Christopher

Hello!

My name is Christopher Lai

I'm a full-stack web developer fueled by relentless passion and endless curiosity.

I specialize in creating beautiful, responsive, and performant web applications that provide exceptional user experiences.

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Experience

I'm always eager to take on new challenges and expand my expertise in cutting-edge technologies that create meaningful impact.

Web Designer

CUNY Hunter College - ICIT Department

Apr 2024 – Present

  • Design and publish WordPress web pages for Hunter College, ensuring WCAG (Web Content Accessibility Guidelines) compliance and applying UI/UX best practices to enhance accessibility and usability for 10,000+ monthly users.
  • Developed a Python script using the requests, BeautifulSoup, and urllib.parse libraries to automate legacy CMS website scanning, extracting unique page and file links, eliminating manual errors by 100%, and streamlining the preliminary web content migration process.
  • Maintain and update the Hunter College website, ensuring consistent branding, up-to-date content, and optimal functionality across all pages.
  • WordPress
  • HTML
  • CSS
  • JavaScript
  • Python
  • Figma
  • Adobe Creative Cloud

Freelance Web Developer

ACJ International Realty LLC

Nov 2023 – Dec 2023

  • Designed and developed a responsive, user-friendly website for a real estate company using Next.js, Tailwind CSS, and MongoDB.
  • Automated email notifications for contact form submissions using Nodemailer and custom APIs, sending inquiries to designated business emails.
  • Utilized MongoDB for secure, scalable storage of contact form submissions, ensuring data integrity and easy access.
  • Integrated Zoho Mail to centralize email communication, streamline inquiry tracking, and improve overall response efficiency.
  • Optimized website performance and SEO using Tailwind CSS and Next.js, achieving faster load times and improved search engine visibility through code minification, lazy loading, and metadata optimization.
  • Managed domain registration through Porkbun and deployed the site on Vercel, ensuring reliable hosting and scalability for future growth.
  • Next.js
  • Tailwind CSS
  • MongoDB
  • Nodemailer
  • Zoho Mail
  • Vercel

Data Analyst Intern

NYC Department of Social Services

Jul 2022 – Aug 2022

  • Automated invoice record-keeping by developing a Python pipeline (PyPDF2 → Pandas/SQLite) that extracts PDF invoice data, transforms it into structured CSVs, removes duplicates via SQL queries, and standardizes filenames—ensuring 100% accurate records.
  • Python
  • SQL
  • Excel

Contact Me

Feel free to send me a message at clai20707@gmail.com or by using the form below. I look forward to connecting with you!