# Erik Chau

> Software Engineer at Luxury Presence

Location: San Francisco, California, United States
Profile: https://flows.cv/erikchau

Web developer with an emphasis in javascript, but capable working with any tools or languages. Experienced building application UI's and working with web API's to display information in a meaningful and understandable manner. Also have done automation in build processes and deployment and management of web servers and load balancers.

## Work Experience
### Software Engineer @ Luxury Presence
Jan 2023 – Present

### Developer @ SupplyHound
Jan 2022 – Present

### Software Engineer @ BuildingConnected
Jan 2018 – Jan 2022

### Front End Engineer @ TapSense
Jan 2014 – Jan 2018 | San Francisco, Ca
- Responsible for all front end development for TapSense website including CSS/Javascript implementation of new and existing pages.
- Build and design web application prototypes and demos with a variety of tools including Javascript, Backbone.js, Bootstrap, require.js, CSS, etc.
- Build responsive and mobile-friendly company landing pages and websites.
- Develop and maintain staging server environment - work to create system to seamlessly take staging site live
- Help develop better work flows and release processes for email, websites and other marketing materials
- Act as a partner to marketing team to implement Marketo marketing automation
- Created extendable apps for TapSense Dashboard built with Backbone MVC for rapid
development
- Handled large datasets in dashboard and sped up page loading/rendering with
asynchronous requests, local storage caching, and webworkers
- Optimized TapSense Dashboard and Website following Google PageSpeed guidelines
- Responsible for maintaining and building TapSense website, including deployment to
AWS EC2
- Automated end to end user testing with Nightwatch.js
- Used require.js to code split large dashboard into smaller, dependency resolved files for
faster site loading

### Lab Technician @ Spectra Laboratories
Jan 2014 – Jan 2014
Operated and maintained blood analyzer instruments. With team, processed on average ten thousand samples daily and performed quality control on machines to ensure accurate results.

### Microbiologist @ IEH Inc.
Jan 2013 – Jan 2014 | Salinas / San Juan Bautista, CA
Tested and ensured food products were safe for consumption by testing for pathogenic organisms. Upon confirmation of pathogens, identified organism and reported results to client to prevent release of product.


## Education
### BS in Biochemistry
UC Santa Barbara

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## Contact & Social
- LinkedIn: https://linkedin.com/in/erikchau
- Portfolio: http://erikchau.github.io

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Last updated: 2026-04-11