Hello, I'm Rena.

Full Stack Developer based in Vancouver, Canada.
Skilled in JavaScript, React, Node.js, HTML5, CSS3.

Illustration of Rena coding on a laptop

About

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Hello there, I'm Rena Sakata, a full stack developer based in Vancouver.

I'm passionate about implementing cutting-edge, lightweight, and intuitively user-friendly solutions. I thrive on crafting tools and applications that are accessible to everyone and push the boundaries of what's possible.

Besides developing, I enjoy reading, baking, and hiking to explore Vancouver's natural beauty.

My Skills

HTML5 CSS3SASSJavaScript TypeScriptReactNext.js Tailwind CSSNode.jsExpress MySQLMongoDBFirebase AWSWordPressPHP

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Projects

DailyGo

#team

A mobile app that promotes daily physical activity through gamified challenges. Users set step goals and walk or run individually or as a team to collect fireflies and cheer up in-app monsters. Main features include a walking tracker for real-time progress monitoring, gamification with firefly collection, streak rewards for consistent activity, and collaboration with other users through group challenges and social sharing.

  • React Native, 
  • Firebase, 
  • AWS, 
  • JWT, 
  • MongoDB, 
  • Lottie, 
  • Node.js, 
  • Express 

Edspresso

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A responsive full stack web application with informative coffee brewing courses, coffee menu training, quizzes, and progress tracking for coffee shops to enhance their baristas’ skills and knowledge.

  • MongoDB, 
  • Express, 
  • React.js, 
  • Node.js, 
  • Material UI, 
  • Netlify, 
  • Railway 

WheelScout

#team

An accessibility reporting site that offers live updates and hotspot overviews of nearby destinations for users of mobility aids, streamlining journey planning with the latest community reports. Created at Langara Hackathon 2023.

  • React, 
  • Google Maps API, 
  • JSON Server, 
  • Node.js, 
  • Vite, 
  • CORS, 
  • Material UI 

Portfolio site

#personal

A responsive website crafted with the design principles of simplicity and informativeness. The website follows Material Design and Web Accessibility standards to enhance the user experience. It was built using Next.js and deployed on Vercel, showcasing my adaptability and commitment to leveraging new technologies.

  • React, 
  • Next.js, 
  • Tailwind CSS, 
  • Node.js, 
  • Vercel 

BeWear

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A weather-based outfit suggestion app (PWA) that helps users decide what to wear based on their temperature sensitivity and the weather forecast. It covers all weather details throughout the day and suggests outfits for morning, evening, and nighttime.

  • HTML5, 
  • Sass, 
  • jQuery, 
  • JavaScript, 
  • Firebase 

Thank you for taking the time to explore my work :)

If you have any questions or would like to collaborate,
please feel free to contact me!