Robert Van Liew.

Lead Product Designer and Front-End Engineer · Remote

Sole designer and engineer on a local-first financial SaaS for 1099 contractors, built end-to-end in code using Claude and CLI workflows.

• Architected a zero-knowledge parsing engine that turns any PDF bank statement into an IRS-ready, auto-categorized CSV in under five seconds. Zero servers, zero accounts.
• Designed and shipped high-fidelity dashboards with purposeful motion, semantic tokens, and nine Schedule C categories rendered consistently across donut, bar, transaction, and export surfaces.
• Built a command palette, dual chart views, and a full WCAG 2.1 AA component library, audited at every commit rather than retrofitted.

Front-Line User Researcher, Resolution Research · New York, NY

• Conduct live user research sessions for TurboTax and QuickBooks, surfacing software issues and friction points across tax-filing and small-business accounting flows.
• Synthesize findings into actionable insights that inform product and engineering decisions.

Designer and Engineer · Remote

Design and code websites for small businesses, artists, and brands across music, hospitality, and event entertainment. Recent work:

• DMC Canada (dmcdjcanada.com): designed and coded the full site for the Canadian division of the DMC World DJ Championships. Built in a one-week sprint with React, Next.js, and Stripe. Lighthouse 94, zero revision rounds.
• Jersey Club Radio: React and Next.js 24/7 streaming platform with a Supabase backend on Vercel, four schema types, persistent mini-player, and accessible dark UI. Currently live in Beta.
• Julie Schatz Music (julieschatzmusic.com): editorial site for a Brooklyn-based violinist. 17 JSON-LD blocks wired through @id references, local-first ceremony picker, Formspree booking integration.
• Take Me Back Bingo (takemebackbingo.com): end-to-end identity and site for a Hip-Hop and R&B music bingo brand running live nights in NY/NJ. Editorial mixtape design system, a free in-browser 5x5 game, full Event and FAQ schema tuned for People Also Ask, and a production share, inquiry, and newsletter system held together by a single dates-pending feature flag.

SEO and Discovery Consultant · Remote

• Consult emerging artists on SEO, AEO, GEO, Google Knowledge Panel management, public relations and press placement, iTunes charting, and music discovery strategy.
• Build and optimize artist sites when projects require technical SEO and on-page implementation.

Resource Manager · Remote

• Contributed product ideas adopted by the team, including a CRM chatbot, animated scroll interactions, and an email feature for schedule delivery. Managed high-volume customer-facing support.