Hunter Fleischhacker — Complete Profile

Extracted from portfolio site on 2026-03-26. Source of truth for personal branding, bios, and outreach.

Identity

• Full Name: Hunter Fleischhacker
• Location: Anchorage, Alaska
• Title (self-described): Software Engineer & Founder / Web3 Developer & Builder
• Tagline (hero): “Solana, 3D games, mobile apps. I build things and ship them.”
• CTA copy: “I’ve built 3 products solo — from 3D rendering pipelines to on-chain smart contracts. Now I’m looking for a team where I can ship even faster.”

Contact & Social

Education

University of Alaska Anchorage (UAA)

• Degree: B.S. Computer Science
• GPA: 3.6
• Minors: German, Computer Systems Engineering
• Honors College: Global & Multicultural Studies Track
• Relevant Coursework: Data Structures & Algorithms, Operating Systems, Databases, Computer Network Security, Distributed Systems

Chugiak High School

• Diploma: High School (graduated May 2022)
• GPA: 4.38 — Summa Cum Laude
• Class Rank: 3 / 153 (2022)
• German Student of the Year (2022)
• Seal of Biliteracy — German (State of Alaska, 2020)

Languages (Human)

Bio (current site version)

I’m a CS student at UAA who’s spent the last two years building products on Solana instead of just studying them. I’ve shipped a 3D DeFi game with custom GLSL shaders, a multiplayer donation game that won me a trip to Solana Breakpoint, and a crypto food delivery app that placed at the Midwest Blockchain Conference.

I care about the whole thing — the architecture, the UX, the tests, the deploy. If it ships, my name’s on it.

Projects

1. The Monolith (2025 – Present)

One-liner: r/Place meets DeFi — in 3D

What it is: A mobile 3D DeFi game on Solana where players stake USDC to claim and maintain blocks in a shared tower. Each block has an animated “Spark” character that evolves with engagement.

Role: Founder & Solo Developer — every layer (3D pipeline, smart contracts, game server, mobile app, database).

Stack: React Native, Expo, React Three Fiber, Solana/Anchor (Rust), Colyseus, Supabase, Zustand

Technical highlights:

• Custom GLSL shaders (ambient occlusion, subsurface scattering, GGX specular)
• InstancedMesh rendering — 650+ blocks in 3 draw calls, 60 FPS on mobile
• Anchor smart contracts for USDC staking + ownership verification
• Colyseus real-time game server
• 320+ tests (222 mobile, 84 server, 14 on-chain)
• Integrations: Tapestry Protocol, MagicBlock SOAR, Solana Blinks, Mobile Wallet Adapter

Repo: https://github.com/epicexcelsior/monolith

2. Pls Give (Jan 2025 – Present)

One-liner: Solana-based 3D multiplayer browser donation game

What it is: A browser-based 3D multiplayer game with wallet authentication, real-time multiplayer, and transparent on-chain donations. Donations are gamified — VFX intensity scales with amount, and there are streak multipliers.

Role: Founder & Solo Developer — concept, game design, full-stack engineering, blockchain integration, marketing.

Stack: PlayCanvas (WebGL), Colyseus (Node.js), Solana, Helius RPC, Supabase, Cloudflare Workers, Privy

Achievements:

• ★ Solana Breakpoint Travel Grant — College.xyz & MBC grant to attend Breakpoint in Abu Dhabi
• ★ OnionDAO Hackathon Winner — Integrated Solana Pay & Gill SDK
• ★ mtnDAO Builder Residency — Selected for Solana builder residency (sponsored by MBC)
• ★ Colosseum Hackathon Submissions — Multiple prototypes, user acquisition

Live: https://plsgive.com
X: https://x.com/playplsgive
Legends.fun: https://www.legends.fun/products/19cd9a6d-f86d-4673-a7cb-40a657752616
Pitch Video: https://www.youtube.com/embed/ZS4BxUBT_ls
Tech Demo: https://www.youtube.com/embed/TLdWDhbMP9E

3. Seeker Eats (Dec 2025 – Present)

One-liner: Order food with crypto stablecoins on Solana

What it is: A mobile food delivery app for the Solana Mobile ecosystem. Users pay with USDC, orders fulfilled by DoorDash Drive, merchants receive fiat via crypto-to-fiat bridge (Kast).

Role: Founder & Developer

Stack: React Native, Solana, DoorDash Drive API, Twilio VoIP, Privy, USDC

Achievement: ★ 3rd Place — Solana Track, 2025 Midwest Blockchain Conference Student Hackathon

Pitch Video: https://www.youtube.com/embed/iED8u1aI5sY
Repo: https://github.com/obamna1/seekereats-relay
X: https://x.com/SeekerEats

4. Become (Senior Capstone)

One-liner: Habit-tracking with financial stakes on Solana

What it is: A web-based habit-tracking system combining Google Fit health metrics with on-chain financial escrow. Users form groups, set measurable goals, and optionally stake USDC — fail and your stake gets redistributed to peers who succeeded.

