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Hi there, I'm Nic ToporcovHi there, I'm Nic Toporcov
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I am a Front-End Designer and Developer. Officially, I'm a UI Architect at RF-SMART, but I prefer the term "Pixel guy".

I've been working as a UI/UX Designer since 2014 and as a Front-End Developer since 2015. And if it happens to be a Saturday or Sunday, I might be shooting a wedding for Lunic Visuals

How I Move Pixels

Some tools and skills that come to mind.More may be available upon request

Typescript

Honestly, I just feel dirty when writing code in plain Javascript nowadays.

Typescript is a no-brainer for every project of mine now.

Figma

Haven't been designing as much as I used to, but I still love Figma.

NextJS

My go-to for server-side rendering and static sites.

React

I've been working with React since 2016 and class components.

I worked on a few personal projects to learn it, and from there I've used it in Bus Ticketing Portals, Headless CMS Websites, Kiosk Applications, Coinbase NFT, a Shipping Application and most other projects I've been involved in...

Three.js

Created a couple experiences including a dynamic packing instructor, a couple 3D animations (including that hero up there)

SwiftUI

Been learning it, especially for VR.

Git

If it's not in Git, it doesn't exist.

Vue

I've used Vue for some projects on a previous job. Only the Options API though, Composition was just getting started at the time. Options API seemed neat though, very organized...

Firebase

My "Backend" of choice. I think I"ve used most of the services by now, but definitely a lot of auth, firestore, rtdb and storage.

C#

I've written a few lines of C#. Honestly that's about it, but it wasn't all that scary for a pixel pusher...

Testing

Yes, yes I'll write tests...

Vite

Go-to when SSR isn't needed. Especially for Enterprise software where it's all locked behind an initial login.

Tailwind CSS

Big fan of Tailwind. If you already know css and feel like UI frameworks sometimes just get in the way, Tailwind is for you.

Chakra UI

Great to get something that looks good out the ground extremely quickly.

iOS Apps

Worked on (and published) some iOS Apps, a bunch with React Native, one with SwiftUI.

Radix UI

Great for more complex UI components, also a lot of help with accessibility.

Shadcn UI

Another great starting point for components and design systems.

Send me a GIF

Emails are boring. Let's do this instead.

You've been scrolling a lot..

Let's have some fun.

There's this toy my daughter absolutely loves to play with, maybe you'll like it too...

Work Experience

Currently at...

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RF-SMART

Senior UI Architect

July 2022 - Now

My main responsibilities lie around our Shipping products, where I am the lead developer and designer of the Front-End application. I have, however, also become sort of a consultant to other products of the company when it comes to their user experience, interface and interactions.

Previous Experience

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Coinbase

Software Engineer

February – July 2022

Developed Coinbase's new NFT Marketplace experience. I was in the Social team, in charge of the more... well, social aspects of the platform. I was the FE developer leading the entire comments and profile pages of the app. Unfortunately, I was part of the first wave of 2022 layoffs.

Some Projects

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iQbit

ReactOpen Source

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Coinbase NFT

ReactNextJSTailwindCSS

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Captivate AI

React NativeFirebase

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HackReport

SwiftUIVR / Vision Pro

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Wireflow

React

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TDS Driver App

React Native