Ben Gao

Hello, it's me. How is it going?

I am in Auckland, New Zealand.

Right now, it is 08:14 am, I might be .

What a life!

Workshops I've Attended

I completed the 4-week course on web design by designlab.com

I joined in the team of Fashion Ghost and built a prototype for a fashion app in 54 hours

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Cloud and Backend Expertise: Proficient in GCP, Node.js, Express.js, Docker, serverless architectures (AWS Lambda, Firebase), and CI/CD pipelines (CircleCI, GitHub Actions).
Frontend Mastery: Extensive experience with React.js, TypeScript, and modern CSS practices (Styled-components, Tailwind.css), focusing on pixel-perfect UI/UX implementation.
UI/UX Design and Development: Skilled in translating designs from tools like Figma and Sketch into functional web applications, with a strong understanding of responsive design and UI frameworks (Bootstrap, Material Design, Ant Design).
Testing and Quality Assurance: Experienced in setting up Jest testing frameworks, writing unit and end-to-end tests, and implementing snapshot testing for React.js components, including blockchain testing.
Blockchain and Open Source Contributions: Hands-on experience with Substrate and Polkadot.js, contributing to open-source projects, managing CI/CD, and conducting code reviews.
Agile and Web Management: Practical experience in Agile methodologies (Scrum), website management (DNS, Cloudflare), and business website development, including SEO and Google Analytics.

A utility of CSS framework integration in styled-components - https://github.com/benxgao/react-retheming-theme

A template for deploying Strapi CMS on GCP with Terraform and CircleCI - https://github.com/benxgao/strapi-terraform-gcp-sample

My profile website built with Github Copilot and Next.js - https://github.com/benxgao/benxgao-next