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I'm a Front-End Engineer who builds performant, accessible interfaces using React and TypeScript. I enjoy turning complex product requirements into polished, reusable UI components and taking features from concept to production. I'm a collaborative problem-solver who works closely with design, product, and backend teams to optimize performance, SEO, and accessibility, and I also contribute as a volunteer UI/UX designer to help organizations improve user experiences.…I'm a Front-End Engineer who builds performant, accessible interfaces using React and TypeScript. I enjoy turning complex product requirements into polished, reusable UI components and taking features from concept to production. I'm a collaborative problem-solver who works closely with design, product, and backend teams to optimize performance, SEO, and accessibility, and I also contribute as a volunteer UI/UX designer to help organizations improve user experiences.

Eric Wenpeng Lai

Front-End Developer, UI Designer, Product Designer, +2

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I'm a Front-End Engineer who builds performant, accessible interfaces using React and TypeScript. I enjoy turning complex product requirements into polished, reusable UI components and taking features from concept to production. I'm a collaborative problem-solver who works closely with design, product, and backend teams to optimize performance, SEO, and accessibility, and I also contribute as a volunteer UI/UX designer to help organizations improve user experiences.…I'm a Front-End Engineer who builds performant, accessible interfaces using React and TypeScript. I enjoy turning complex product requirements into polished, reusable UI components and taking features from concept to production. I'm a collaborative problem-solver who works closely with design, product, and backend teams to optimize performance, SEO, and accessibility, and I also contribute as a volunteer UI/UX designer to help organizations improve user experiences.

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I’m a Front-End Engineer who builds performant, accessible interfaces using React and TypeScript. I enjoy turning complex product requirements into polished, reusable UI components and taking features from concept to production.
I’m a collaborative problem-solver who works closely with design, product, and backend teams to optimize performance, SEO, and accessibility, and I also contribute as a volunteer UI/UX designer to help organizations improve user experiences.

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Work Experience

Front-End Engineer at BreederPal LLC

June 1, 2025 - September 22, 2025

Built and maintained customer-facing features with React, TypeScript, Redux, and MUI; integrated GraphQL (Apollo) and REST APIs via TanStack Query; improved checkout flows and reduced page load time by ~1s. Implemented reusable UI components and enhanced the internal design system to boost consistency and development speed while ensuring WCAG AA accessibility. Added unit and integration testing with Jest and React Testing Library, raising test coverage above 85% and reducing post-release defects. Streamlined builds with Vite and GitHub Actions, shortening deployment cycles and lowering regression incidents. Optimized rendering performance and SEO, raising Lighthouse scores from the 70s to the 90s for accessibility and mobile usability. Collaborated with design, product, and backend teams and took end-to-end ownership of features from requirements to production release.

Front-End Engineer at BreederPal LLC

June 1, 2025 - September 22, 2025

Built and maintained customer-facing features with React, TypeScript, Redux, and MUI; integrated GraphQL (Apollo) and REST APIs via TanStack Query; improved checkout flows and reduced page load time by ~1s. Implemented reusable UI components and design-system improvements with WCAG AA accessibility. Added unit and integration tests with Jest and React Testing Library, raising coverage above 85% and cutting post-release defects. Streamlined builds with Vite and GitHub Actions, reducing deployment cycles from ~10 minutes to a few minutes and lowering regression incidents. Optimized rendering performance and SEO, increasing Lighthouse scores into the 90s for accessibility and mobile usability. Collaborated cross-functionally and owned features end-to-end from requirements to production release.

StarLink: React-based Satellite Trajectory Visualization at Self-initiated Project

June 1, 2025 - Present

Developed an interactive dashboard with React and D3 to track satellites in near-real time with animated paths on a world map. Implemented localization-ready labels for multiple languages. Deployed on AWS with 99.9% uptime, enabling access from multiple regions.

Front-End Engineer at BreederPal LLC

June 1, 2025 - September 22, 2025

Built and maintained customer-facing features with React, TypeScript, Redux, MUI, integrating GraphQL (Apollo) and REST APIs via TanStack Query, contributing to smoother checkout flows and reducing page load by ~1s. Implemented reusable UI components and improved the internal design system, boosting consistency and development speed while ensuring WCAG AA accessibility. Added unit and integration testing with Jest and React Testing Library, raising coverage above 85% and cutting post-release defects. Streamlined builds with Vite and GitHub Actions, reducing deployment cycles from ~10 minutes to a few minutes and lowering regression incidents. Optimized rendering performance and SEO, raising Lighthouse scores from the 70s to the 90s in accessibility and mobile usability. Collaborated in a cross-functional team (design, product, back end) and took end-to-end ownership of features from requirements to production release.

