Eric Sartorius

Summary

Web developer, linguist, and entrepreneur with over a decade of coding experience. I am not only passionate about development and design but also love the challenges of working in fast-paced startup environments.

Education

Bloc
Frontend Web Development, 2015

  • 18-week intensive online course with a main focus on JavaScript and AngularJS

Eastern Michigan University
Bachelor of Arts in Japanese Language and Culture, 2007

  • Minor in art (focus on graphic design and photography)
  • Graduated Magna Cum Laude

Employment

Fast DMS
Project Owner
12/2022 - 9/2024, Remote

  • Lead a team of engineers and a designer to curate a scalable internal project management tool from the ground up
  • Translate the vision of the CEO and needs of the company to a product that vastly improved the company’s workflow
  • Manage the product and conduct regular sprints and planning sessions
  • Mentor a junior developer and designer
  • Create a custom design system in Figma and architect the frontend in Svelte
  • Build full-stack using SvelteKit, TypeScript, and MongoDB

Stream
Senior Front End Engineer
2/2021 - 12/2023, Remote

  • Work in React and TypeScript as the main contributor on the front end of the Stream dashboard to create new features and constantly improve user experience
  • Communicate between multiple dashboard stakeholders to provide support for an ever-growing number of clients
  • Contribute to Japanese and Korean translations for multiple SDKs

English Trip
Instructor/Developer
8/2014 - 10/2015, Uijeongbu, South Korea

  • Developed custom WordPress template for the school website
  • Developed web content, flyers, and banners for promotion
  • Taught multiple subjects in English part-time to children aged 3-8 at an international kindergarten

Cartel Creative, Inc.
Event Production Assistant
4/2014 - 7/2014, Seoul, South Korea

  • Co-host/production assistant for a 7-episode travel show titled “Real Streets of Seoul”
  • Helped manage social media and develop web content for R16, the largest breakdance event in the world
  • Yearly travel (2011-2015) to Tokyo for R16 Japan as an R16 Representative
  • Hospitality/artist care assistant at the R16 World Finals (Held orientation, guided, interpreted for, and assisted over 200 artists from multiple countries)

YBM Appletree
Language Instructor
11/2011 - 2/2014, Seoul, South Korea

  • Taught multiple subjects in English to children aged 2-4

Yebong Elementary School
Assistant Language Teacher (EPIK Program)
9/2010 - 9/2011, Namyangju, South Korea

  • Taught English to grades 3-6 with a Korean co-teacher

Takamado Senior High School
Assistant Language Instructor (JET Program)
8/2007 - 8/2010, Nara, Japan

  • Taught English and prepared lesson plans for all grades

Projects & Contracts

Sentry
9/2024 - 11/2024

  • Sole developer contracted to create a Shopify swag store
  • Built a new e-commerce store from the ground up using Hydrogen and React
  • Successfully built, contributed to UX, and managed products within Shopify before deploying within a tight timeline

Rachio
1/2018 - 2/2021

  • Sole developer contracted to re-make and update the original corporate website
  • Built using Styled Components and Gatsby.js (Static site-building framework that uses React and GraphQL, and the Shopify API)
  • Successfully launched the website with over 50,000 visitors alone on the first day of production
  • Managed multiple websites such as the Rachio Pro site, web app, and more

Level Up Tutorials
6/2018 - 4/2023

  • Develop new site features, consult on UX/UI, perform regular maintenance
  • Built using SvelteKit, MongoDB, and GraphQL
  • Worked in a very modern and cutting-edge environment with constant opportunities to study the newest technology

Open Lesson
5/2017 - 11/2017

  • One of four developers that created Open Lesson, a social media web app for yoga practitioners in Japan
  • Used React, SASS, and Material-UI to build out the front-end
  • Helped to translate the site into English as well as develop in a Japanese-heavy environment

Rentr
4/2016 - 4/2017

  • Sole front-end developer for the Rentr homepage
  • Consultant for UX design on both the homepage and web application
  • One of two front-end developers that worked on the web application (Grunt/SASS/AngularJS)
  • Won 1st place Addy award for the best business-to-business website in Lansing, Michigan

Skills

Web Development

  • React.js
  • JavaScript
  • CSS
  • HTML
  • GraphQL
  • SvelteKit
  • Styled Components
  • TypeScript
  • Svelte.js
  • MongoDB
  • Vue.js

Languages

  • English
  • Japanese
  • Korean

Design

  • Photoshop
  • Illustrator
  • Sketch
  • Figma
  • XD

Awards

Frontend Course Certification
Awarded by Free Code Camp
Date: 2/2016

Japanese Language Proficiency Level N2
Date: 2013

Activities

O.U.R. Judging System
Head of Administration
8/2010 - 9/2015

  • Operated the O.U.R. System and judged events all around Asia
  • Trained professional dancers to be certified O.U.R. judges
  • Helped with coding/design updates to improve the O.U.R. System

Volunteering

Break Mission
Event Production Staff / Dance Instructor

  • Helped organize charity dance competitions to raise clothing and canned food donations
  • Volunteered as a dance instructor at a youth center for at-risk children

Nara Deer Protection Foundation
Volunteer Translator

  • Translated quarterly articles about topics such as the life cycle of deer and how to interact with them in the park