Ikaika Lee
ee-KAI-kah · Troy, Michigan
Full-stack engineer. I build, host, and maintain software for real organizations.
Open to full-time roles · Taking client projects
M.S. Computer Science, LSU, 2026 · B.S. Computer Science, LSU, 2023
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Newest first, along the dotted path: round yellow coral is a client site, branching blue is research, a red fan is an app or tool.
- Client sites:Comite Hills Homeowners Organization 100+ users · 2× neighborhood contributions
- Client sites:Central Web Design central-web-design.com
- Research:CHIRP Sonar System Deployed at an active dredging site
- Apps & tools:Agentic Architecture Governance Class project
- Client sites:River Oaks RV Park Google page 12 → #2
- Client sites:Feliciana Oaks RV Park More traffic, better organic ranking
- Apps & tools:Ink Paradise 200 concurrent users
- Research:CPT Data Processing Graduate engineers during projects
- Research:Preprocessing GUI for Coastal Soil Samples Graduate engineers during projects
- Research:Automating Preprocessing of Soil Sample Images Graduate engineers during projects
- Apps & tools:Food Basket Class project
Hold the mouse on the open water and the sea life swims over.
- Client sites:Comite Hills Homeowners Organization A members-only web portal for a homeowners' association delivering financial transparency, security alerts, and community news. Result 100+ users · 2× neighborhood contributions 2026
- Client sites:Central Web Design My freelance practice: websites for small businesses and organizations, from design through hosting and support. Practice central-web-design.com 2026
- Research:CHIRP Sonar System Improving field instrumentation to predict slurry settlement and consolidation in coastal marsh restoration. Field Deployed at an active dredging site 2026
- Apps & tools:Agentic Architecture Governance An Agentic RAG system that audits code against architecture manifestos to catch design drift before it merges. Origin Class project 2026
- Client sites:River Oaks RV Park A mobile-first Svelte site for an RV park that went from page 12 of Google results to the #2 spot on page 1. Result Google page 12 → #2 2025
- Client sites:Feliciana Oaks RV Park A mobile-first Svelte site for an RV park, with a guide to the attractions nearby. Result More traffic, better organic ranking 2025
- Apps & tools:Ink Paradise A responsive manga reader web app powered by the MangaDex API. Result 200 concurrent users 2025
- Research:CPT Data Processing A machine learning pipeline predicting soil erosion vulnerability from coastal CPT data. Used by Graduate engineers during projects 2022
- Research:Preprocessing GUI for Coastal Soil Samples A Python GUI standardizing computer-vision preprocessing of soil sample images for engineers. Used by Graduate engineers during projects 2022
- Research:Automating Preprocessing of Soil Sample Images A MATLAB script automating greyscale extraction and noise suppression for soil sample images. Used by Graduate engineers during projects 2022
- Apps & tools:Food Basket A Flutter app that scans groceries into a pantry and suggests recipes from what you have. Origin Class project 2022
For businesses
I design, build, and host websites for small businesses and organizations, then keep them running after launch.
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Free consult call
We talk through what the site needs to do for your business. It costs nothing.
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Design and build
A fast, accessible site built from scratch for phones first.
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Get found
Technical SEO from the first page. River Oaks RV Park went from page 12 to #2.
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Hosting and support
I host the site and maintain it after launch, so you don't have to.
I reply within 2 business days.
Client work: Comite Hills Homeowners Organization River Oaks RV Park Feliciana Oaks RV Park
Experience
Research at LSU since 2023, client work alongside it since 2025.
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Oct 2025 – Now
Freelance Web Developer
Self-Employed
- Designed and built a members-only SvelteKit portal for Comite Hills Homeowners Organization: authenticated access, a financial transparency timeline, security and neighborhood-watch updates, and a news feed, on BetterAuth and MySQL with Drizzle ORM.
- Containerized and deployed it on AWS App Runner with RDS, Secrets Manager, and VPC networking provisioned through Terraform, managing the infrastructure as an independent contractor.
- Built two mobile-first Svelte sites for River Oaks RV Park and Feliciana Oaks RV Park, with technical SEO that moved River Oaks from page 12 to the #2 spot on page 1. Owned each client engagement from requirements through design feedback to maintaining the site in production.
- Google page 12 → #2 (River Oaks RV Park)
- 100+ portal users (Comite Hills)
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Feb 2023 – Now
Undergraduate / Graduate Research Assistant
Louisiana State University
- Engineered predictive data models using Python and MATLAB to analyze field samples and integrated Computer Vision algorithms to automate organic material identification.
- Engineering an end-to-end sonar system featuring CHIRP technology and a Flutter-based control interface to enhance data interpretation and precision for industrial dredging operations.
- Collaborated within a multidisciplinary team to streamline research workflows and achieve project milestones through effective technical communication.
- CHIRP sonar deployed at an active dredging site
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May 2022 – Oct 2022
Software Developer
Vigilus
- Built features in React, React Native, Material UI, and TypeScript against RESTful APIs for the Vigilus website and Gretna Live, a mobile app that organizes a city's events for its residents.
- Shipped work in Agile/Scrum sprint cycles against fixed project deadlines.
Skills
What I have shipped with, and what I have also worked with.
Front end and mobile
- Svelte
- SvelteKit
- React
- TypeScript
- Material UI
- Vite
- Flutter
- Android
- JavaScript
- React Native
- Dart
Back end and data
- Node.js
- MySQL
- Drizzle ORM
- BetterAuth
- Resend
- Java
- Spring Boot
- SQL
- RESTful APIs
- WebSocket
Cloud and infrastructure
- AWS (App Runner, RDS, Secrets Manager, VPC)
- Terraform
- Docker
- Linux
- Git
Research and machine learning
- Python
- MATLAB
- Machine learning
- Computer vision
- Excel
- LlamaIndex
- ChromaDB
- GPT-4o
- Claude
- Gemini
Studied
- Quantum computing
- Web development
- Operating systems
- Algorithm design
Filled: shipped in client or research work. Outlined: also worked with.
Contact
Hiring, or need a website? Tell me which.
- Email leeikaika7@outlook.com
- LinkedIn linkedin.com/in/ikaika-lee
- GitHub github.com/iittqq
- Résumé IkaikaLeeResume.pdf (PDF, 92 KB)
Best for
Hiring: the role, the team, and how to reach you.
A website: what the site should do, and any deadline.