Role: Project Lead & Founder — conceived concept, architected system, led team of three.

Stack: Next.js, React, Solana/Anchor, Privy, Supabase (13 tables w/ RLS), Helius, Google Fit API, Vercel, TailwindCSS

Technical highlights:

• PDA-based staking system (init_goal, open_stake, resolve_success, cancel_before_start)
• Backend oracle verifies Google Fit data → triggers on-chain payout
• 30-day historical sync with timestamp normalization
• Agile sprints, code reviews, heuristic evaluations

Repo: https://github.com/Mechwarrior727/nextjs-capstone
Live: https://nextjs-capstone.vercel.app/

Technical Skills

Languages

TypeScript, JavaScript, Rust (Solana), Python, C/C++, SQL

Web & Mobile

React, React Native, Next.js, Astro, WebGL, PlayCanvas, Colyseus, REST APIs, WebSocket, TailwindCSS

Backend & Infrastructure

Node.js, Cloudflare Workers, Docker, PostgreSQL, Supabase, Vercel, Railway, GitHub Actions, Linux Admin, Cloud VPS

Blockchain

Solana, Anchor, Privy, Wallet Adapters, RPC Providers, Gill, Web3.js, Solana Mobile Wallet Adapter, Tapestry Protocol, MagicBlock SOAR, Solana Blinks

Work Experience

Hackathons & Events

Leadership & Community

Awards & Recognition

Featured Awards

Additional Awards

German / Honors Cultural Portfolio

Academic Credits

• GER A301 — Advanced German (Essay)
• GER A302 — Advanced German II (Essay)
• GER A310 — German Short Stories (Analysis)
• GER A490 — German Criminal Literature & Film (Presentation/Referat)

Experiential Credits

• President of German Culture Club (organized events, Halloween Fun Night)
• German Conversation Table (3 years active participation)
• Congress-Bundestag Youth Exchange Application (CBYX for Young Professionals)
• Film Night Organization (2024, 2025, Phoenix screening)
• German Camp Counseling (Nordlichtlager)
• Treasurer of GCC (managed event finances)
• GCC Potluck Events

Hardware & Software Setup (from /uses page)

Hardware

• MacBook Pro 14” (M3 Pro) — daily driver
• Custom Desktop (Ryzen 7 + RTX 3070) — 3D dev & testing
• iPhone 15 Pro — mobile testing + daily phone
• Saga Phone — Solana Mobile testing

Software

• VS Code (Vim keybindings) — main editor
• Claude Code — AI pair programmer
• Figma — design & prototyping
• Linear — project tracking
• Arc — browser

Terminal & Theme

• Warp — terminal emulator
• Starship — shell prompt
• Tokyo Night — VS Code + terminal theme
• JetBrains Mono — editor font
• Space Mono — terminal font

Portfolio Site Stack

• Astro (static site framework)
• Tailwind CSS
• Vercel (hosting)
• Space Grotesk + Space Mono (typography)
• Canvas API (hero fragmented grid effect)

Key Social Proof Posts (X links)

• Breakpoint Grant: https://x.com/excelhtf/status/2001071191520661627
• MBC Hackathon Win: https://x.com/excelhtf/status/1997803425430700036
• mtnDAO: https://x.com/excelhtf/status/1962619774233649580
• OnionDAO Win: https://x.com/excelhtf/status/1940246013173969168
• Alaska Crypto Club Launch: https://x.com/akcryptoclub/status/1978537411366810085
• Monolith Updates: https://x.com/excelhtf/status/2031185805218296209, https://x.com/excelhtf/status/2027749839547863102
• Seeker Eats Win: https://x.com/SeekerEats/status/1997801891397525561
• Pls Give Updates: https://x.com/playplsgive/status/1984206968341291406, https://x.com/playplsgive/status/1981190800009724273

Reflection Summary (from Honors reflection)

Hunter describes himself as someone who bridges code and culture. His Honors College Global & Multicultural Studies track combined CS with German language/culture. Key themes:

• Technology doesn’t exist in a vacuum — it’s used by people across the globe
• Effective communication transcends language barriers — critical for software engineering
• Innovation happens at the intersection of disciplines
• Service mindset from Eagle Scout, German camp counseling, church volunteering
• Community building through German Club, crypto advocacy, hackathon participation

Meta / SEO

• Default meta description: “Hunter Fleischhacker builds products on Solana — 3D games, mobile apps, and smart contracts. CS student at UAA, Eagle Scout, 4x hackathon winner.”
• JSON-LD job title: “Software Engineer & Founder”
• Twitter handle: @excelhtf
• OG Image: /og-image.png
• Theme color: #00ff88

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