About

The engineer who understood the business first.

Judy Chen

I've spent fifteen years inside real businesses and the last few building the software they were missing.

Every business I've worked in had the same problem. The software they'd bought didn't match how they actually worked, so people filled the gaps by hand: retyping data, copying between systems, building the same documents over and over.

I saw it from the operations side first. I spent nine years running operations at e-commerce companies, then two years at a wealth management firm, where I still do contract work. Since 2023 I've been an engineer at a manufacturer, building the systems that turn custom orders into instructions the factory can build from.

I build with Claude Code, an AI coding tool. I wrote code by hand for years, so I can tell when the AI gets something wrong, and the time it saves goes into figuring out what's worth building.

When you bring me in, I start by walking through how your work actually gets done, find where it breaks, and build a tool to fix it. You own what I build.

What I work with.

Tools in service of the problem

Languages

  • TypeScript / JavaScript
  • C#
  • SQL
  • Python

Frameworks & runtime

  • React
  • Next.js
  • Node.js
  • Tailwind CSS

AI & automation

  • Claude Code workflows
  • Image reading
  • LLM integration
  • Deterministic engines

Data & platforms

  • PostgreSQL
  • Cloudflare
  • Epicor ERP
  • Git / CI-CD

Operations & domain

  • E-commerce operations (9 yrs)
  • Requirements discovery
  • Workflow auditing
  • Product configurators

How I work

  • Project management
  • Solo, end-to-end delivery
  • Shipping to production
  • Wealth management client work

The path here.

Operations → engineering
2023 – present

Senior Technology Engineer

C.R. Laurence

Build product configurators on a live Epicor ERP using C# business process methods, automating roughly 90% of custom manufacturing orders. Now using AI to speed up the build.

2026 – present

Full-Stack Engineer (Contract)

Belmont Home Staging

Designed and shipped a solo, end-to-end contract and operations platform: AI that reads handwriting, e-signatures, and a live revenue dashboard.

2018 – present

Client Relationship Manager

Logic Wealth

Two years full time, then as-needed contract work since. Managed client relationships at a registered investment advisory firm. Non-technical clients, real money on the line, no room to hide behind the complexity. The Series 65 came from this role.

2013 – 2018

Operations & Project Management

Mavlon Tech

Led cross-functional operations and projects at a B2B e-commerce company, translating between the people doing the work and the systems meant to help them.

2009 – 2013

Operations

Gadspot

Business operations at a B2C e-commerce company.

Education & credentials.

Education
B.S. Computer Science
Cal Poly Pomona
Certification
PMP
Project Management Professional
License
Series 65
Investment Adviser Representative