Richard-Wagner-Strasse 12, 8002 Zürich
marc.illien@gmail.com, +41 79 833 79 66
I'm an entrepreneur and former frontend software and UX engineer with a passion for aesthetics, user experience, and user interaction. I am a creative thinker with a strong technical background and 14+ years of industry experience, mostly as a lead frontend architect, user experience specialist, or often as a tech lead or CTO.
Frontend software and advanced UX engineering with React, Node.js, and TypeScript. Frontend consulting and technical project management based on lean and agile values, leading community of practices, continuous delivery, and technical leadership.
Fluent in German and English
I am in the process of consulting and engineering an E2E automated design system from scratch. This system will enable the seamless updating of global style changes between Figma and the frontend with just a single click.
Tools: Figma, React, NextJS, TypeScript, Storybook, TailwindCSS
I was designing and developing a web based B2B communication messenger with React and Typescript used on axa.ch
I was leading the frontend development team for a smart sales intelligence platform (SaaS) from scratch, using NextJS, TypeScript, React, NodeJS, and MongoDB.
I was supporting the frontend development of team Mila.com, a platform that connects people who need technical support with people who can help them.
Lead concept and development to build a new pattern library for global AXA usage with Web Components and React.
I lead and taught state of the art frontend and responsive design methodologies for the global marketplace siroop.ch. I pushed the team to build a modern frontend architecture with React and NextJS that followed a design, mobile- and content first strategy.
Areas of expertise:
I designed and developed websites and applications for big Swiss corporate clients such as ABB, Swisscom, UBS, Migros, Barry Callebaut, and more. Specializing in creating pixel-perfect websites and platforms from scratch, as well as integrating them within enterprise CMS like AEM and SAP Hybris.
I designed and developed custom made web applications for medium-sized clients in Switzerland. Technology in ASP.net, C# and Kentico CMS/EMS.
For over 10 years, I have been lecturing frontend fundamentals for the CAS Frontend Engineering, with a particular focus on performance optimization for cutting-edge web applications.
First attempt as a startup founder and CTO. AvoCard is an Austrian health-tech startup that automates the billing between doctors, clients and insurers on a SaaS platform.
Teaching Frontend and Javascript basics and fundamentals.
Apprenticeship in Mediamatics. Fundamentals in computer science, programming, marketing with an early focus on web development and software engineering.