Israel Brewster
Software Engineer at Alaska Volcano Observatory
Fairbanks, Alaska, United States
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Top SchoolIsrael Brewster is a software engineer with 11+ years of hands-on experience building full-stack systems, real-time displays, and cross-platform desktop apps from Fairbanks, Alaska. He blends a formal computer engineering background with practical sysadmin and networking chops honed at a regional airline, delivering PostgreSQL-backed Python web services, WebSocket-driven real-time interfaces, and Qt/C++ desktop tools. As sole developer of several commercial products and a current contributor at the Alaska Volcano Observatory, he moves fluidly between embedded/mobile solutions, Flask/PySide apps, and server administration. Known for automating manual workflows and improving uptime with resilient Nginx/Postgres architectures, he prefers focusing on Python engineering in remote roles. A longtime tinkerer who started programming on his first PC at 12, he brings curiosity-driven side projects and a pragmatic, end-to-end approach to problem solving.
11 years of coding experience
BS, Electrical Engineering, BS, Electrical Engineering at University of Alaska Fairbanks
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Github Skills (174)
opencv10
postgresql10
python10
image-processing10
4d-database10
deep-learning10
qt10
form-data10
resampling10
notification10
computer-vision10
multipart-formdata10
database10
postgresql-database10
scientific-visualization10
Programming languages (10)
Github contributions (5)
ibrewster/MapGen
Jul 2021 - Jul 2025
Contributions:132 pushes, 2 branches in 4 years
ibrewster/tropomi_download
Apr 2021 - Jun 2026
Contributions:110 pushes, 1 branch in 5 years 2 months
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