Ivan Tran

PROFESSIONAL SUMMARY

Full-stack engineer who identified operational inefficiencies at a franchise business and built a deployed SaaS platform to solve them. FriendChise targets multi-location businesses that need consistency — restaurants, retail chains, cleaning franchises — with timetable scheduling, RBAC, and a future knowledge-sharing hub.

Built with Next.js, TypeScript, Prisma, and PostgreSQL. Completed 2 years of Computer Science coursework at RMIT covering software engineering, data structures, and algorithms. 200+ LeetCode problems solved at a 71% acceptance rate. HackerRank certified in JavaScript and Frontend Developer (React), Gold badge, 5-star.

Based in Melbourne, Australia. Open to full-stack engineer roles, both on-site and remote.

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SKILLS

Languages

JavaScript (ES6+), TypeScript, C++14, Python, Java, SQL, VBA

Frontend

React 18, Next.js 16, TailwindCSS, shadcn/ui, Radix UI, Lucide Icons, React Hook Form, Zod

Backend & CMS

Node.js, Express.js, Prisma, PostgreSQL, Supabase, PayloadCMS 3, tRPC 11, TanStack Query 5, Lexical (rich text), REST API, MongoDB, Mongoose

Tools & Runtime

Bun, Git, GitHub, Vercel, Playwright, Jest, Valgrind, MongoDB Atlas, Make

Development Practices

Feature branch workflow, Pull request reviews, CodeRabbit AI code review, httpOnly cookie auth, Clean Code, TDD, OOP, Design Patterns

Core Competencies

Data Structures & Algorithms, System Design, Multi-tenant SaaS Architecture, REST API Design, Test Automation

PROJECTS

FriendChise V1 — Live

A multi-tenant task management SaaS for franchise businesses with timetable scheduling, templates, and role-based access control.

Multi-tenant RBAC with franchise hierarchy — owner, manager, and member permission scopes
Timetable system with weekly/daily views, role filtering, and status tracking
Template engine — create reusable weekly schedules and apply them to any date range
Invite system with accept/decline flow, seen/unread tracking, and notification panel
Auth.js v5 — Google OAuth with JWT sessions and httpOnly cookies
Prisma ORM with 14 models on PostgreSQL (Supabase), deployed on Vercel

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Multitenant E-Commerce In Progress

A multi-tenant SaaS e-commerce platform where each seller's data and products are isolated through role-based access control.

PayloadCMS multi-tenant plugin with tenant-scoped data isolation
Seed script to populate tenants, products, and categories for development
tRPC for end-to-end type-safe data fetching
Super-admin and tenant-admin role separation
Category, tag filtering and paginated product listings

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MERN Thinkboard Live

A full-stack note-taking application with secure user authentication and authorisation.

JWT authentication with 7-day token expiry
User-scoped data access, with each user's notes isolated
Protected routes with authentication guards
Full-text search and multi-field sorting
Rate limiting to mitigate abuse
Deployed on Render with MongoDB Atlas

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QA Wolf Testing Final Stage

Automation tool validating article sort order on Hacker News using Playwright-driven web scraping.

Cross-browser scraping with Playwright
Validates sort order and data integrity
Structured error reporting and logging
Clean CLI with configurable options
Robust edge case and error recovery handling
Unit test suite with Jest

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Vending Machine Simulator 100% Grade

C++ systems project demonstrating custom data structure implementation, memory management, and design patterns.

Implemented custom singly linked list without STL containers
Applied Command design pattern across 8+ operation classes
Finite state machine modelling transaction and idle states
Persistent file I/O for inventory and coin data
16+ unit test cases covering edge cases and failure modes
Zero memory leaks verified via Valgrind analysis

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Competitive Programming & Certifications Ongoing

Ongoing algorithmic problem solving with a focus on time and space complexity optimisation.

LeetCode: 200+ problems — Easy (68), Medium (100), Hard (25)
71% acceptance rate, top 17% runtime performance globally
Topics: Dynamic Programming, Backtracking, Hash Tables, Graphs, Trees, Binary Search
HackerRank: Gold Badge (React) — 5-star, 600 points
HackerRank: Frontend Developer (React) Certificate, JavaScript Basic Certificate
Google: Technical Support Fundamentals Certificate

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Warehouse Consulting Real-World

Database redesign and optimisation consulting engagement for a warehouse management system.

Optimised SQL queries and indexing strategies for improved performance
Identified and resolved process inefficiencies in existing workflows
Re-architected the database schema for improved normalisation
Reduced error rates through schema and constraint optimisation
Produced technical documentation for stakeholder handover
Conducted data analysis and delivered findings in written reports

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