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Career Chronicle

Maya Chen

A career story with proof attached to each chapter.

Chronology

Four chapters, one direction.

A career story with proof attached to each chapter.

2023 · Foundations

Built the first reliable frontend base

Moved from isolated UI exercises to documented React interfaces with accessibility checklists.

Milestone

Readable components, keyboard states and design tokens make portfolio proof easier to trust.

Certificate earned this chapter: Google UX Foundations

2024 · First Projects

Shipped student-facing product demos

Turned campus workflows into full-stack prototypes with API documentation and deployment notes.

Milestone

Recruiters understand projects faster when outcomes and proof sit next to the code links.

Certificate earned this chapter: Meta Front-End Developer

2025 · AI Transition

Added AI and data storytelling

Started pairing interface craft with local AI experiments, benchmarks and explainable decisions.

Milestone

AI output needs user approval, editing and traceable evidence before it belongs in a public profile.

Certificate earned this chapter: IBM Data Fundamentals

Current direction

2026 · Current Focus

Positioning for AI product engineering

Refining case studies around product thinking, interface quality and measurable proof-of-work.

Milestone

A living portfolio should show growth, not just a static list of past work.

Certificate earned this chapter: Scrimba React Advanced

Certificates

Proof accumulated chapter by chapter

4 attached
2023

Google UX Foundations

2024

Meta Front-End Developer

2025

IBM Data Fundamentals

2026

Scrimba React Advanced

Project evidence drawer

Templates

Toolkit progression

Recommended focus: publish two AI-assisted interface case studies and add deployment evidence for the cloud track.

React
92%
TypeScript
86%
Next.js
82%
Python
74%
Data UX
79%
Accessibility
88%

Available for PFE, internships and junior product engineering roles

maya.chen.demo@prooffolio.local