James Wei

Certified Shopify developer with 10+ years of experience designing and refining intuitive user interfaces for web and mobile applications. Highly experienced in sculpting custom digital storefronts through advanced theme creation, API integrations, and data-driven optimization strategies. Adept at harnessing user-centric design and SEO intricacies to orchestrate seamless user journeys that have been proven to derive revenue.

💥 Shopify Developer/Mentor
2022.01 ~ 2023.12
ArmsOfEve
Sydney

Implemented and refined Shopify platforms to drive brand engagement and boost coversion rates for a range of clients as part of the team at BrandUp, a leading brand consultancy based in Sydney.
Developed custom Shopify themes tailored to client brand identity and product offerings using Liquid and HTML/CSS.
Integrated 3rd party APIs to enhance store functionalities, including payment gateways, inventory management, and customer support.
Applied SEO best practices to optimize product visibility.
Employed Google Analytics to derive insights into user behavior, enabling data-driven adjustments that improve user experience.
Collaborated with UI/UX designers to translate mockups into pixel-perfect, responsive front-end designs.
Assisted in training content managers on the Shopify platform, ensuring seamless content updates and product uploads.
Implemented a streamlined checkout process in 2023, reducing cart abandonment by 25% and increasing overall conversion rates by 18%. Reduced page load time by 40% through image compression and code optimization, resulting in a 12% decrease in bounce rates and improved SEO rankings.

✔ Technologies: Shopify, Shopify API, Shopify theme customization, Software Architecture, TypeScript, JavaScript, HTML5, Responsive UI, Bootstrap, CSS3/SCSS, javascript(ES6), jQuery, Animation, Front-end Development, PSD to HTML, Responsive Design, UI Development, Agile Software Development, REST APIs

💥 Shopify Developer
2021.03 ~ 2022.03
Everten Group
Sydney

Collaborated with the Magento team to create a custom app for e-commerce platforms, specializing in Shopify, to accurately track conversions.
Optimized development processes and accelerated teamwork. Developed a fully custom Shopify app to track pixels. Reused and upgraded the 2.0 Dawn Theme components to expand business functionality. Mentored and trained junior Front-End developers, explaining the basics of working with Shopify, architecture, search, and working with documentation and materials.

✔ Technologies: Shopify, Shopify API, Shopify App, Software Architecture, User Experience (UX), Full-stack, Shopify Customizations, Search Engine Optimization (SEO), SEO Tools, Themes, TypeScript, PostgreSQL, React.js, Node.js, Remix, Remix template, Polaris, Prisma, Webhook, Webpixel, Theme extension, Agile Environment, GraphQL, Rest API

💥 Shopify Developer
2018.04 ~ 2020.10
Paspartoo
Los Angeles

Collaborated with design and development teams to create visually appealing and user-friendly interfaces for a web design agency, specialising in e-commerce solutions.
Migrated websites from WordPress and Magento 2 to Shopify. Worked with Klaviyo (layout email templates, flow, customization, and styling of dynamic forms). Solved issues with cross-browser compatibility applying responsive web design techniques. Collaborated with the UI/UX design teams to produce seamless, robust, and innovative front-end user experiences.
Developed a custom e-commerce platform for a high-profile luxury watch client, resulting in a 40% increase in online sales within the first quarter.

✔ Technologies: Shopify, Shopify API, Software Architecture, TypeScript, MySQL, PHP, JavaScript, Node.js, Bower, Grunt, Sass, HTML5, Responsive UI, Bootstrap, CSS3/SCSS, javascript(ES6), jQuery, Animation, Front-end Development, PSD to HTML, Responsive Design, HTML, HTML Templates, Front-end, UI Development, Agile Software Development, Adobe Photoshop, JSON, REST APIs

💥 FrontEnd Developer
2015.07 ~ 2018.02
J Tech Solutions K.K.
Tokyo

Collaborated with a team of designers and developers to create visually appealing and interactive user interfaces for a leading digital marketing agency, serving clients across various industries.
Worked on prototyping various iterations of client-side-facing pages to be used in user research testing labs. This included bringing live product API data into pages to make the testing of the shopping experience dynamic. Collaborated on site rebranding as well as the development of new site features. Conducted A/B testing to improve user trust, conversions, and increase sales. Created an internal platform that allowed for rapid prototyping of new pages. This included a repository of components, live data, and the ability to add custom UI interactions on the fly. Assisted in peer code reviews, knowledge transfers, website testing, and research tasks for the site. Utilized Sass and implemented client-side interfaces using React components.
Redesigned the user interface for a company's web application with over 20 internal landing pages, resulting in a 25% improvement in user engagement and a reduction in support requests.

✔ Technologies: MySQL, PHP, JavaScript, AngularJS, Node.js, Bower, Grunt, Sass, CSS3, HTML5, Object-oriented JavaScript (OOJS), Responsive UI, Bootstrap, CSS, jQuery, Animation, Front-end Development, PSD to HTML, Responsive Design, HTML, MacOS, HTML Templates, Front-end, UI Development, Agile Software Development, Adobe Photoshop, JSON, REST APIs

💥 FrontEnd Developer for e-commerce
2013.01 ~ 2015.06
Advance Auto Parts
Raleigh, NC

Collaborated with designers to build a visually appealing site for an e-commerce platform.
Maintained the production site by performing various tasks, including creating functional prototypes for user testing labs and developing landing pages and newsletters. Coordinated with the offshore development team to lead the integration of a new e-commerce store redesign with back-end templates. Built components and set the schedule for all e-commerce promotional materials in IBM WebSphere.

✔ Technologies: IBM WebSphere, JavaScript, CSS, HTML, Responsive UI, Bootstrap, jQuery, Front-end Development, PSD to HTML, Responsive Design, HTML Email, MacOS, HTML Templates, Front-end, UI Development, CSS3, Adobe Photoshop, JSON, Newsletters
 

University of Houston

(Bachelor's degree in Computer Science)

2007 Aug. - 2011 Dec.