# Lloyd Richards TypeScript engineer building developer tools, protocol adapters, and reusable application systems. [lloydrichards.dev](https://lloydrichards.dev) · [lloyd.d.richards@gmail.com](mailto:lloyd.d.richards@gmail.com) · [+41 77 97 30 938](tel:+41779730938) · [github.com/lloydrichards](https://github.com/lloydrichards) ## Executive Summary Developer tooling and platform engineer with 6+ years building TypeScript products. I rebuilt Effect’s McpServer around versioned protocol adapters, including the stateless 2026-07-28 runtime. My open source work also includes Effect Boxes for terminal layouts and Stack Effect for application scaffolding. - Rebuilt Effect’s McpServer with versioned protocol adapters, including the stateless 2026-07-28 runtime - Built Effect Boxes, a composable terminal layout library, and Stack Effect, an application scaffolding CLI - Designed the IPEN WordPress content schema and a validated pipeline that reports actionable errors to editors ## Technical Skills TypeScript, React, Next.js, Node.js, Effect, Developer Tooling, Design Systems, PostgreSQL, CI/CD, Docker, Terraform, Kubernetes, Vercel ## Experience ### Interactive Things - Professional Interaction Engineer _Feb 2023 - Present_ Fullstack developer specializing in interactive, data-centric platforms for public sector and Fortune 500 clients. Responsible for technical architecture, data pipelines, and component libraries across 8 projects with 6 clients. - Sole developer on the [OECD Competitiveness Outlook Data Hub](/projects/2401-competitiveness-outlook-data-hub) (1100+ pages), winning Silver at Swiss Viz Awards 2025 and German Design Award 2026 - Collaborated with a 3-person dev team on the [Cancer Monitoring Dashboard](/projects/2402-cancer-monitoring-dashboard) (German Design Award 2026), mentoring an intern through pair programming and code reviews - Refactored a legacy Fortune 500 analytics platform, redefining the domain model with data science teams and building complex Snowflake queries across a data lake serving 50-100 daily users - Built a shared, themeable component library used across 3 OECD applications with Tailwind CSS - Designed TypeScript data pipelines to transform unstructured client documents into structured datasets for D3 visualizations and CMS-driven sites ### Vatorex AG. - Data Visualization Specialist _Apr 2021 - Jan 2023_ Owned design and development of digital products for an IoT beekeeping platform serving 500 users and 10,000 connected hives worldwide. - Built a cross-platform mobile app from scratch in Flutter, replacing separate Swift and Kotlin codebases and reducing feature delivery time from months to weeks - Migrated backend infrastructure from per-user AWS databases to a consolidated GCP architecture with Firebase/Firestore, improving monitoring and business intelligence - Designed read-heavy data pipelines for daily sensor transmissions and built dashboards for both beekeepers and internal R&D teams - Mentored a mobile developer on Flutter/Dart while iterating on UI and backend improvements - Supported pivot from hobby to commercial beekeeping (20-50 clients, thousands of hives each), adapting the platform for trial cohort management ### Vatorex AG. - Data Visualization Intern _Oct 2020 - Mar 2021_ First design-focused hire at the company. Consolidated inconsistent interfaces across web, Swift, and Kotlin apps into a unified design system and brand. - Audited existing applications and created the company's first design system, unifying UI patterns across three platforms - Coordinated with the development team to implement consistent components, replacing ad-hoc designs built by rotating interns ### Interactive Things - Data Visualization Intern _Jan 2020 - Jul 2020_ Design and development internship focused on data visualization. Created static and interactive visualizations for both internal and client-facing projects. - Prototyped data interactions and helped transform large datasets for client-facing dashboards - Collaborated with both design and engineering teams for iterative releases ### Lloyd Richards Design - Regenerative Garden Designer _Apr 2016 - Oct 2018_ Ran an independent design-build practice specializing in ecological and permaculture-based landscape design. Managed 26 projects end-to-end from client acquisition through to construction. - Designed residential gardens, food forests, and community spaces using AutoCAD, producing multi-year phased plans with succession planting timelines - Built and delivered projects personally, coordinating with carpenters and labourers for specialized work - Created client-facing documentation in InDesign combining technical plans, hand-drawn renders, and data-driven timelines to communicate long-term ecological development - Managed all business operations including sales, marketing, invoicing, and client relationships ## Key Projects - **[Effect Boxes](https://lloydrichards.dev/projects/2600-effect-boxes)** (2026) Built an open source library for composable terminal layouts, used in the Stack Effect scaffolding CLI. - **[IPEN Plastic Map](https://lloydrichards.dev/projects/2403-ipen-plastic-map)** (2024) Designed IPEN’s WordPress content schema and built a validated pipeline for the frontend with actionable errors for editors. - **[Competitiveness Outlook Data Hub](https://lloydrichards.dev/projects/2401-competitiveness-outlook-data-hub)** (2024) Interactive data storytelling platform built using fullstack technologies. Created backend logic for scoring systems and visual data transitions. - **[SME Policy Index](https://lloydrichards.dev/projects/2601-sme-policy-index)** (2026) Multi-platform data visualization system extending the Competitiveness Outlook design language. Built unified theming architecture using design tokens and monorepo structure for backwards compatibility. ## Education - **Master of Architecture, Environmental Design (1 year),** University of Calgary (Sep 2012 - Apr 2013) - **Bachelor of Arts (Multidisciplinary),** University of Calgary (Sep 2006 - Apr 2011) ## Community & Volunteering - **Organizer,** Data Visualization Zurich MeetUp (Oct 2023 - Present) - **Events Committee Member (2024),** Outlier Conference (Feb 2024 - Aug 2024)