Engineering first.
Strong visual design, organized like a system: routes, typed content, static export, and reliable performance.
./personal-site --mode engineered --identity mintmelon
Systems, interfaces, and useful code.
A compact record of software projects, interface experiments, and the small systems behind them.
Manifesto / Highlight trace / 08 ranges
ctions speak louder than words, and live by both with passion.
trive not to ahieve, but to lve an blieve.
→ ai is just code
Personal material.
Retained images, project notes, bilingual content, and small interactions make the site specific to this archive.
Fast and smooth.
Reveal motion, hover feedback, expanding project cards, and reduced-motion support keep the interface responsive.
SELECTED_WORKS2020..2026
Personal identity site
Mintmelon
JavaScript / Next.js / CSS · 2025
- Type
- Personal website
- Status
- Live
- Role
- Design, frontend, content system
- Rebuilt the old personal homepage into a bilingual Next.js static site.
- Kept the Mintmelon identity and retained image assets from the earlier site.
- Added a technical manifesto interaction and project archive structure.
Android QR scanning project
QR-GO
Java / Android / HTML · 2023
- Type
- Mobile app
- Status
- Archived coursework
- Role
- Team contributor
- Implemented a course-scale Android application with team workflows and feature ownership.
- Focused on QR-code driven user interaction and mobile data flow.
- Balanced UI behavior, persistence, and collaborative engineering under a semester deadline.
Distributed social network
Social Distribution
Python / Django / JavaScript / CSS · 2025
- Type
- Full-stack web app
- Status
- Course project
- Role
- Backend/frontend contributor
- Built RESTful endpoints for authors, posts, following feeds, signup, and login.
- Worked with Django models, migrations, mock data, and API integration between backend and frontend.
- Implemented social graph behavior including following lists, friends, public, unlisted, and friend-only posts.
Market-news interface
StoxNews
JavaScript / Finance API / Vercel · 2024
- Type
- Finance web app
- Status
- Live demo
- Role
- Frontend and deployment
- Built a web interface for browsing stock-related news and market context.
- Deployed the application on Vercel with a public demo endpoint.
- Kept the interface focused on scanning headlines instead of dense chart panels.
Infrastructure for resume tooling
Resume Editor Deployment
HCL / Deployment / Infrastructure · 2025
- Type
- Infrastructure
- Status
- Deployment repo
- Role
- Infrastructure and release setup
- Separated deployment concerns from application code so the resume tool can be operated consistently.
- Used infrastructure configuration to make environment setup explicit.
- Documented the release surface so environment changes are easier to review.
Real-estate living platform
Luxora Living
TypeScript / MDX / CSS / Vercel · 2026
- Type
- Product website
- Status
- Live demo
- Role
- Frontend implementation
- Built property discovery sections for co-living, apartment, and student housing paths.
- Used TypeScript and MDX-backed content to keep listing and page copy maintainable.
- Shipped a public Vercel deployment for review and iteration.
Community web platform
Turing Community
TypeScript / Community / Vercel · 2026
- Type
- Community platform
- Status
- Live demo
- Role
- Frontend implementation
- Created a TypeScript web interface for community pages and public navigation.
- Organized content so new visitors can find programs, context, and contact paths quickly.
- Deployed the project publicly on Vercel for review and iteration.
React Native safety app
VeryLoving
TypeScript / React Native / Mobile · 2025
- Type
- Mobile safety app
- Status
- In progress
- Role
- Mobile app implementation
- Built a React Native codebase for safety-oriented mobile workflows.
- Used TypeScript for screens, navigation, and application state.
- Designed the core flows for phone use, with quick access as the main constraint.
PDF redaction utility
PDFMask
TypeScript / JavaScript / PDF / Shell · 2025
- Type
- Document tool
- Status
- Utility
- Role
- Tool design and implementation
- Built a focused utility for PDF masking workflows.
- Kept the scope to document redaction instead of general PDF editing.
- Included scripting and supporting assets for repeatable local use.
Puzzle RPG prototype
Japanese Match-3 RPG
TypeScript / Game / HTML / Docker · 2025
- Type
- Game prototype
- Status
- Prototype
- Role
- Game implementation
- Implemented a browser-oriented match-3 RPG prototype in TypeScript.
- Explored the intersection of puzzle mechanics, progression, and Japanese-themed presentation.
- Kept the project deployable with web assets and Docker-oriented setup.
Startup strategy game prototype
Silicon Valley AI MVP
TypeScript / React / Phaser / Vercel · 2026
- Type
- Browser game MVP
- Status
- Live demo
- Role
- Game implementation and deployment
- Built a React and Phaser-based browser experience with a navigable hub.
- Implemented staged gameplay around contracts, battle sequences, and maintenance outcomes.
- Deployed the MVP on Vercel for public playtesting and iteration.
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About RZ.
I build software with a systems mindset and a visual sense for interfaces. Mintmelon is the personal mark: technical, quiet, and intentionally a little cryptic.
The preserved photography from the old site stays in the new one as memory, not decoration. It keeps the archive connected to earlier work while the interface moves into a cleaner technical system.
PROFILE_INDEXResume
Education
University of Alberta · BSc / Computing Science · 2020 - 2025 · Vancouver
Experience
Mintmelon · Personal software work · 2020 - 2026 · Remote / Vancouver
Builds web interfaces, static sites, mobile prototypes, and small document-processing tools.
Works across content structure, frontend implementation, deployment, and maintenance.
Skills
Languages
TypeScriptPythonC/C++JavaScriptHTML/CSS
Frameworks
Next.jsReactTailwind CSS
Tools
GitGitHub PagesStatic ExportLinux
Contact / Direct channel