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DYNAMIC WEB EXPERIENCE WITH NEXT.JS

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Alan Zhang

I'm Alan Zhang

  • Interactive Web Apps
  • Full-Stack Applications
  • User Portals
  • Community Platforms
  • Digital Marketing
  • Custom Plugins
  • Interactive Web Apps

Who Am I?

Graduate with a Bachelor's degree in Computer Science from the University of Maryland, College Park and current Software Engineer at Toll Brothers . I have developed a wide range of interactive web applications which you can view in the projects section of this portfolio!

2 Years Production Experience
4 End-to-End Projects Delivered
100k+ Page Views Served
1k+ Users Impacted

Work Experience

Toll Brothers

Software Engineer (Web)

May 2025 - Now

Next.jsSCSSAWS S3Headless CMSJiraAgile

    ● Architected and developed new user-facing features for Americas luxury homebuilder, using a modern stack including Next.js, SCSS, and a headless CMS to enhance the digital home-buying experience.

    ● Reduced bundle size by 15% and boosted developer velocity by migrating static data to AWS S3 and refactoring the codebase to eliminate over 100 redundant files with reusable templates.

    ● Accelerated feature delivery in an Agile environment by managing an average of 10 pull requests per month from conception to deployment. Improved code quality and prevented critical bugs by conducting rigorous peer reviews in Jira, directly contributing to the stability of high-traffic marketing sites.

    ● Enhanced the home-buying journey by designing and launching a site-wide Print View feature (with sorting) for thousands of property listings, consolidating disparate data points into a clean, printer-friendly summary.


Temple University

Research Assistant Intern

August 2024 - December 2024

SDNNetwork ProgrammingResearchTechnical Writing

    ● Developed a technical report on Software-Defined Networking (SDN) that evaluated the trade-offs between network programmability and control-plane centralization, identifying key areas for performance optimization.

    ● Reviewed recent advancements and challenges in SDN technologies such as programmability, flexibility, and control-plane centralization, highlighting areas for further research and practical implementations.


Mindhome

Software Engineering Intern

April 2024 - August 2024

ReactReact NativeJavaScriptUI/UXPerformance Optimization

    ● Improved user experience and application performance by leading the implementation of high-performance UI updates using React and React Native. Proactively identified and resolved key performance bottlenecks, resulting in a more responsive and efficient user interface.

    ● Developed and optimized key components of React applications, proactively identifying and resolving performance bottlenecks to elevate user experience and efficiency.

Programming Languages

JavaScript

JavaScript

TypeScript

TypeScript

Java

Java

Python

Python

Html

Html

Sass

Sass

Tailwind

Tailwind

Css

Css

C#

C#

C

C

Ocaml

Ocaml

R

R

Matlab

Matlab

Technologies

React

React

Next JS

Next JS

ExpressJs

ExpressJs

AWS

AWS

PostgreSQL

PostgreSQL

Github

Github

Jira

Jira

Bitbucket

Bitbucket

Redis

Redis

Prisma

Prisma

Supabase

Supabase

GSAP

GSAP

Node

Node

Vite

Vite

Vue

Vue

GitLab

GitLab

git

git

MongoDB

MongoDB

Personal Projects

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