Edward Lin

New York, NY, United States

Member since December 11, 2013

Edward is a web architect, technology enthusiast, and problem solver. With over 12 years of industry experience, he has delivered scalable and robust software for high traffic, enterprise level mobile web and eCommerce applications.

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Portfolio

Boxed
hapi.js, ReactJS, Isomorphic JavaScript, Flux, AngularJS
Placemeter (Via Toptal)
Jade, Express, AngularJS, SnapSVG
Code Legs
Backbone.js, Handlebars, jQuery, HTML5, CSS3, Pub Nub Sockets

Experience

JavaScript, 8 years
HTML5, 5 years
Backbone.js, 4 years
Node.js, 3 years
Single-page Applications (SPA), 3 years
Express.js, 3 years
Flux, 2 years
React, 2 years

Availability

Part-time

Preferred Environment

Mac OS, Sublime Text, Node.js, JavaScript, Git

The most amazing...

...thing I've built is software which directly interfaces with $2 billion worth of customer transactions annually.

Employment

Principal Software Engineer
Boxed
2014 - PRESENT
- Architected and implemented full-stack eCommerce features for one of the fastest-growing startups in NYC.
Technologies: hapi.js, ReactJS, Isomorphic JavaScript, Flux, AngularJS
Contract Engineer
Placemeter (Via Toptal)
2015 - 2015
- Handled development of a responsive marketing site for a promising startup.
Technologies: Jade, Express, AngularJS, SnapSVG
Web Architect
Code Legs
2013 - 2014
- Developed a customer relations application for real-time (video, audio, SMS, email, desktop sharing, etc.) collaboration.
- Implemented client-side MVC architecture to improve the existing application structure.
- Built a file sharing vault (similar to Google Drive) to allow resource sharing between connected users.
- Implemented a responsive web framework to provide support for both the web and native application.
- Established best practices for the web development team.
Technologies: Backbone.js, Handlebars, jQuery, HTML5, CSS3, Pub Nub Sockets
Principal Architect
Townsquare Media
2012 - 2014
- Spearheaded mobile-first responsive web development for multi-site application platform servicing over 400 websites and 50+ million unique visitors a month.
- Designed and architected web services APIs in Node.js/MongoDB environment.
- Developed custom advertisement experience and integration points on over 400 of our mobile sites.
- Created custom theming framework for multisite generates.
- Researched new technologies and design principles to further advance quality of development team.
Technologies: Node.js, Express.js, MongoDB, Handlebars, LESS, Zepto, jQuery, HTML5, CSS3, WordPress, DFP 6
Sr. UI Architect
The Hertz Corporation
2007 - 2012
- Oversaw development of the reservation process for eCommerce websites and mobile applications which generates over $2 billion of traffic annually.
- Implemented HTML5 web apps utilizing technologies such as responsive web, local storage, cache manifest, geolocation, canvas API, Backbone.js, Node.js.
- Converted mock-ups to functional websites and mobile apps based on specifications and usability standards.
- Implemented optimization techniques such as lazy loading, CSS spriting, tableless design/semantic HTML, CSS and JavaScript aggregation, SEO tools, HTML5 polyfills, etc.
- Collaborated with developers to establish strategy for coding standards, cross browser compliance, code organization, and architectural design and documentation.
Technologies: Backbone.js, Underscore, Compass, jQuery, HTML5, CSS3, JavaScript, J2EE, JSPs

Experience

Boxed eCommerce (Development)
https://www.boxed.com
A full stack eCommerce build for one of the fastest NYC startups.

Isomorphic React/Flux web application.
Mobile-first Platform (Development)
http://www.townsquaremedia.com
Spearheaded mobile-first responsive web development for a multi-site application platform. Our mobile web solution covers over 400 websites, generating about 50+ million unique visitors a month. Currently working on migrating the desktop portion to the new application architecture.
Reservation Client-side MVC Application (Development)
Oversaw development of the reservation process for eCommerce websites and mobile applications. The entire process is responsive and built using Backbone MVC while interfacing with a RESTful web service.
Reservation Client-side MVC Application (Development)
http://www.hertzondemand.com
Another site built using a fully responsive approach.
Always Organised (Development)
An enterprise level, secure, real-time, customer relationship management tool. Features include but are not limited to account management, voice/video conferencing, text chat, file repository (similar to google drives), and a desktop sharing application. It features a fully client-side MVC paradigm built on Backbone.js interfacing with web services on the server side.

Skills

Languages
PHP, HTML5, JavaScript, Less, JADE
Frameworks
Express.js, Compass, AngularJS, Java Agent DEvelopment (JADE), Flux
Libraries/APIs
React, Backbone.js, jQuery, Node.js, Zepto, Facebook API, DFP API
Paradigms
Responsive Web Design (RWD), Model View Controller (MVC), REST
Tools
Sublime Text 2
Platforms
Mac OS, WordPress, Linux, Windows
Storage
MongoDB, MySQL, NoSQL, Redis
Other
Single-page Applications (SPA)

Education

Bachelors of Science degree in Computer Science
Johns Hopkins University - Baltimore, MD
1999 - 2003

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