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Richard Li

r575li@uwaterloo.ca|linkedin.com/in/richardli0/|github.com/richardli-1|richardli.dev

Technical Skills

Languages: Python, Java, C++, Swift, JavaScript, TypeScript, HTML, CSS

Tools and Frameworks: Vite, Angular, React, Node.js, PostgreSQL, OpenAI, SwiftUI, Git, GitHub, Figma, Solidworks

Courses: Digital Computation (C++), Apple App Development with Swift Certification

Experience

Full Stack Developer (Incoming)

SaFuture Inc. • Burlington, ON

Jan 2026 – Apr 2026
  • Recruited to join SaFuture Inc on the GIS technologies team

Full Stack Developer

FormulaTech Hacks • Waterloo, ON

Oct 2025 – Present
  • Building front-end and back-end for website and coordinating sponsorships for hackathon

iOS App Developer

Career Education Council • Guelph, ON

Sep 2024 – Jan 2025
  • Built productivity iOS app in Swift that gauges user's happiness using Likert scale and open-ended survey questions upon completing tasks, and integrated OpenAI API to suggest careers aligned with user's personality
  • Re-implemented project fully from UIKit to SwiftUI to ensure future-proof project architecture
  • Designed UI/UX through 3 rounds of wireframes and pitches to engineers and designers

Lead UI/UX Intern

SalesPatriot (YC W25) via Harvard UVTSP • San Francisco, CA (Remote)

Jul 2025 – Aug 2025
  • Conducted 3 user tests observing qualitative and 6 quantitative metrics, identifying user journey gap, and designed an AI-based proposal editor using Figma to fill gap to decrease contract bidding time by predicted 20%
  • Led team of 8 interns to develop prototype from ideation to pitch to founders by facilitating meetings and ensuring task completion, initiating the development of 2 new features
  • Guided product direction by analyzing AI trends and competitor offerings, in line with HBS business practices

Projects

Class Data Profile

React, TypeScript, HTML, Tailwind CSS

Sept 2025 – Present
  • Collecting and democratizing anonymous personal and academic data from students in the University of Waterloo Systems Design Engineering Class of 2030 to promote transparency for prospective students
  • Developed webpage with React, Vite, TypeScript, and Tailwind CSS

Virtual Father Figure

JavaScript, HTML, CSS

Sep 2025 – Present
  • Developed emotionally intelligent father Chrome extension featuring 3 distinct personalities and 5 event triggers
  • Implemented advanced DOM manipulation to build responsive pop-up interface with draggable UI elements, chatting features, chess game functionality, and contextual advice/dad joke generation based on webpage content
  • Integrated Google Gemini API for conversation and ElevenLabs API for natural text-to-speech synthesis

4Sight

React, Next.js (App Router), TypeScript, TouchDesigner, face-api.js

May 2025 – May 2025
  • Developed and calibrated digital Snellen eye test based on screen pixel density, viewing distance, and angular size, and added reminders when head distance is out of range
  • Plotted results on graph in results view to track vision decline
  • Integrated audio input and Web Speech API for hands-free control and live audio feedback
  • Designed responsive UI with Tailwind CSS, Radix UI components, and dark mode support via next-themes

Bo!nk

iOS, Unity

Jan 2021 – Jun 2021
  • Designed and published Windows Vista Inkball-like iOS Game, and ensured balanced gameplay mechanics
  • Rated 4.6/5 stars on App Store

Education

University of Waterloo

Bachelor's of Applied Science in Systems Design Engineering, BASc

Academic Representative

Waterloo, ON