Full-Stack Developer & UI/UX Engineer
I'm Alec Mercer — a full-stack developer and UI/UX designer based in Austin, TX. I help product teams turn complex requirements into fast, accessible, and visually disciplined interfaces.
4+
Years Experience
14
Projects Shipped
99.8%
Uptime Delivered
6
Enterprise Clients
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alec.mercer — full-stack developer, UI/UX designer
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→ 4+ yrs @ enterprise & agency environments
→ 14 projects from MVP to production scale
→ 6 cross-functional teams led to delivery
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[React, TypeScript, Node.js, PostgreSQL, Figma]
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Core Competencies
From pixel-perfect frontends to resilient backends, I bridge the gap between design intent and engineering reality.
Interface Engineering
Server & Data Logic
UX Strategy & UI Systems
Workflow & Automation
Professional Journey
Northwind Digital · Austin, TX
Led the frontend architecture for a B2B analytics platform serving 40,000+ monthly users. Reduced page load times by 42% through code-splitting and lazy-loading strategies. Mentored a team of 3 junior engineers.
Meridian Health Systems · Remote
Designed and implemented a patient portal interface that improved task completion rates by 28%. Created a reusable component library adopted by 4 product teams, cutting development time for new features by ~35%.
University of Texas at Austin · Magna Cum Laude
Specialized in Human-Computer Interaction and Distributed Systems. Graduated top 10% of class. Led a capstone project building a collaborative coding tool used by 200+ students.
Amazon Web Services
Validated expertise in designing distributed systems on AWS, including cost optimization, security best practices, and high-availability architectures.
Selected Works
A selection of projects that demonstrate my ability to translate business requirements into functional, engaging digital solutions.
FinTech Analytics Dashboard
A real-time portfolio analytics dashboard for wealth management firms. Aggregates data from 6+ brokerages and visualizes risk exposure with interactive charts processed at 60fps.
Patient Portal Interface
A patient-facing portal for Meridian Health Systems. Simplified appointment scheduling and medication refills, reducing support ticket volume by 22% and achieving a 4.8/5 user satisfaction score.
Headless Storefront
A headless commerce storefront for a B2B industrial supply distributor. Features a custom product configurator and real-time inventory sync, driving a 34% increase in online order volume.
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"Alec is the rare engineer who cares as much about the product experience as the code quality. He delivered our dashboard ahead of schedule and under budget."
— Sarah Chen, VP of Product, Meridian Health Systems
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