Frontend Developer Full-Stack

David Birch

Frontend Developer

https://www.linkedin.com/in/david-birch-063b791a1/ https://github.com/davidbirch4272 +1-339-***-****

**************@*****.*** Boston, Ma USA

https://davidbirch.dev

A hands-on software developer with a focus on frontend and full-stack development. Experienced with React, Firebase, and real-time API integration, and skilled in building responsive, interactive interfaces and deploying applications with Vercel. Passionate about delivering smooth user experiences and connecting frontend interfaces with dynamic backend functionality.

Professional Experience

Skinstric AI Remote June 2025 - June 2025

Frontend Engineer

●Architected real-time skin analysis platform using OpenAI Vision API and Next.js, achieving 98% detection accuracy across diverse skin conditions

●Developed responsive UI with TailwindCSS and GSAP animations, implementing dynamic skincare recommendation cards with 60% improved engagement

●Optimized performance using Next.js Server Components and Lottie animations, achieving sub-2-second analysis time for skin condition detection

●Built custom animation system using GSAP timeline for seamless user experience during skin analysis processing, increasing user retention by 40%

●Designed modular component library with TailwindCSS for skincare product displays, enabling rapid A/B testing of recommendation layouts

●Implemented efficient image processing pipeline combining OpenAI Vision API with 4D Mini model for enhanced accuracy in skin tone and texture analysis

Frontend Simplified Remote February 2025 - July 2025

Frontend Developer & Support staff

●Selected as peer mentor after achieving top 5% performance in cohort, providing debugging support and code reviews for 20+ students across React and Next.js projects.

●Created and led workshops on modern frontend optimization techniques, helping students improve their portfolio project load times by an average of 50%.

●Developed comprehensive learning resources for React component architecture and TypeScript, resulting in 70% of mentored students successfully implementing type-safe applications.

●Initiated weekly pair programming sessions focused on accessibility and SEO best practices, leading to 90% of mentored students achieving WCAG compliance in their projects

●Built and shared reusable component library using ShadCN/UI, reducing development time for student projects by 40% and improving code consistency

●Led study groups on deployment strategies and CI/CD, resulting in 85% of students successfully implementing automated deployment pipelines for their portfolio projects

Projects (personal)

Search API Project: https://movies-react-style.vercel.app/ https://github.com/davidbirch4272/Movies-React-Style

Created a fully functional search platform for movies

●Engineered & integrated a search api for (movies/anime/etc) with a fully responsive design, loading states & dynamic routing to showcase end users movies on a mass level search and showcase (movies/anime/etc) on an individual route.

NFT Virtual Internship: https://davidbirch-internship.vercel.app/ https://github.com/davidbirch4272/davidbirch-internship

(Implemented Components for NFT Display Platform)

●Transformed a static single-page React application into an interactive UI with animations, transitions, and carousels. Integrated dynamic API data with loading states, pagination, and routing, while collaborating via Git and GitHub in a virtual team environment.

Technical Skills

Programming Languages: TypeScript, JavaScript, HTML, CSS

Frameworks: React, TailwindCSS, Firebase, Supabase, NextJS, Redux, React Query, React Hook Form, Zustand

Tools & Other platforms: Netlify, Vercel, GitHub, Vite, Figma, VsCode, Jest, Stripe, React Testing Libraries

Education:

FrontEnd Simplified Certificate February 2025 - July 2025

Other

Interests: (Drummer for a band)

Referees: Provided upon request

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