Aaron Hakala

Frontend developer


Hey, I'm a frontend guy interested in everything tech.
I love playing around with Javascript and I'm super into fresh Frontend related tech e.g. Suspense, ReasonML & WebAssembly. My current favourite frontend stack is Typecript, React.js, styled-component & GraphQL / Gatsby, but actively looking for better stuff.
I have a background around UX Design. I studied digital communications in Metropolia and my studies were focused on Design. Designing usable software using different designing, prototyping & testing methods. Keywords: User-centered design, Human-centered design, usability, accessibility, paper prototyping, A-B testing, design of everyday things, don't make me think.
I wrote my thesis on web accessibility in single page applications, due to the increasing demand in creating accessible user-interfaces.
In my free time I play around with raspberry pi:s trying to setup lightweight web services. Trying to learn docker, google cloud platform, and some DevOps stuff to increase my productivity.

Expertise

Career

present - 15 Aug 2019

Elevar // Frontend Developer

Developed the Elevar flagship dashboard to provides valuable data and revenue oportunities for industry leading ecommerce stores. In addition to flagship work, built and maintained performant websites and applications for big ecommerce brands with React.JS, GraphQL, Gatsby and Styled Components.

14 Aug 2019 - 1 Jun 2017

Gofore Oyj // Software Engineer

Worked as a consultant in both big public sector projects and smaller private projects, onspot and with international teams remotely. Built and architected etsin.fairdata.fi application frontend as the sole frontend developer and designed an accessible UI. Worked as the first-line service desk engineer for kemira.com solving problems with react, graphql, headless wordpress, azure cloud and added new features based on customer needs. Implemented public site usage reports and data visualizations to avoindata.fi to make it comply with EU regulations and added admin dashboards for approving, editing and deleting organizations and datasets.

1 Jun 2017 - 12 Dec 2015

Self employed // Web development

Designed and built websites with wordpress for small companies and entrepreneurs. Customized wordpress themes with PHP, CSS and Javascript and set up servers and domains for customers. In addition to programming also did wedding photography.

Education

12 Dec 2018

Digital Communications // University

Metropolia University of Applied Sciences

Helsinki, Finland

UX design, Design Thinking, User-centered Design, Usability, Accessibility, Prototyping, Web Programming, Don't make me think

1 Jun 2012

High school

Tikkurilan lukio

Vantaa, Finland

Contact

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aaron.hakala@gmail.com

+358-456-739-439