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Kieran Finger

CSE '28 | B.S. Computer Science

2025-2026Tech Lead2024-2025GopherTunnels Backend Dev

Kieran loves building out creative ideas, whether it's a clever solution to a problem or a fun, innovative app.

Officer Details

Bringing Creativity to Life with Tech

Fullstack App Builder. Performative Neovim User. Logic Puzzle Enjoyer. Kieran fell in love with programming because it reminded him of creating and solving Sudoku Puzzles. He's all for finding creative solutions to problems and clever coding practices. He likes collecting and reading coding books, and recommends: "Designing Data-Intensive Applications," "Fluent Python," and "Modern Vim."

Specialization
Fullstack Developer
Tenure
2024-2026 (2 years)
Leadership Style
Creative Problem Solver
Nationality
🇺🇸 USA

Tech Stack

Kieran's daily drivers

ADC Highlights

Top contributions this member has made across projects, systems, and community growth.

  1. 01

    Discovered the ArcGIS geodata that unlocked full tunnel coverage for GopherTunnels.

  2. 02

    Coordinated with the ArcGIS mapping team to learn the existing data structures.

  3. 03

    Wrote the conversion scripts that transformed ArcGIS data into GopherTunnels'.

  4. 04

    Implemented backend A* routing logic for generating routes through the tunnel network.

  5. 05

    Worked overnight on the award-winning MinneHack 2026 project MemoryMosaic.

ADC Projects

Mobile app

GopherFit

in development
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Fitness and Nutrition for Gophers

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Mobile app

GopherTunnels

166 users5

Find your way through the GopherWay

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Companies

Organizations Kieran has worked with/at

  • Expedium

Hobbies

Outside the build

Coding BooksSudokuMusic Production