Peter Merrill

Founded and developed a cutting-edge tool aimed at enhancing food safety and transparency. This innovative solution assists consumers in identifying and avoiding undesirable ingredients in food products, empowering them to make informed and healthier dietary choices.

- Founded and actively manage a successful food search engine, implementing a proprietary algorithm to detect undesirable ingredients in foods.
- Engineered and currently maintain a web app and multiple mobile apps with… Show more

Founded and developed a cutting-edge tool aimed at enhancing food safety and transparency. This innovative solution assists consumers in identifying and avoiding undesirable ingredients in food products, empowering them to make informed and healthier dietary choices.

- Founded and actively manage a successful food search engine, implementing a proprietary algorithm to detect undesirable ingredients in foods.
- Engineered and currently maintain a web app and multiple mobile apps with 28,000+ monthly users, delivering seamless user experiences.
- Developed a comprehensive database with detailed data for 900,000+ foods, ensuring accuracy and reliability.
- Cultivated strong relationships with health-focused companies to license data, powering their products and services, expanding their reach and impact.
- Recognized as one of the Top 300 API Industry Innovations, Top Nutrition APIs, and Top Food APIs.
- Chosen as the #3 Product of the Day on Product Hunt.
- Contributed to the academic community by offering data for free to engineering students at university, supporting research and learning initiatives in the field of data analysis and application development. Show less

A community-driven initiative I created to connect, inspire, and empower tech professionals in the Duluth-Superior area.

- Developed an engaging western-themed web game and Android app pitting a man against a fly in a thrilling face-off.
- Challenged players to test their reflexes and aiming skills by providing them with 10 seconds and 3 shots to eliminate a fly. Climbing the leaderboard depended on swift fly elimination before shots or time ran out.
- Constructed using Gdevelop, demonstrating expertise in game development tools and platforms.

- Created a realistic text-based online baseball career simulator, where every potential at-bat outcome was meticulously mapped to 2-4 die roles and translated into code for authentic gameplay.
- Empowered users to oversee the complete lifecycle of virtual baseball player careers, with in-game progression closely mirroring real-life performance.
- Originated and manufactured a board game that served as the foundation for this digital venture.
- Conducted over 1 million baseball games… Show more

- Created a realistic text-based online baseball career simulator, where every potential at-bat outcome was meticulously mapped to 2-4 die roles and translated into code for authentic gameplay.
- Empowered users to oversee the complete lifecycle of virtual baseball player careers, with in-game progression closely mirroring real-life performance.
- Originated and manufactured a board game that served as the foundation for this digital venture.
- Conducted over 1 million baseball games simulations, attesting to the widespread popularity and engagement of the platform.
- Leveraged a LEMP stack hosted on DigitalOcean to ensure robust and scalable server infrastructure. Show less