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About Me
Frontend-Focused Developer
I'm a frontend-focused developer with around 3 years of professional experience building responsive, scalable web applications using React.js and Next.js. I enjoy turning ideas into clean, fast, and user-friendly interfaces that work seamlessly across devices.
Full-Stack MERN Development
Beyond the frontend, I'm comfortable working across the MERN stack, building APIs with Node.js and Express and managing data with MongoDB. My focus is always on writing structured, maintainable code that supports real business logic and long-term growth.
Product Mindset & Execution
I approach every project with a product mindset — understanding the problem first, then delivering solutions that are efficient, optimized, and easy to scale. Whether working solo or in a team, I prioritize clarity, performance, and delivering real value.
FOUNDATION
FIRST REAL CODE
PROVEN
DEPTH
MOMENTUM
EXPERIENCE
EXPERIENCE
React Frontend Developer
- Architected and shipped CRM dashboards, property platforms, and business tools used by real clients daily.
- Owned the frontend across multiple live projects — from API integration to pixel-perfect UI delivery.
- Drove performance with Next.js SSR, cutting load times and improving SEO on public-facing platforms.
- Worked directly with backend teams to define API contracts and ship features without bottlenecks.
- Built and maintained Airport Parks — a live reservation platform with 10,000+ active users.
- Delivered WellnessNow's full scheduling UI — appointment flows, dynamic availability, service listings.
- Engineered LuxBill's project lifecycle flow — milestones, dispute resolution, and contract management.
- Consistently worked across multiple client projects simultaneously without dropping quality.
Full Stack Developer Intern
- First real exposure to production codebases — React on the frontend, Node.js on the backend.
- Built UI components and wired up API integrations under senior developer guidance.
- Wrote backend routes and handled basic database operations using Node.js and Express.
- Learned to read, navigate, and contribute to an existing codebase from day one.
- Collaborated with a team for the first time — stand-ups, code reviews, task handoffs.
- Left with a clear direction: frontend is where I do my best work.
Full Stack Developer
- Building end-to-end web applications for clients using the full MERN stack.
- Handling complete project lifecycle: database design, REST API development, and React/Next.js frontends.
- Deepening backend expertise alongside established frontend skills.
- Deployed Web3 Task CRM and other production applications to Vercel.
SKILLS
React.js & Next.js
Three years deep. I build fast, scalable interfaces that feel good to use — not just look good in a mockup. SSR, dynamic routing, performance optimization — all native territory.
Tailwind CSS & CSS Modules
Utility-first for speed, CSS Modules for isolation. I write styles that scale with the codebase — no specificity wars, no mystery overrides.
Redux Toolkit & RTK Query
Complex state, simplified. RTK Query for server sync, Redux Toolkit for everything that needs to be predictable. Used across multiple production CRM and dashboard projects.
Node.js, Express & MongoDB
Full MERN ownership on freelance projects — schema design, REST APIs, authentication flows. Enough backend to ship end-to-end without waiting on anyone.
TypeScript, Git & REST APIs
Strong TypeScript for type safety, Git for version control, REST API integration. Every project is structured, tracked, and maintainable.
Cloudinary, OAuth & Payment Gateways
Image management with Cloudinary, secure OAuth flows, and Stripe/PayPal integrations handled with proper validation and security.
PROJECTS
Airport Parks
Parking reservation platform handling 10,000+ active users. Performance and reliability were non-negotiable — built the booking UX to handle real traffic without breaking.
WellnessNow
Healthcare and massage booking platform. Designed and built the full scheduling UI — appointment flows, service listings, dynamic availability. Shipped and live.
LuxBill
Contract and project management tool with milestone tracking, dispute resolution, and a full project lifecycle flow. Complex logic, clean interface.
Task CRM
Full-stack task marketplace built with MERN, Next.js, TypeScript, Tailwind, Cloudinary, and Google OAuth. Users post tasks, others claim and complete them. Live at christopher-admin-crm.vercel.app.
christopher-admin-crm.vercel.app ↗Book Club Marketplace
Web-based platform for book providers to sell and manage their books with dedicated admin controls and a customer-facing application. Also includes a PDF blueprint annotation tool with drawing layers, room tags, and PNG export functionality.
Al Baki Reads
Bookstore landing page — clean typography, fast load, sharp UI.
al-baki-reads.vercel.app ↗