Emily Lam
Freelance Web Designer And Developer
Toronto, Ontario, Canada
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Top SchoolEmily Lam is a freelance web designer and front-end developer based in Toronto with eight years of experience crafting responsive, user-centered websites and HTML email campaigns. She specializes in HTML and CSS, brings JavaScript and WordPress experience to client projects, and has a track record of improving conversions and usability through thoughtful information architecture and user-flow design. A highest-ranking graduate of Durham College’s Contemporary Web Design program, Emily pairs creative visual design with hands-on coding to animate interfaces and make interactions delightful. Her background in early childhood education gives her a unique empathy for user needs and a research-driven approach to testing and iteration. Past roles span freelance work, agency front-end development and digital support for small businesses, including measurable wins like a 197% sales increase from navigation improvements. When not building sites she sketches and shoots sunsets with a Sony camera, a quieter creative practice that informs her visual sensibility.
8 years of coding experience
2 years of employment as a software developer
Contemporary Web Design, Highest Ranking Graduate, Contemporary Web Design, Highest Ranking Graduate at Durham CollegeToronto Metropolitan University
English, Chinese
Github Skills (31)
packing8
planning6
android4
voice3
coder3
cookbook3
react-native3
favorites3
bootcamp2
evolution2
language-learning1
python1
typescript1
laravel1
compose1
Programming languages (6)
Github contributions (5)
acm-projects/Travel-Buddy
Jan 2020 - Apr 2020
Mobile app designed to be your own personal travel assistant to help with smart itinerary planning and packing.
Contributions:33 commits, 16 PRs, 33 pushes in 2 months
itineraryreact-nativeassistantpackingtravel
acm-projects/encryption-evolution
Sep 2019 - Nov 2019
2D game that teaches people the evolution of encryption, from simple ciphers to modern encryption algorithms
Contributions:12 PRs, 20 pushes, 17 branches in 1 month
2d-gameencryption-algorithmsevolutionteaches-peopleciphers
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