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Frontend
Developer.
Building real products.

I'm Curt Vance, a frontend software engineer who builds real, production-ready web applications — not just interfaces. I work in React, Next.js, and TypeScript to ship responsive, accessible, user-focused products backed by solid engineering practices.

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// engineering profile const curt = {   role: 'Frontend Software Engineer',   stack: ['React', 'Next.js', 'TypeScript'],   focus: ['Responsive UI', 'Accessibility', 'Testing'],   integrates: 'REST APIs',   builds: 'Real software products',   status: 'available', }   export default curt
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02 · Stack

How I build, not just what I use.

A core React / Next.js / TypeScript stack, backed by the application, testing, and delivery practices I use to ship it.

Frontend Engineering

Core stack
01
React Building reusable, component-driven interfaces
Next.js Application architecture, routing & rendering strategy
TypeScript Type-safe development end to end
JavaScript Core language fundamentals
HTML5 Semantic, accessible markup
CSS3 Modern layout with Grid & Flexbox
Tailwind CSS Utility-first styling at speed
Responsive Web Design Layouts that hold up across breakpoints

Application & APIs

Data & integrations
02
REST APIs Consuming and integrating external data
React Query Server state, caching & data fetching
Firebase Auth, data & hosting for smaller apps

Testing & Accessibility

Quality & inclusion
03
Jest Unit and logic-level test coverage
React Testing Library Testing UI behavior, not implementation
Accessibility Building with keyboard & screen-reader use in mind
Responsive Testing Verifying layouts across real breakpoints

Development & Delivery

Workflow & shipping
04
Git Version control and branching workflow
GitHub Code hosting, pull requests & collaboration
Vercel Deploying and previewing frontend apps
GitHub Actions / CI Automated test & deploy pipelines
01 · Selected Work

Real products, not just demos.

Engineering case studies from production and in-progress product work, plus earlier frontend builds. Full repos on GitHub where available.

Featured Engineering Work
01 / 05 · Technician Workflow · 2026
⭐ Featured Production App

AutoSpec

Problem

Technicians often juggle multiple tools and browser tabs just to pull a vehicle's specs, diagnostic codes, and job history while working a job.

Solution

AutoSpec centralizes live vehicle lookup, service specs, diagnostic codes, job notes, and parts tracking into one fast, mobile-friendly interface.

Key Engineering Highlights
Live NHTSA API integration
React Query data fetching & caching
Responsive, mobile-first UI
Jest test suite
GitHub Actions CI pipeline
Local storage persistence
Technologies
Next.js React TypeScript Tailwind CSS React Query Jest GitHub Actions NHTSA API
View code → Live demo →
autospec.app
AutoSpec preview screenshot — desktop application
Desktop application
AutoSpec preview screenshot — mobile application
Mobile application
02 / 05 · Distributor Workflow · 2026
⭐ Featured Prototype

Distributor Assistant

Problem

Distributors track load plans, shortages, store-specific notes, and end-of-week reconciliation across many stops — often from memory and scattered notes.

Solution

A frontend prototype, grounded in real distributor workflow discovery, that organizes the daily route — briefing, load planning, in-store execution, and reconciliation — while keeping the distributor in full control.

Key Engineering Highlights
Daily Briefing & Monday Load Plan
Customizable loading order & shortage allocation
Store Workspace with ordered-vs-picked verification
Adaptive route recommendations
Friday reconciliation & stale product awareness
Concept-stage Smart Shelf Scan & voice store requests (simulated, not production AI)
Technologies
Next.js React TypeScript Tailwind CSS
Frontend prototype — not connected to a live distributor system. Designed to work alongside an official distributor system, not replace transactions, accounting, or inventory records. No public repo or demo yet.
prototype / concept
Distributor Assistant application screenshot
03 / 05 · AI Employee Platform · 2026
⭐ Featured In Development

AI Receptionist Platform

Problem

Small service businesses miss calls and leads when there's no one available to pick up the phone.

Solution

An AI receptionist / "AI employee" platform in development, focused on dependable conversational workflows, PostgreSQL-backed persistence, and recovery of caller context after restarts.

