Aaron Reisman
Principal UI Engineer at Plane
Bangkok, Bangkok, Thailand
Summary
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Top SchoolAaron Reisman is a Principal UI Engineer with 14 years of experience specializing in front-end architecture, design-driven interfaces, and large-scale mobile and web applications. He blends product direction and UX collaboration with hands-on implementation, having led design systems and introduced Storybook into teams to raise UI quality. A serial founder and startup enthusiast, he has built agencies and visual tooling aimed at empowering non-technical users while also contributing to high-profile open-source projects like Next.js, DefinitelyTyped, and Storybook. He favors content-first design, separated theming, and focused markup/CSS practices—practical philosophies reflected in his work on SSR with Apollo, TypeScript typings, and component isolation. Based in Bangkok, Aaron pairs entrepreneurial leadership with deep front-end craft, often bridging design and engineering to ship thoughtful, reusable interfaces.
14 years of coding experience
15 years of employment as a software developer
Graphic Design, Graphic Design at Mendocino College
English
Stackoverflow
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Github Skills (42)
javascript10
build-definition10
storybook10
ui-components10
server-side-rendering10
typescript10
typescript-definitions10
nextjs10
apollo-server10
ui-design10
type-definition10
wpgraphql10
type-system10
uid10
dictionary10
Programming languages (28)
Github contributions (5)
storybookjs/storybook
Nov 2017 - Jul 2022
Storybook is the industry standard workshop for building, documenting, and testing UI components in isolation
Role in this project:
Front-end Developer
Front-end DeveloperContributions:9 reviews, 11 commits, 14 PRs in 4 years 8 months
Contributions summary:Aaron primarily contributed to improving the UI components within the Storybook framework. Their commits involved refactoring and fixing types for existing components such as `TabbedArgsTable`, `IconGallery`, and `ColorPalette`. They also fixed rendering issues and added a `Counter` component to the `StatefulWithStatefulPanel` story. The changes included type fixes, enhancements, and adjustments to ensure proper display and functionality of UI elements.
web-componentsui-developmentvueui-componentsjavascript
DefinitelyTyped/DefinitelyTyped
Mar 2018 - Oct 2021
The repository for high quality TypeScript type definitions.
Role in this project:Front-end Developer
Front-end DeveloperContributions:8 reviews, 7 commits, 33 PRs in 3 years 7 months
Contributions summary:Aaron primarily focused on updating and maintaining TypeScript type definitions within the `definitelytyped/definitelytyped` repository. Their contributions involved adding, updating, and refactoring type definitions for JavaScript libraries and frameworks, such as Jest and React Router, ensuring type safety and improved developer experience. The changes included adjusting signatures and interfaces to match the functionality of the related libraries and incorporating test cases. Additionally, the user addressed issues related to styled-components.
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