Layne Chen (Bo-Hong, Chen)

Front-end Web Developer

  • A self-taught front-end web developer; during the vocational course of English technical writing for FTTx networking components, I came across HTML/CSS/Javascript technologies, which sparked my interest in software development and propelled me to further pursue a career as a web developer.
  • Got a score of 980 on the TOEIC test

Skills

Languages
JavaScript (ES6)
HTML
CSS/Sass


Front-end
React
React Router
React Redux
Material UI


Back-end
Node.js
Express
Mongoose
MongoDB
RESTful API


Tools
Git
Webpack
Netlify
Render
Axios


Design
Photoshop
Illustrator

Projects

Share Your Memories | Full-Stack | React, Express, MongoDB  See Portfolio
Create a platform where people could share treasured memories with people throughout the globe

  • Built RESTful API, deployed API routing, utilized CRUD, and set up Google OAuth 2.0
  • Called Browser API localStorage to implement JSON Web Token for authorization on the access of API endpoints
  • Enhanced management of application state by incorporating Redux state container
  • Improved navigation fluidity in SPA with React Router by specifying routing for component rendering
    Enriched UI with a Drag n Drop feature to deliver further dynamic interactivity

Learn English with Dictionary | Front-end | React, Redux, Material UI   See Portfolio
Solve the inconvenience of having to look up the unknown words upon reading an English passage

  • Utilized Axios to asynchronously pull in JSON data with New York Times and Free Dictionary APIs
  • Integrated Material UI to be in alignment with guidelines of Google's Material Design
  • Facilitated user flow with clickability per word and a juxtaposed, responsive dictionary panel

Professional Experience

Technical Writer @ Connection Technology Systems Inc. Dec. 2020 ~ Present

  • Work synergically with software developers and UX designers to plan out English wording/phrasing of CLI commands and that of Wi-Fi APP’s FAQs
  • Rewrite and format firmware release notes to keep users posted on the latest software features and bug fixes
    Investigate software and hardware systems to deliver FTTx-related instructional content for CLI / Web GUI
  • Create documentation for technical and non-technical contents including VLAN/IGMP/QoS manuals, Layer 2 network switch installation guides, EOL / price increase announcements, and others
  • Produce English texts used in marketing collaterals, including headlines for Computex exhibition, slogans for catalogs, product descriptions, and specifications among others

Education

University Of Taipei Jul. 2015 ~ Jul. 2019 | Taipei, Taiwan

Social and Public Affairs

2015 - 2019