Key Engineering Highlights
Dependable conversational workflow design
PostgreSQL-backed persistence
Recovery / restart-safe architecture
Configurable voice experience
Business configuration tooling
Planned inbound/outbound call workflows
Technologies
Next.js React TypeScript PostgreSQL Conversational AI Voice Configuration
In development — not yet publicly deployed. No public repo or demo yet.
in development
AI Receptionist Platform application screenshot
04 / 05 · Missionary Support
⭐ Featured Volunteer Project

MAPPS Missionary Support Portal

Problem

Missionary support coordination brings together profile information, support needs, and trip logistics that benefit from a clear, centralized digital workflow.

Solution

Built as volunteer work for an external stakeholder associated with Global Switchboard, MAPPS translates stakeholder requirements into a structured frontend portal concept covering missionary profiles, support needs, and trip/logistics workflows.

Key Engineering Highlights
Stakeholder requirements translated into application structure
Sitemap, missionary user-flow, and intake/logistics planning
Wireframes, clickable concept, and technology recommendation
Multi-route Next.js frontend: Home, Login, Profile, Support, and Trip
Responsive profile, support, and trip workflow concepts
Deployed stakeholder-facing frontend prototype
Technologies
Next.js React TypeScript Tailwind CSS Responsive Web Design
Live project →
mapps-missionary-portal.vercel.app
MAPPS Missionary Support Portal application screenshot
05 / 05 · Internal CRM · 2026
⭐ Featured Private / Internal Tool

ASAP Pipeline

Problem

ASAP Moving & Hauling needed a way to track leads, follow-ups, and team activity without relying on spreadsheets and scattered messages.

Solution

A private internal CRM and workflow tool built specifically for ASAP's day-to-day lead and job pipeline.

Key Engineering Highlights
Lead management & follow-up tracking
Duplicate lead detection
Activity & history logging
Team collaboration workflow
Responsive interface for office and mobile use
Private codebase — no public repo or demo, to protect confidential business and customer data.
private / internal
Confidential
Interface details withheld to protect business & customer data.
Additional Projects
skinstric.ai
Analysis Complete
Normal / Combination
AI / Computer Vision

SKINSTRIC AI

An AI-driven skin analysis interface with a clean, editorial UI from capture through detailed results.

React JavaScript AI / API
Code → Demo →
disney-clone.app
Disney
Pixar
Marvel
Streaming Platform

Disney+ Clone

A Disney+-inspired frontend with a dynamic content grid and a responsive interface from mobile to desktop.

Next.js TypeScript Tailwind
Code → Demo →
ironhorse.garage
🏁 IronHorse
IronHorse
Garage
E-Commerce

IronHorse Garage

A modern muscle car marketplace with featured listings, browsing, and a bold automotive identity.

Next.js TypeScript Tailwind
Code → Demo →
drivematch.app
DriveMatch
2020 Camry
$24,400
2020 Altima
$18,900
AI / Recommendation

DriveMatch

Smarter car recommendations from natural-language search, with filtered, ranked matches and pricing.

React TypeScript Tailwind
Code → Demo →
03 · About

Real experience.
Practical software.

Before moving into software development, I spent many years in manufacturing at Whirlpool and later operated an independent distribution business.

That work gave me firsthand experience with workflows, inventory, logistics, and customer needs. I saw how inefficient processes affect daily decisions and the people doing the work. That perspective shapes how I approach software: understand the problem and the people using it before choosing a solution.

Today, I focus on frontend development with React, Next.js, and TypeScript, building responsive, accessible applications that make practical tasks easier. My experience in operations and business helps me connect engineering decisions to what people need from a product.

What I bring to the work

Operations
An understanding of how workflows, inventory, and logistics fit together in day-to-day work.
Business
Experience balancing customer needs and daily decisions while running an independent distribution operation.
Engineering
A frontend focus that turns practical requirements into responsive, accessible interfaces.
04 · Get in touch

Let's build something useful.

I'm open to frontend software development opportunities and collaboration on practical web applications. I work with React, Next.js, and TypeScript.

curtvance.dev@hotmail.com