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I'm a Creative Developer and UI/UX Designer with 4+ years of experience building performant, visually rich web applications and designing intuitive user interfaces. Professionally experienced with React and Next.js in team environments; personally driven toward modern, leaner stacks — currently building with Astro and Cloudflare (Workers, Storage, Images, Caching). Skilled in Figma and the Adobe Suite — including After Effects for motion graphics and web animation — with hands-on experience bringing brand identities to life through GSAP and CSS animation. Integrates AI tools including Claude Code and Claude for rapid prototyping, wireframing, and accelerated development workflows. A design background in motion graphics, logo animation, and digital illustration enables closer collaboration with designers and a stronger eye for UI detail.…I'm a Creative Developer and UI/UX Designer with 4+ years of experience building performant, visually rich web applications and designing intuitive user interfaces. Professionally experienced with React and Next.js in team environments; personally driven toward modern, leaner stacks — currently building with Astro and Cloudflare (Workers, Storage, Images, Caching). Skilled in Figma and the Adobe Suite — including After Effects for motion graphics and web animation — with hands-on experience bringing brand identities to life through GSAP and CSS animation. Integrates AI tools including Claude Code and Claude for rapid prototyping, wireframing, and accelerated development workflows. A design background in motion graphics, logo animation, and digital illustration enables closer collaboration with designers and a stronger eye for UI detail.

Hadi Baalbaki

Front-End Developer, Full Stack Developer, Web Developer, +3

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I'm a Creative Developer and UI/UX Designer with 4+ years of experience building performant, visually rich web applications and designing intuitive user interfaces. Professionally experienced with React and Next.js in team environments; personally driven toward modern, leaner stacks — currently building with Astro and Cloudflare (Workers, Storage, Images, Caching). Skilled in Figma and the Adobe Suite — including After Effects for motion graphics and web animation — with hands-on experience bringing brand identities to life through GSAP and CSS animation. Integrates AI tools including Claude Code and Claude for rapid prototyping, wireframing, and accelerated development workflows. A design background in motion graphics, logo animation, and digital illustration enables closer collaboration with designers and a stronger eye for UI detail.…I'm a Creative Developer and UI/UX Designer with 4+ years of experience building performant, visually rich web applications and designing intuitive user interfaces. Professionally experienced with React and Next.js in team environments; personally driven toward modern, leaner stacks — currently building with Astro and Cloudflare (Workers, Storage, Images, Caching). Skilled in Figma and the Adobe Suite — including After Effects for motion graphics and web animation — with hands-on experience bringing brand identities to life through GSAP and CSS animation. Integrates AI tools including Claude Code and Claude for rapid prototyping, wireframing, and accelerated development workflows. A design background in motion graphics, logo animation, and digital illustration enables closer collaboration with designers and a stronger eye for UI detail.

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I’m a Creative Developer and UI/UX Designer with 4+ years of experience building performant, visually rich web applications and
designing intuitive user interfaces. Professionally experienced with React and Next.js in team environments; personally driven
toward modern, leaner stacks — currently building with Astro and Cloudflare (Workers, Storage, Images, Caching). Skilled in Figma
and the Adobe Suite — including After Effects for motion graphics and web animation — with hands-on experience bringing brand
identities to life through GSAP and CSS animation. Integrates AI tools including Claude Code and Claude for rapid prototyping,
wireframing, and accelerated development workflows. A design background in motion graphics, logo animation, and digital
illustration enables closer collaboration with designers and a stronger eye for UI detail.

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Work Experience

Front-End Developer at Hello Spiral Studio

August 1, 2025 - Present

Solo developer across all client projects—owned the full lifecycle from technical planning to deployment. Built animated, interactive websites using React and GSAP, bringing brand identities to life in the browser. Collaborated with the design team on motion graphics, animated logos, and illustrations in After Effects to ensure UI consistency and engaging user experiences.

Front-End Lead / Full-Stack Developer at Disthe davim Teknoloji Hizmetleri

June 1, 2022 - August 1, 2025

Led the front-end team's migration to a modern TypeScript stack (Next.js and Node.js), retiring legacy codebase and significantly improving performance and developer experience. Spearheaded the shift to a fully serverless front-end architecture on Vercel, containerized services with Docker, and integrated multiple REST APIs with Directus CMS. Implemented WCAG accessibility standards, contributed to a Storybook component library, and established Jest-based unit/integration tests. Built and maintained a shared design-to-code pipeline to ensure consistency across the team.

Digital Workflow Manager at Lionizer CrossFit

February 1, 2021 - March 1, 2022

Managed the gym's website, kept content and offerings up to date. Automated internal data-entry workflows, reducing manual overhead for the operations team. Built Python scripts to analyze lead and client data, surfacing sales team performance insights. Early hands-on experience solving real-world business problems with technology and initiative.

Frontend Developer and Designer (Freelance) at Hello Spiral Studio

August 1, 2025 - Present

Sole developer across all client projects, owned the full lifecycle from technical planning to deployment. Designed and built marketing websites, managing the process from wireframe to live site. Leveraged AI tools including Claude Code and Figma-based rapid prototyping to accelerate design and development workflows. Built animated, interaction-rich websites with React and GSAP, bringing brand identities to life in the browser. Collaborated with design team on motion graphics, animated logos, and graphic assets in After Effects. Contributed illustrations and graphics for branding and digital campaigns alongside development work. Bridged design and development to ensure seamless execution from concept to final product.

Front-End Lead / Full-Stack Developer

June 1, 2022 - August 1, 2025

Led frontend and full-stack efforts during the company’s growth, migrated the stack to modern TypeScript-based solutions (Next.js and Node.js). Drove move from traditional server-based architecture to a fully serverless frontend on Vercel, containerizing services along the way. Promoted to Front-End Lead after 2 years; managed a team of 2-5 developers; conducted code reviews and onboarding. Integrated multiple REST APIs and worked with Directors and a custom internal CMS to manage dynamic content. Implemented WCAG accessibility standards across key UI surfaces, improving compliance and reach. Built and maintained a component library in Storybook, improving design consistency and cross-team handoffs. Wrote unit and integration tests with Jest, establishing a testing culture as part of the engineering standards.

Digital Workflow Manager at Lionsizer CrossFit

February 1, 2021 - March 1, 2022

Managed and maintained the gym’s website, keeping content and offerings up to date. Automated internal data-entry workflows, reducing manual overhead for the operations team. Built Python scripts to analyze lead and client data, surfacing sales team performance insights. Developed an early habit of solving real-world business problems through self-initiated tech solutions.