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Elian Gerard
Frontend Engineer
About
Frontend Software Engineer specializing in high-performance, scalable web applications with React and Next.js. I build fast, accessible, and pixel-perfect user experiences that drive measurable business impact, with a strong focus on performance, usability, and clean architecture.
Experience
March 2026 - Present
AutoZone BTSSC
Highlights
- Own and deliver high-performance UI features using React.js and Next.js for a large-scale e-commerce platform.
- Led the Customer Reviews feature across multiple regions, driving a 5x+ increase in user-generated reviews (+400% YoY).
- Improved review quality by ~40% through optimized submission flows in Order History.
- Contributed to AutoZone’s React design system and led frontend refactors improving performance and maintainability.
- Collaborate cross-functionally to ship high-impact features under tight deadlines.
August 2024 - March 2026
AutoZone BTSSC
Highlights
- Built and shipped production-grade UI features with React.js and Next.js for millions of users.
- Redesigned Order History and Order Details pages end-to-end, improving usability and consistency.
- Launched the Customer Reviews feature in the US, driving a 5x increase in user-generated reviews.
- Focused on performance optimization, reducing layout shift and improving user experience.
- Partnered with Product, QA, and Design to deliver high-priority features on schedule.
Fullstack Developer
December 2023 - April 2025
TintoTenis
Highlights
- Architected and built a full-stack web app using React, Tailwind, Express, and MySQL.
- Designed database schema, REST APIs, and backend infrastructure from scratch.
- Managed deployment, server configuration, and domain setup end-to-end.
- Collaborated closely with design to deliver a polished and intuitive user experience.
- Digitized core business operations, improving efficiency and data visibility.
October 2023 - June 2025
SuperProf
Highlights
- Provide 1-on-1 coaching in web development (HTML, CSS, React, Node.js).
- Debug complex student projects in real time, strengthening problem-solving skills.
- Mentor students toward job-ready development skills and best practices.
- Built a strong base of returning students through high-quality instruction.
- Helped multiple students successfully transition into web development.
Education
August 2020 - December 2024
Tecnológico Nacional de México Campus Chihuahua II
Highlights
- Strong foundation in JavaScript, Node.js, databases, and software engineering principles.
- Experience with AWS, networking, and Agile methodologies.
- Active participant in hackathons and coding competitions.
- Specialized in Full-Stack Development.
Projects
Next.js
React
TypeScript
Tailwind
Cloudflare Workers
Free VIN check that pulls every public U.S. government record on a vehicle into one report: full specification decode, open safety recalls, the parts owners most often report failing, crash-test ratings and real-world fuel economy. No account and no card.
Next.js
React
TypeScript
Tailwind
Cloudflare Workers
Daily English pronunciation practice. Every day is a new edition of ten words and the sentences they live in, graded in the browser by speech recognition.
Next.js
React
TypeScript
Tailwind
IndexedDB
One moodboard per day for anything that runs on days. Each day is an infinite canvas for photos, notes and colour swatches, and it is local-first, so everything stays in the browser.
React
Node.js
MySQL
Express
Tailwind
Figma
Web platform for animal shelters to manage and showcase pets for adoption, including a full admin panel for listings and applications.
TintoTenis
React
Node.js
MySQL
Express
Tailwind
End-to-end platform for a tennis academy covering class management, payments, and reporting through a custom dashboard.
React
Node.js
MongoDB
Express
Tailwind
Figma
Interactive campus map to help students navigate and discover events in real time.
Node.js
Open-source Node.js package for simple text-to-speech conversion to MP3, published on npm.
Unity
C#
Arcade-style game built with Unity and C#, published on Google Play and Huawei AppGallery.