About

Yoshiki Sakai

Here is a little Background

Hi, I’m Yoshiki, a web developer thriving in the Shopify ecosystem. My journey in web development began in 2019, shaped by diverse projects during college, a valuable experience at a Canadian startup, and time at a web agency. The ever-evolving nature of the Tech industry keeps me driven—I’m passionate about continuous learning, refining my skills, and staying at the forefront of innovation. Embracing new challenges, I see every project as a new chapter in my growth, always striving to push boundaries and create meaningful digital experiences.

Experience

Web developer

Pixel Union, Victoria

Wed Oct 16 2024 - Present

  • Develop and maintain premium Shopify themes.
  • Build and improve functionalities for Shopify apps.
  • Collaborate with the Support team to identify, debug, and resolve software defects.
  • Work closely with other developers to ensure code quality, stability, security, performance, and maintainability.

Front-end Developer

Little Rocket Inc, Toronto

Wed Feb 01 2023 - Wed Jan 31 2024

  • Crafted Shopify themes to facilitate consistent and rapid iteration in development.
  • Developed and maintained e-commerce web applications, using Liquid, Javascript, jQuery, CSS, and HTML.
  • Developed customized shopping cart function on Shopify.
  • Consistently employed Git and provided detailed commits and pull requests for project enhancements.
  • Optimized website speed and performance to ensure a seamless user experience.

Front-end Developer (Freelance)

Dr Power, Vancouver

Mon May 01 2023 - Mon Sep 30 2024

  • Led the migration project to transition an existing in-house enterprise eCommerce platform to the Shopify platform.
  • Customized Shopify themes, optimized design, and migrated functionalities.
  • Reduced customer cart abandonment rate by 20% through the implementation of new features and A/B testing.

Front-end Developer

CT21 Analytics , Vancouver

Thu Dec 16 2021 - Tue Jan 31 2023

  • Develop and maintain e-commerce websites using platforms such as Shopify and WordPress.
  • Integrated ReCharge for payment solutions on Shopify.
  • Improved website accessibility in compliance with Web Content Accessibility Guidelines (WCAG) for enhanced user-friendliness.
  • Implemented technical SEO strategies, optimizing content structure, tags, and page speed for enhanced performance.

Sales

SHISEIDO, Tokyo

Thu Apr 02 2015 - Mon Jul 01 2019

  • Managed twenty beauty advisors by assigning individualized activity targets in order to increase sales
  • Planned clients seminar to introduce new products for clients education.
  • Analyzed sales and trending brands and selected monthly products to hold a sales competition, resulting in a 40% sales increase in those products

Skills

HTML

CSS

JavaScript

React.js

Next.js

TypeScript

PHP

Liquid | Shopify

Node.js

MySQL

Firebase

WordPress

Git

React Native

MongoDB

Ruby on Rails

GraphQL

Projects

Grabo!

Projects 1 of 5: Grabo!

React NativeNode.jsMongoDB

Grabo is a mobile application that helps users to buy a foreign food products by allowing them to scan the product and post it to the foreign community and ask questions about it.

Pet Paws

Projects 2 of 5: Pet Paws

React.jsNode.jsMySQLFirebase

Pet Paws is a web platform that uses data visualization to improve pets' daily lifestyles. The application provides detailed information about vets and pet stores, daily habit trackers, and calorie calculators. Pet owners can monitor their pets' health every day!

Cheers!

Projects 3 of 5: Cheers!

React.jsFirebase

Cheers! is a PWA web application to share information and reviews of alcoholic drinks at restaurants and liquor stores. You can search for and check reviews of alcoholic drinks. If you enjoy it, you can leave a new review!

E-commerce websites

Projects 4 of 5: E-commerce websites

Liquid | ShopifyWordPressPHPJavaScriptHTMLCSS

As a frontend developer at a marketing agency, I developed e-commerce websites and business websites using several platforms such as Shopify and WordPress. Enhanced accessibility and performance of a website to make it user-friendly by following WCAG and technical SEO practices.

Portfolio

Projects 5 of 5: Portfolio

Next.jsTypeScript

This portfolio site is created with modern web technologies, such as Next.js, TypeScript, HeadlessCMS, and so on. I used Sanity as a HeadlessCMS to manage the contents of the portfolio so that I can easily customize content such as work experience and project section anytime.

Contact

Lets Talk.

+17788147276

y.s.west1009@gmail.com

Vancouver