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Chase Hemerda
Senior Software Engineer

Senior Software Engineer with 8+ years building production interfaces across AI, cybersecurity, and IoT. Founding frontend engineer at Elpha Secure — built the entire UI layer from zero through a $22M Series A. Currently at Hireology shipping streaming LLM interfaces, MCP server integrations, and AI agent workflows. Based in Denver — open to remote.

01 Projects
Space · Visualization
Where is Alpha

Real-time International Space Station tracker that renders live ISS position on an interactive 3D globe. Pulls live orbital telemetry and animates the station's path across Earth.

Svelte · Globe.gl
AI · MCP Server
International Space Station MCP Server

MCP server that lets you ask Claude where the International Space Station is right now. Integrates live ISS position data directly into Claude conversations via the Model Context Protocol.

Python · MCP · Claude
Space · Simulation
3D Rocket Trajectory Simulator

Physics-based simulation of a rocket gravity-turn ascent from Cape Canaveral to low Earth orbit. Models vertical rise, Max-Q, and orbital insertion phases, then exports CZML for interactive 3D visualization.

Python · CZML
02 Experience
Hireology
Senior Software Engineer
Apr 2022 – Present
Elpha Secure
Senior Software Engineer
May 2021 – Nov 2022
Zipit Wireless
Software Engineer
Nov 2018 – Apr 2021
Sealevel Systems
Software Engineer
Feb 2018 – Nov 2018
03 Skills
Languages
TypeScript · JavaScript · Python
Frontend
React · Next.js · Svelte · TanStack · Zustand · Tailwind CSS · ShadCN · MUI · CSS Modules · Figma
Backend
Node.js · Express · FastAPI · WebSockets · REST APIs · MQTT · OAuth · JWT
Databases
PostgreSQL · MongoDB · Prisma · Drizzle
Testing
Vitest · React Testing Library · Playwright · Storybook
Infrastructure
AWS (EC2, S3, IAM, Lambda) · Docker · CI/CD · GitHub Actions · Vercel · LaunchDarkly
AI
LLM API Integration · Prompt Engineering · MCP Server Development · AI Agent Workflows
04 Contact