or long-term freelance work.

- Email: izzet@izzet.dev

- GitHub: https://github.com/izzet

- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/izzetcyildirim/

Portfolio available upon request.

Yes! I felt the same and I was going to write a separate comment on that before I found this conversation. I don't know how you managed to crawl(?) through all those tunnels but it just made me sick following through the guided tour. Besides this personal note, I think this is an amazing work! Very informative, the transitions are well-thought and smooth. Thank you for sharing it with us.

Thanks so much for visiting and the feedback. Yep, I was crawling on hands and knees through the horizontal passageways--especially getting to the Subterranean Chamber was tight. After crawling down the horizontal passage, I was accidentally locked in the Queens Chamber for about an half an hour before the guards came and let me out.

Maybe we should have a content warning on the tour somewhere and for those in the future that have tunnel systems / confined spaces.. I'm sorry for everyone that felt claustrophobic during this tour!