Xenia Tay | Design and Development

4th year Computer Science student, minoring in Fine Arts Studio at the University of Waterloo

Design and Development

Software Engineer at Wanderable

Jan - Apr 2014, Redwood City, California

Launched a responsive site redesign that increased mobile signup conversion by 80%. Optimized size load time by upwards of 35% through asset precompilation and caching. Created a Merchant self-service portal to optimize the process of partnerships with international activity providers, directly contributing to an increase in product margin.

CUSEC 2014 & 2015

Aug 2013 - Present, Canadian University Software Engineering Conference in Montreal, Quebec

Director of Sponsorship for CUSEC 2015. Webmaster for CUSEC 2014: built 2014.cusec.net and pioneered a resume upload tool that collected hundreds of student resumes for 18 sponsor companies in advance of the event.

Front End Engineer at Indochino

May - Aug 2013, Vancouver, British Columbia

Worked in a 2-person Front End team to maintain and optimize the entire e-commerce platform. Implented a filter-and-sort system on shopping pages that reduced barriers to conversion. Launched seasonal ‘Collection Lookbooks’ which drove 100’s of thousands of dollars in revenue.

MATHnews: Comic Illustration

July 2012, University of Waterloo

Comic illustration of the dramatic events that transpired during a campus-wide game of Human VS. Zombies.

Freelance Developer for Velocity

May 2012 - Dec 2013, Velocity: UW's Entrepreneurial Initiative

Worked on Velocity's website redesign from May - Aug 2012. The refreshed site led to a dramatic rise in monthly site visits: from 12,000 to 30,000. The site was live from August 2012 to December 2013.