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Web Developer
Wavecrest Web Collective• January 2024 - Present• SF Bay Area
WWC is a collective of passionate so ware engineers with a mission to create impactful digital experiences through innovative design and development, helping clients connect with their audience in meaningful ways. ● Empowered clients with easy content management via Tina CMS' user-friendly interface, reducing future maintenance costs ● Implemented Chakra UI to streamline development, resulting in a 30% faster UI creation process and improved accessibility compliance across the application ● Boosted development efficiency by leveraging Figma to establish a complete design system in advance ○ Stack: Next.js, Typescript, Figma, Chakra UI, Tina CMS
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LYDIANlab Music Education Technology• November 2023 - Present• SF Bay Area
LYDIANLab is a small web development agency specializing in building user-friendly applications with modern technologies for clients in music education: github.com/Lydian-Labs/lafsmw-theory-test ● Architected authentication flow, database, cloud storage, and deployment using Firebase for industrial grade performance ● Selected VexFlow as the music notation library due to its small bundle size and fast load times, keeping users engaged ● Wielded MUI’s layout-first approach to CSS to increase development speed by 50% ○ Stack: Next.js, Typescript, VexFlow, Firebase, Figma, MUI
Web Developer
Woodshed Technology, LLC• May 2023 - October 2023• Bay Area
● Streamlined workflow and boosted team efficiency through Agile methodologies ● Enabled faster Git operations and reduced merge conflicts by establishing a Nx monorepo stored in GitLab ● Saved development time and ensured a consistent UI by utilizing Storybook for Svelte to create and test a custom layout library ○ Stack: Svelte, HTML, CSS, Tailwind, Nx, Storybook, pnpm, GitLab
Education
Galvanize
B.Tech• December 2022 - March 2023• Percentage: 100
Hack Reactor Advanced So ware Engineering Immersive Program