Ian Chan | Full Stack Developer

Full-Stack Developer Hello, I'm Ian Chan!

React · Next.js · TypeScript · Node · Python · Three.js · Tailwind

About Me

I thrive on challenges and enjoy leveraging modern web technologies like React, Next.js, Node.js, and TypeScript to build robust and scalable applications. I also frequently use Python for quick prototyping and proof-of-concept work, and I'm passionate about exploring and mastering new technological frameworks and tools.

I thrive on challenges and enjoy working with modern web technologies like React, Next.js, Node.js, and TypeScript to build robust and scalable applications.

When I'm not coding, I enjoy exploring new technologies, contributing to open-source projects, and pushing the boundaries of what's possible with software.

My Journey

Head of Engineering and Operations

Memory Color 3D Print Studio

May 2025 – Present

Directed the launch of memoryin3d.ca.
Shipped a completely redesigned marketing site and streamlined e‑commerce checkout flow.
Advised C‑suite on sales, improving customer retention, and technical issues.
Built an internal ops dashboard and customer order-tracking portal that slashed routine admin tasks and gave buyers real-time shipment visibility.

Lead Web Developer

Memory Color 3D Print Studio

Feb 2025 – May 2025

Led development of the memoryin3d.ca landing page (Next.js + Tailwind) and a kiosk‑style web app for self‑service 3D‑print figurine orders.
Integrated Stripe and reduced checkout flow friction for consumers, increasing sales by 30%.
Implemented secure passwordless authentication that reduced customer frustration from lost passwords, improved checkout flow and lowered checkout friction.

Founder

Excelitec Technologies Ltd.

March 2023 – Present

Closed and shipped 12 projects with 100% on-time delivery, ranging from payment gateways to AR try-on flows for e-commerce retailers.
Produced actionable SEO audits and fortnightly traffic dashboards, raising clients' search traffic and web presence by 40%
Led a cross-functional team to deliver a browser-based ARKit viewer that positions full-scale building models on-site, giving clients real-time, in-context previews before construction begins.
Authored a low-overhead network diagnostic utility that reduced issue diagnosis time by 35%, allowing developers to release on schedule.
Closed and shipped 12 projects with 100 % on-time delivery—everything from secure payment-gateway integrations to a browser-based ARKit building-preview tool for real-world site walk-throughs.
Built a vision-assistance tool that lifted user productivity by roughly 40%, giving power users a clear performance edge.

We shipped a browser-based ARKit viewer that lets stakeholders drop full-scale 3D building models directly onto the job site. The tool cut on-site design review cycles from 10 days to 3, reduced late-stage change orders by 25%, and helped the client close contracts four weeks sooner than their previous average.

Teaching Assistant

InnovationWorks Foundation

Sept 2020 – June 2022

Supported instructors for CS courses, helping teach cohorts of 25‑30 students.
Provided tailored 1-on-1 support to neurodivergent learners, boosting class participation and driving a 20% year over year increase in student re-registration.
Enhanced the learning experience of students by personalizing the teaching with periodic rewards, and engaging in fun yet practical conversations with students to pique interest.

Revamped engagement tactic by creating gamified milestones, personalised check-ins, and neuro-inclusive one-on-one asssistance, overall increasing re-enrolment by 20% and adding ~$1.6k in incremental course revenue.

Founder & Full‑Stack Engineer (Personal Project)

iCentiPay

Dec 2018 – Mar 2020

Built a full‑stack payment processor/marketplace for one of the largest economy focused Minecraft server.
Captured ~80 % of the server's active player base.
Reached 95% customer satisfaction by providing both industry leading service, and personalized excellent customer service.

We were able to capture 80% of the server's active player base (250 players out of ~300 active players) and revolutionized the economy by providing smaller businesses with access to prime location delivery locations, never seen before.

Web Developer

InnovationWorks Foundation

Sept 2016 – June 2020

Architected and maintained a CMS-backed platform that served teachers, students, and parents with tailored content and secure access controls.
Built role-based dashboards for course contentdistribution, homework tracking, and two-way teacher-parent messaging.
Drove uptime to 99.99 % by refactoring legacy code, introducing proactive monitoring, and migrating to a high-availability cloud host.
Executed a zero-downtime cut-over to the new infrastructure, improving page-load times by 35 % and boosting weekly active users across all cohorts.

Seamless migration to a modern host + headless CMS delivered ~99.99% availability and zero start-of-term delays.