# Kristel Teng

> Frontend Developer at Pearpop

Location: San Francisco Bay Area, United States
Profile: https://flows.cv/kristel

With over 9 years of experience in web development and UI design, I am a Frontend Developer who loves turning complex concepts into friendly, accessible experiences. My journey combines a keen design eye with solid tech skills to build engaging, user-friendly interfaces. I am all about crafting technology that is not just functional but also welcoming and inclusive for everyone.

## Work Experience
### Frontend Developer @ Pearpop
Jan 2025 – Present

### Front-End Developer | UX Designer @ Medley Cuisine Ltee
Jan 2016 – Present | Contractor
Built a single page application for Medley Cuisine.  Implementing the UI for Delibake, an e-commerce site. Features include shopping cart, user registration, product pages and career page functionality.

Designed Medley's Cuisine core branding strategy. Created the overall visual design for the company and its multiple brands,  including shop interiors and packaging that are placed in 15 grocery stores.

Tools: Django, Python, Jekyll, Javascript, CSS3, HTML5, Google Analytics, Adobe Suite

### Senior Frontend Developer @ PLANOLY
Jan 2021 – Jan 2023
User Tag Manager
- Implemented a user tag management system for Instagram posts that gives users the ability to create groups of user tags and to apply the groups to posts instead of doing so individually.

Twitter & Facebook Posts Customization
- Re-Architected the front end, allowing users to customize and share their Twitter & Facebook posts when auto-posting.

Tools used: Javascript, TypeScript, Node.js, Backbone.js, Marionette.js, Symfony, CSS3, HTML5, PHP, MySQL, Figma

### Front end Developer @ PLANOLY
Jan 2017 – Jan 2021

### Software Developer Intern - Outreachy Program @ Mozilla
Jan 2016 – Jan 2016 | Toronto, Canada Area
TaskCluster
TaskCluster is the build system that powers Mozilla's automated builds and tests.

Implemented an automated doc generation system, where each TaskCluster component updates triggers a new version of the static site to be generated.
It allows all developers on TaskCluster to have an automatic way to publish documentation when deploying new features.

Tools: Node.js, ES6 Javascript, Babel, Markdown, Gulp, S3, Mocha

### Open Source Contributor @ Mozilla
Jan 2016 – Jan 2016 | Toronto, Canada Area
- Improved UI for the build task lookup tool, streamlining the workflow to be more efficient for developers who need to access, sort and filter their previous build tasks

Tools: Javascript, JSX, CSS3, React, localStorage

### Front-end Developer  | Lead UX Designer @ Privacy Shell Inc.
Jan 2015 – Jan 2016 | Toronto
- Improved the user dashboard with responsive Front-end Design and powerful UI to sort and filter data. Designed and built the UI for user registration, profile and subscription page in Laravel. 

- Created wireframes and built prototypes for Privacy Shell's multiple products.  Organized multiple usability tests. Conducted A/B testing with Optimizely.  Monitored the website traffic and performance.

Tools: PHP, Laravel, Wordpress, Javascript, CSS3, HTML5, Optimizely, Google Analytics, Adobe Suite, Invision, Git

### Product & Packaging Designer @ Eyecandy Accessories Inc.
Jan 2007 – Jan 2012 | Toronto
In my role as a Product & Packaging Designer at Eyecandy Accessories Inc., I was responsible for designing a wide range of beauty and fashion products for both children and adults. I also created packaging for these products, ensuring they were visually appealing and aligned with brand standards. Additionally, I managed relationships with licensors and manufacturers to bring these products to market successfully.


## Education
### BDES in Graphic Design
OCAD University

### UX Design
General Assembly Canada

### Web Development
General Assembly Canada


## Contact & Social
- LinkedIn: https://linkedin.com/in/kristelteng
- Website: https://www.kristelteng.com
- Website: https://github.com/kristelteng

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Last updated: 2026-04-05