Tim Lai

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About Tim Lai

I am a full-stack software developer, web developer, teacher, web designer, graphic designer, illustrator and cartoonist living in Ontario, Canada. Summary: • 🤖 Most recently worked as a web developer at Futuretalk Inc. making VR/AR and AI applications • ‍ Teacher of Web Programming with Python and Django and PHP and Laravel at Seneca Polytechnic • ‍ Graduated with an Honours Bachelor of Technology – Software Development from Seneca Polytechnic • ‍ A passionate full stack developer/designer with 5+ years of web development experience • ‍ Enthusiastic, creative, detail-oriented, resourceful, reliable, fast learning, dedicated and adaptable • 🤝 Experience working both independently and in team-oriented, collaborative environments • Canadian citizen I am a full-stack web developer who most recently worked with Futuretalk Inc. At Futuretalk Inc. I developed cutting edge web applications using JavaScript/TypeScript, React and Three.js to create immersive, 3D, virtual and augmented reality experiences for educational content and used Python to create AI powered tools to automate processes. I also have experience teaching web development skills at Seneca Polytechnic since 2017. I have over five years of experience developing, testing, debugging and troubleshooting web applications and have experience working with JavaScript, TypeScript, React, Next.js, Angular, Vue, Vite, Python, Django, Flask, PHP, Laravel, Ruby, Ruby on Rails, SQL, HTML, XML, CSS, Sass, Tailwind CSS, Bootstrap, WordPress, VS Code, Visual Studio and Adobe Creative Cloud. I am experienced with using those skills to design intuitive, dynamic and accessible user interfaces for web applications. Having worked with large, fast-paced organizations such as Futuretalk Inc, Seneca Polytechnic and the Toronto Animation Arts Festival International, I have experience communicating with large teams and working under time constraints. People know me to be passionate, creative, detail-oriented, resourceful, reliable and adaptable. I am a graduate of Seneca Polytechnic’s Honours Bachelor of Technology – Software Development, IT Accelerator, Webmaster and Independent Illustration programs. In all four of these programs I received instruction in working with web technologies and gained a foundation in graphic design. I also received instruction in website accessibility and took a course specifically about disability and accessibility where I gained knowledge of the Accessibility for Ontarians with Disabilities Act (AODA).