Work & Growth
Where I've Been
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 ↗