Richard Hpa
Senior Frontend Developer at Richard Hpa Design
Wellington, Wellington, New Zealand
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Top SchoolRichard Hpa is a Wellington-based Senior Frontend Developer with nine years of experience building user-focused web applications and custom CMS solutions. He currently leads frontend efforts at Sharesight and concurrently runs a freelance studio, delivering projects for clients across healthcare, education, and startup communities. Richard’s background in teaching Web & UX at Yoobee and mentoring youth groups has honed his ability to translate client vision into practical, usable interfaces while coaching others to industry readiness. His work spans static sites, CMS theming (WordPress, Drupal, Silverstripe), and modern frontend stacks, with a track record of improving usability for organizations like the Medical Research Institute of New Zealand and Creative HQ. Comfortable in both agency and product environments, he combines hands-on coding with strong client communication and a knack for turning ambiguous briefs into polished, maintainable outcomes.
9 years of coding experience
2 years of employment as a software developer
Diploma in Web Development, Web Development, Diploma in Web Development, Web Development at ACG YOOBEE School of DesignBachelor of Design Innovation, Media Design, Bachelor of Design Innovation, Media Design at Victoria University of WellingtonSecondary School, Secondary School at Scots College Wellington-New Zealand
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Github Skills (135)
material-ui10
unlock10
javascript10
react-components10
digitalocean10
deploying10
context-api10
material-design10
react10
openid-client9
simplify9
dotenv9
mui9
front-end-development9
authentication9
Programming languages (7)
Github contributions (5)
RichardHpa/portfolioV3
Nov 2018 - Oct 2020
Repository for my personal design portfolio.
Contributions:9 PRs, 72 pushes, 2 branches in 1 year 11 months
design-portfoliocssdesignerdesigndesign-system
RichardHpa/Pokemon-TCG-Standings
Mar 2024 - Jan 2025
Project for following pokemon tcg standings
Contributions:1 review, 193 PRs, 247 pushes in 10 months
react
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