Front-End Engineer at BreederPal LLC

June 1, 2025 - September 22, 2025

Built and maintained customer-facing features with React, TypeScript, Redux, and MUI; integrated GraphQL (Apollo) and REST APIs via TanStack Query; implemented reusable UI components and improved the internal design system, boosting consistency and development speed. Added unit and integration testing with Jest and React Testing Library, raising test coverage above 85% and reducing post-release defects. Streamlined builds with Vite and GitHub Actions, shortening deployment cycles and lowering regression incidents. Optimized rendering performance and SEO, raising Lighthouse scores from the 70s to the 90s in accessibility and mobile usability. Collaborated in a cross-functional team (design, product, backend) and took end-to-end ownership of features from requirements to production release.

StarLink Project (React-based Satellite Trajectory Visualization) at StarLink (Project)

June 1, 2025 - Present

Developed an interactive dashboard with React and D3 to track satellites in near-real time with animated paths on a world map. Implemented localization-ready labels supporting more than three languages, enhancing usability for an international audience. Deployed on AWS with 99.9% uptime across multiple regions.

Front-End Engineer at BreederPal LLC

June 1, 2025 - September 22, 2025

Built and maintained customer-facing features with React, TypeScript, Redux, MUI, integrating GraphQL (Apollo) and REST APIs via TanStack Query; improved checkout flows and reduced page load time by ~1s. Implemented reusable UI components and enhanced the internal design system for better consistency and speed, while ensuring WCAG accessibility. Added unit and integration tests with Jest and React Testing Library, raising coverage above 85% and cutting post-release defects. Streamlined builds with Vite and GitHub Actions, reducing deployment cycles from ~10 minutes to a few minutes. Optimized rendering performance and SEO, lifting Lighthouse scores from the 70s to the 90s. Collaborated with design, product, and backend teams and owned features end-to-end from requirements to production release.

Volunteer UI/UX Designer at Human Rights Campaign

November 1, 2024 - September 22, 2025

Conducted usability testing on redesigned pages built with Figma and Webflow, leading to ~30% more visitors successfully locating key resources (event sign-ups, donation info, policy pages).

UI/UX Designer (Volunteer) at Human Rights Campaign

November 1, 2024 - September 22, 2025

Conducted usability testing on redesigned pages built with Figma and Webflow, leading to ~30% more visitors successfully locating key resources (event sign-ups, donation info, policy pages).

Volunteer UI/UX Designer at Human Rights Campaign

November 1, 2024 - September 22, 2025

Conducted usability testing on redesigned pages built with Figma and Webflow, leading to ~30% more visitors successfully locating key resources (event sign-ups, donation info, policy pages).

Volunteer UI/UX Designer at Human Rights Campaign

November 1, 2024 - September 22, 2025

Conducted usability testing on redesigned pages built with Figma and Webflow, leading to ~30% more visitors successfully locating key resources (event sign-ups, donation info, policy pages).

Graduate Consultant (Product Design) at Boston Consulting Group

May 1, 2020 - September 22, 2025

Designed and iterated 3+ interactive prototypes for an investment data portal, ensuring alignment with client use cases. Designed and presented data visualization concepts (React/D3.js prototypes) to 10+ international stakeholders, helping clarify portfolio scenarios. Supported a multi-million-dollar investment strategy by delivering prototypes that helped shorten valuation cycles by ~2-3 weeks.

Graduate Consultant (Product Design) at Boston Consulting Group

May 1, 2020 - September 22, 2025

Assisted in designing and iterating 3+ interactive prototypes for an investment data portal; created data visualization concepts (React/D3.js prototypes) demonstrated to 10+ international stakeholders, helping clarify portfolio scenarios. Supported a multi-million-dollar investment strategy by delivering prototypes that helped shorten valuation cycles by 2-3 weeks.

Graduate Consultant (Product Design) at Boston Consulting Group

May 1, 2020 - September 22, 2025

Assisted in designing and iterating 3+ interactive prototypes for an investment data portal, ensuring alignment with client use cases. Designed and presented data visualization concepts (React/D3.js prototypes), which were demoed to 10+ international stakeholders, helping clarify portfolio scenarios. Supported a multi-million-dollar investment strategy by delivering prototypes that helped shorten valuation cycles by ~2-3 weeks.

Graduate Consultant (Product Design) at Boston Consulting Group

May 1, 2020 - September 22, 2025

Assisted in designing and iterating 3+ interactive prototypes for an investment data portal, ensuring alignment with client use cases. Designed and presented data visualization concepts (React/D3.js prototypes), demoed to 10+ international stakeholders, helping clarify portfolio scenarios. Supported a multi-million-dollar investment strategy by delivering prototypes that helped shorten valuation cycles by approximately 2-3 weeks.

Graduate Consultant (Product Design) at Boston Consulting Group

May 1, 2020 - September 22, 2025

Assisted in designing and iterating 3+ interactive prototypes for an investment data portal, aligning with client use cases. Designed and presented data visualization concepts (React/D3.js prototypes) to 10+ international stakeholders, helping clarify portfolio scenarios. Supported a multi-million-dollar investment strategy by delivering prototypes that helped shorten valuation cycles by ~2-3 weeks.