Akira Mori

about me

Hi there! My name is Akira Mori, and I currently live in Tokyo, Japan. I've always enjoyed creating something out of nothing and being creative, and I think there's nothing that can't be built when adopting a growth mindset. I'm super passionate about what I do, and I love working with other people that are also passionate about what they do, regardless of what it is.

skills

Here's a laundry list of languages, frameworks, and libraries that I've come to understand over the years.

Frameworks & Libraries

React, Node.js, Next.js, Vue, Nuxt.js, Angular, AngularJS, Laravel, Express.js, Django, Django Rest Framework

Languages

JavaScript ES6, TypeScript, HTML, CSS, SCSS/LESS, GraphQL, Python, GO, PHP, SQL

Storage

MySQL, Postgres, S3, MongoDB, ElasticSearch

Learning & more

Rust, Ruby on Rails, Docker, Kubernetes, WebGL

my resume!

education:

University of Tokyo

Tokyo, Japan

  • Studied Image Process, Mahcine Learning and Artifical Intelligence
  • Completed various online courses for web development
  • Participated in the score management online system of the University

experience:

Scrutinize, Front end Developer

Texas, US | Remote | July 2021 - April 2022

  • Developed responsive, and functional user interfaces to allow visitors on any device to have the same user experience in pixel-perfectness. This process increased the number of monthly users by 135%.
  • Built reusable components and responsive pages using Tailwind CSS to reduce over 3 months’ development time.
  • Covered 95 % of automation testing following TDD.
  • Worked directly with the CTO and collaborated actively with the product and UI/UX team.
  • Built an MVP using React and Django in 3 months.
  • Accelerated the loading time by 35% for the data analyzing website by implementing Code-Splitting and Optimizing performance
  • Dramatically improved the user experience for over 10,000 users by optimizing code and refactoring a legacy web app with jQuery to using React and Redux.
  • Tech Used: React, React Testing Library, TypeScript, GraphQL, AWS amplify, S3, lambda, Tailwind CSS, Django.

MobCoder, Full stack Developer

Washington, US | Remote | March 2019 - June 2021

  • Implemented SSR (server-side rendering) and SSG (static rendering) on Single Page Applications to increase SEO and initial page loading speed using Next.js.
  • Rewrote all class-based components to functional components with hooks and implemented the Context API for global storage.
  • Wrote 230 individual tests across 80 test suites to reach 90% code coverage.
  • Structured several internal systems comprising production workflow tracking, as well as designed and developed custom REST APIs and GraphQL schemas using Node, Express and Apollo.
  • Worked on 3 MVPs while working with young startups and individual clients.
  • Developed a real-time chat application for specific company usage using Go, gRPC, and React. It reduced the business time by 10% and much paperwork
  • Implemented enhancements that accelerated search time by 26% using ElasticSearch.
  • Tech Used: React, Django, Laravel, PHP, Python, Angular, Kubernetes, Docker, TypeScript, Express.js, GraphQL, gRPC, Go, Django Testing Library, Flask, Socket.io, ElasticSearch.

IMJ, Software Engineer

Tokyo, Japan | Remote | April 2015 - March 2019

  • Fixed bugs from existing websites and implemented enhancements that significantly improved web functionality and speed using React.
  • Improved performance of the webpage by modularizing components and building tailor-specific GraphQL queries for each module to decrease bandwidth payload and increase shareability.
  • Developed user interfaces with Vue.js, which improved user satisfaction by 28%.
  • Updated HTML / JavaScript based legacy platform into React/Redux based application.
  • Implemented user-facing homepage with JavaScript, and React increasing promotion email sign-up rate by over 6%, generating $400,000 in revenue annually
  • Tech used: React, Redux, Jest, Cypress, Vue.js, Material UI, Node.js, gRPC, Laravel, Ant Design, jQuery, HTML, CSS, PHP, CI, JIRA, Git.

Netwise, Web Developer

Tokyo, Japan | Remote | January 2013 - March 2015

  • Reduced code duplication by using front end design pattern and style guide to keep the code DRY.
  • Maintained PHP/CodeIgniter-based legacy code base and rebuilt using MEAN stack.
  • Built user Authentication module and social login using JWT token and OAuth
  • Translated wireframed designs into responsive pixel-perfect website pages.
  • Tech used: Angular, AngularJS, Code Igniter, MySQL, PHP, JavaScript, jQuery, HTML, CSS.
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Works

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Rumor Avenue

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Zendetta

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ShortWave

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Vela

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Basalte

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Resultid

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Toke

contact me!

I love working on new and exciting projects, and I am always open to connecting with other professionals. Please reach out to me if you'd like to work together.

Feel free to send me an email at incrediblemori@gmail.com