Lionel CroomSenior Front-End Engineer

Lionel Croom

Senior Front-End EngineerBuilding scalable React applications, enterprise web platforms, and AI-powered products for over 20 years.

I specialize in modernizing enterprise software, creating intuitive user experiences, and building products that people actually enjoy using.

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20+

Years Experience

6+

Enterprise Platforms

Millions

of Enterprise Users

100+

Features Delivered

1

React Native App Shipping 2026

Selected work

Projects that show how I build

Enterprise platforms, client product work, and a personal app shipping in 2026.

iBoss

Client / product

iBoss

Enterprise Zero Trust Security Platform

Cloud-native Zero Trust SASE platform used by enterprises and government organizations to secure internet access, cloud apps, and sensitive data.

  • Modernized AngularJS platform from 1.3 to 1.8.3
  • Unified patterns across multiple applications
  • Standardized reusable UI components
  • Improved long-term maintainability
AngularJSWebpackEnterpriseSecurity
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Recipe Saver

Personal product

Recipe Saver

Personal digital cookbook for home cooks

A React Native app I'm building to organize family recipes, shopping lists, and cooking workflows—inspired by a lifetime of home cooking.

  • Mobile-first recipe management
  • Built with React Native + TypeScript
  • Designed for everyday home cooks
  • App Store release planned for 2026
React NativeTypeScriptMobileShipping 2026
Shipping 2026
Codazen

Client / product

Codazen

React platforms & component libraries

Digital engineering work spanning client applications, reusable component libraries, and responsive UI systems.

  • React applications with Redux & Context API
  • Reusable component libraries
  • Responsive, client-facing UI
  • Mentorship and peer code reviews
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Messenger Kids

Safer messaging for families

Meta Quest

VR platform experiences

J.D. Power

Voice of the Customer platforms

Mobile app

Recipe Saver

A React Native cookbook designed for home cooks — with an App Store release planned for 2026.

Recipe Saver welcome screen

Welcome

  • Features: recipes, collections, shopping lists, kitchen-friendly UI
  • Architecture: React Native + TypeScript, mobile-first product design
  • Status: in active development · App Store 2026
  • Why it matters: a personal product born from real cooking habits — memorable and shippable.

Tech stack

Tools I use to ship

Scanable by design — logos as labels, grouped by how I actually work.

RE

React

Front-end

RE

React Native

Front-end

TY

TypeScript

Front-end

JA

JavaScript

Front-end

HT

HTML

Front-end

CS

CSS

Front-end

RE

Redux

State

CO

Context API

State

WE

Webpack

Tooling

NO

Node

Tooling

GI

Git

Tooling

RE

Render

Platform

CU

Cursor

AI

CH

ChatGPT

AI

Differentiation

AI-augmented development

Cursor and ChatGPT — used daily to move faster without lowering the quality bar.

Cursor

Daily workflow companion

ChatGPT

Daily workflow companion

Used daily for

    Architecture
    Documentation
    Debugging
    Code Reviews
    Refactoring
    Testing

What I'm building

Products

For employers and future clients: I’m actively building — not only maintaining.

📱

Recipe Saver

React Native cookbook app shipping in 2026

🤖

AI stock research tool

Planned product experiment

Articles

Notes from the workbench

Short essays on modernization, AI workflows, React Native, and front-end architecture.

2026-05-18 · 5 min read

Building My First React Native App: Recipe Saver

After 20+ years of enterprise frontend work, I challenged myself to learn React Native by building a personal digital cookbook.

2026-06-20 · 4 min read

Context API vs Redux: Choosing State on Purpose

A practical look at Redux vs Context API, drawn from enterprise work at Codazen and building Recipe Saver.

2026-06-01 · 5 min read

A Practical Render Deployment Guide for Front-End Apps

How I deployed Recipe Saver’s API and PostgreSQL on Render—and what I learned along the way.

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People hire people

Approachable, not corporate

Lionel Croom

Based in Daytona Beach, FL. I care about maintainable architecture, clear UI systems, and products that feel obvious in the hand.

When I'm not building software, I'm usually building recipes. I'm an avid home chef (my wife nicknamed me "Chef Loverface"), which inspired my current React Native project—a personal digital cookbook designed for home cooks.

Timeline

Growth across two decades

99

E-Commerce Exchange

1999

00

Canon USA

2000

06

24-7 Internet

2006

12

Arbonne

2012

13

Velocity

2013

18

J.D. Power

2018

20

Codazen

2020

21

iBoss

2021

26

Recipe Saver

2026

Testimonials

What collaborators notice

“Lionel brings calm clarity to messy front-end platforms. He modernizes without breaking delivery, and teams trust his judgment.”

Engineering Collaborator

Senior Engineer · Enterprise Platform Team

“He doesn't just implement tickets—he raises the quality of the UI system. Code reviews with Lionel made junior developers better.”

Former Teammate

Front-End Developer · Consulting Engagement

“Rare mix of design sensibility and engineering discipline. Stakeholders could see the product getting clearer week over week.”

Product Partner

Product Manager · Client Platform

For recruiters

Looking for someone who can

If this checklist matches the role, let’s talk.

✔Modernize legacy platforms
✔Build React applications
✔Improve UI consistency
✔Collaborate across teams
✔Deliver production software

Let’s talk.

Daytona Beach, FL · Open to remote senior front-end / UI engineering roles and product collaborations.

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