Our Team
Meet the Founder
Strategy · Design · Development · Delivery · Phoenix, AZ
I'm Alan Saldivar, a full-stack product engineer and consultant based in Phoenix, AZ with 16 years in web development and a track record delivering high-impact digital platforms.
I help teams build and scale MCP integrations, backend APIs, React and React Native applications, and operational dashboards that align product strategy with real execution.
My approach combines UX/UI thinking, system architecture, and delivery leadership so projects move from concept to production with clarity, speed, and measurable outcomes.
With a foundation in graphic design and years leading technical initiatives, I bridge branding, user experience, and engineering to build products people trust and teams can evolve.
Impact at a Glance
100K+
Users Impacted
99.9%
Uptime Achieved
40%
Faster Load Times
3x
Dev Velocity
$6M
Migration Initiative
Experience
Tech Lead / Senior React Native Developer and TPM
Product Studio · Feb 2025 – Present
- Led an end-to-end mobile rebuild with React Native (Expo), defining architecture, MVP roadmap, and delivery milestones.
- Built the admin portal foundation in Next.js with scalable module patterns, role permissions, and content workflows.
- Integrated Xano as the backend, aligning API contracts and data modeling across mobile and web clients.
- Implemented Algolia search across multiple content types with relevance tuning and normalized payloads.
- Ran delivery as Agile champion through ceremonies, backlog refinement, QA coordination, and stakeholder alignment.
Senior Frontend Developer
Enterprise Financial Services · Aug 2021 – Jan 2025
- Drove migration work from AngularJS to React for a large-scale customer service platform, improving maintainability and delivery speed.
- Architected Redux Toolkit patterns for predictable state management across complex asynchronous workflows.
- Reengineered the XMPP connection layer with Strophe.js and modernized WebSocket reliability.
- Built Splunk dashboards and reporting to strengthen observability and accelerate root-cause analysis.
- Contributed to real-time modernization as part of a $6M migration initiative while aligning product, QA, and engineering delivery.
Senior React Developer
Healthcare and D2C · Aug 2021 – Nov 2022
- Built and optimized checkout, payment, shipping, and form experiences focused on conversion-quality UX.
- Integrated Okta, Stripe, and Shopify workflows into a cohesive end-to-end customer journey.
- Coordinated implementation across engineering, product, and QA to reduce delivery risk.
- Managed code merges and deployments across blended technology stacks.
Senior Vue Developer
B2B and D2C E-Commerce · May 2021 – Aug 2021
- Built a Vue-based Zendesk widget integrated with commerce workflows to improve support operations.
- Helped migrate legacy Magento features into a Nuxt/Vue application to modernize B2B and D2C experiences.
- Delivered responsive features under tight timelines while preserving business rules and release quality.
Earlier Roles (Selected)
Multi-Industry Delivery · 2009 – 2021
- Delivered frontend and full-stack initiatives across financial services, consulting, enterprise software, education, and agency environments.
- Served in roles spanning Senior Angular Developer, Full Stack Developer (C# / React), and Senior Applications Developer.
- Built the execution foundation that now supports leadership across architecture, delivery operations, and cross-functional alignment.
Education
Bachelor's in Graphic Design
Tecnologico de Monterrey (Tecmilenio) · Graduated
Visual communication, typography, color theory, and user-centered design.
Skills
Frontend
ReactTypeScriptJavaScriptNext.jsRedux ToolkitTailwind CSSStorybookJestVueAngular
Mobile
React NativeExpoDraftbit
Real-Time Systems
WebSocketsXMPPStrophe.jsServer-Sent Events
Observability
SplunkPerformance DashboardsLogging and Monitoring PatternsAPM
Integrations
Xano (BaaS)Node.jsOktaStripeShopifyREST APIsAlgolia
Delivery
AgileScrumTPMJiraMonday.comGitDockerCI/CDCode ReviewsBranching and Release FlowTeam Leadership
What I Value
Reliability over cleverness
Predictable, well-tested systems beat clever hacks every time. I build for the long run.
Clarity in complexity
The best frontend work makes complex systems feel simple to users and maintainable for developers.
Ownership end-to-end
From architecture to deployment to monitoring — I care about the full lifecycle, not just my PR.
Impact over output
Lines of code are not a metric. I measure my work by the outcomes it creates for users and teams.