Jerry Gao
About Jerry Gao
Jerry Gao is a Senior Front End Engineer at Courier Health, specializing in animating user interactions to enhance user experience. He has a background in Illustration and has worked in various engineering and design roles across multiple companies in New York.
Work at Courier Health
Jerry Gao has been employed at Courier Health as a Senior Front-End Engineer since 2021. In this role, he focuses on enhancing user experience through the animation of user interactions. His work is based in New York, New York, where he has contributed to various projects aimed at improving the functionality and aesthetics of web applications.
Education and Expertise
Jerry Gao studied Full Stack Web Development at Viking Education in 2017. He also holds a Bachelor of Fine Arts (B.F.A.) in Illustration from the Massachusetts College of Art and Design, which he completed from 2008 to 2012. His educational background in illustration informs his approach to UI design, allowing him to create visually engaging and user-friendly interfaces.
Professional Background
Prior to his current position at Courier Health, Jerry worked at EdApp, where he served as a Front-End Engineer from 2019 to 2020 and then as a Senior Front-End Engineer from 2020 to 2021. He also gained experience as a Full Stack Developer at NewtonX from 2017 to 2018. Earlier in his career, he worked as a Designer & Illustrator at Blackwright from 2012 to 2017, which helped him develop a strong foundation in design principles.
Achievements in Front-End Development
Throughout his career, Jerry Gao has specialized in animating user interactions to enhance user experience. He emphasizes driving code maintainability through thoughtful component API design. His technical skills and design background enable him to create effective and engaging web applications.