WILLIAM CHAO

FRONT END ENGINEER VANCOUVER, CANADA

DETAILS

Vancouver

Canada

adyijc@r.postjobfree.com

LINKS

Github

LinkedIn

SKILLS

HTML & CSS

React

Next.js

Vue.js

Angular.js

Typescript/JavaScript

SCSS

LESS

Tailwind CSS

Material UI

Docker

Webstorm

Webpack

Jasmine/Jest

Version Control

RESTful API

LANGUAGES

English

Chinese

PROFILE

As a Front-end Developer with expertise in React, Next, Tailwind CSS, Material UI, Angular, Vue, SASS, and LESS, I am skilled in creating responsive and dynamic user interfaces for web applications.

With experience in optimizing web applications for performance and scalability, I am committed to delivering high-quality code that meets user needs and exceeds expectations.

With a strong ability to work collaboratively and communicate effectively with designers and back-end developers, I am confident in my ability to contribute to any team and project.

EMPLOYMENT HISTORY

Senior Frontend Engineer at Pieoneers, Vancouver

October 2021 — Present

• Collaborated with designers and other engineers to develop and launch a global public-benefit research project (https://www.embeddingproject.org/) using React, Typescript, SASS and MUI components.

• Designed mindmap to help in designing the layout and the user interface of the website and organizing page components, such as headers, footers, navigation menus, and content areas.

• Conducted regular audits and performance tests to optimize web applications for performance and scalability, resulting reduce the page load time.

• Participated in weekly code reviews with 4 senior developers. Frontend Engineer at RisingMax, New York City

October 2020 — September 2021

• Worked closely with designers and other engineers to build Impactful And High-Visibility Wristband Website (https://www.wristbandbuddy.com/) using Figma, React Native, React JS.

• Created MVP to provide a simple and intuitive interface that allows users to interact with the product's core functionalities.

• Built responsive pages and UI/UX components using React, Typescript and Tailwind CSS.

• Developed standard and ad hoc reports in graph format as required. Frontend Developer at Web Sharx, Toronto

March 2018 — September 2020

• Built front-ends for 20+ websites with React, Next.js, and Handlebars.js, improving user engagement and aesthetics.

• Revamped UI and app interface for e-commerce site with 200k+ monthly visitors.

• Implemented a new mobile-first strategy, resulting in standardized output and improved user experience on all devices.

• Automated image optimization with Grunt and minified JS and CSS, reducing page load times.

Junior Frontend Developer at Focused Creative, St. John's August 2015 — February 2018

• Wrote clean, maintainable, and efficient code for 6+ applications, following coding standards and best practices.

Portfolio

• Optimized 6+ applications through reviews and continuous integration while maintaining code quality and organization.

• Assisted in developing scalable and maintainable systems architecture designs and approaches.

• Developed high-quality Angular web apps and components with responsive and reliable interfaces through software testing.

EDUCATION

Bachelor' s Degree in Information Technology, University of British Columbia, Vancouver, Canada

August 2012 — May 2015

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