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RIO EDWARDS

FRONTEND ENGINEER

Portland, OR

(971) 420-5276

rioredwards@gmail.com

rioedwards.com

linkedin.com/in/rio-edwards


TypeScript-first frontend engineer with 3+ years shipping React apps with accessible UX, reusable components, and scalable design systems. Comfortable in fast-moving startups and compliance-heavy environments.


EXPERIENCE

Frontend EngineerExperiential
  • CRM Document ManagerTypeScript, React, Jest, Node.js, Express, Firebase, GCP, REST APIA law firm needed HIPAA-compliant file management inside HubSpot. I shipped a security-first solution in 5 weeks: a React file-tree UI with move and delete flows and an iframe-based multi-file uploader with per-file progress and retries, secured by JWT auth. Now business-critical and used daily by 30+ lawyers.
  • Ohm on the Range WebsiteNext.js, React, TypeScript, Tailwind CSS, Shadcn/ui, Vercel, FigmaThis music festival needed a mobile-first website that drives ticket sales. I helped focus their brand and shipped a new Next.js site in 2 weeks. It is performant, accessible, and SEO optimized, with perfect Lighthouse scores on all pages. This contributed to a 20% increase in traffic and ticket sales year-over-year.
  • Talerra Travel AppTypeScript, Expo, NX Monorepo, React Native, Auth0, REST API, AWSMy co-founder and I built a travel app for long-form, photo-rich storytelling. I built the entire client in React Native and TypeScript: a WYSIWYG editor, layout-aware image components, and a responsive styling system. It ships to iOS and web from a single codebase.
Cohort Instructional LeadCode the Dream
  • Taught 200+ students web development (JavaScript, HTML/CSS, React), translated complex topics into clear patterns, and delivered PR-style feedback on code quality and maintainability.
  • Produced 40+ hours of lectures plus learning assets (videos, infographics, articles), and partnered with staff to calibrate expectations, surface blockers early, and keep the cohort on track.
Frontend EngineerCode for PDX
  • Contributed dozens of accessible, responsive React components to a civic-tech open-source codebase, working within an agile, TDD-enforced CI pipeline.

SKILLS

Core Stack
TypeScript, React, Next.js, HTML, CSS, Tailwind CSS, shadcn/ui, Redux Toolkit, Jest, Vite, Figma

EDUCATION

Certificate in Full-Stack DevelopmentAlchemy Code Lab

AWS Certified Cloud PractitionerAmazon Web Services

Associate in General StudiesPortland Community College

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