Hi there, I'm Alexander Lyon
I'm a front end software developer with more than six years of experience transforming complex designs and feature specs into pixel-perfect web experiences. I enjoy working at the forefront of technology and am currently excited about AI and its potential to reshape the software industry.
Working with a number of high profile clients, I take part in the entire lifecycle of a project from planning to execution, launch, maintenance, and beyond. I'm passionate about design and clean code, and tend to view myself as a perfectionist because I believe that small details make a lasting impression on users.
Interested in learning more about me? Shoot me a message below and let's chat!
React
Front End Development
Ecommerce
Rightpoint
2020 - Present
Something Digital
2019 - 2020
Fashioncraft Excello
2016 - 2019
Rightpoint
Senior Developer
Rightpoint is a global experience company offering customer and employee experience transformation, UX/UI design, and ecommerce. As a senior developer certified in both Shopify Plus and Adobe Commerce, I work closely with high-profile clients to build attractive front-end experiences.
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My Work
A showcase including a few of the key projects that I've worked on both professionally and in my own spare time.
At Rightpoint, I'm currently focused on the world of ecommerce - building custom storefronts for enterprise-level clients using React, TypeScript, Redux, and more.
Some of my personal achievements include contributing to open-source projects such as:
Haystack fuzzy search library
Chrome extension featured by Google and downloaded by over 10,000 users
Check out my GitHub for more of my projects.
Side Projects
Optimizely Hackathon Winner
Won the 2024 Optimizely hackathon by building a web-based tool that leveraged the GPT-4o-mini and DALL-E 3 models to convert an uploaded image file into a functioning article page in Optimizely's SaaS CMS.
Professional
Point-of-Sale Integration
Developed an innovative POS checkout flow by integrating a physical credit card reader with a prominent furniture company's existing ecommerce website. This solution transformed the showroom floor by offering a new, customer-friendly payment experience.
Professional
Product Launch Website
Was part of a team that built a headless ecommerce store used to launch a Fortune 100 company's exciting new product. It was built with reusable AEM React components, a custom checkout, and involved communicating with middleware using GraphQL.
Side Projects
Carbon Design System
Contributed to IBM's Carbon Design System. This included fixing bugs as well as adding new component variants such as ghost and tertiary buttons.
Professional
Headless B2B Website Migration
Was part of a team that migrated the front end for a global B2B company's Page Builder blocks off of Adobe Commerce and to an entirely headless architecture. This included building a custom component library and checkout flow that integrates with Adobe Commerce.
Professional
Photo Upload Personalization Tool
Developed a tool to upload and edit custom photos within a product personalization app. After being introduced as a new offering, it led to a 3x increase in conversion rates for the affected products.
Professional
Adobe Illustrator Automation
Automated data-entry processes within Adobe Illustrator through the use of JavaScript. This allowed for a much more efficient and streamlined printing process for personalized designs.
I've had the pleasure of working with a variety of clients across different industries including retail, healthcare, B2B, employee experience, and more. Some of these notable brands include:
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My resume is available upon request.
