Kenny Tran
San Jose, California, United States
Summary
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Top SchoolKenny Tran is a software engineer with 11 years of hands-on experience and a strong open-source footprint, contributing to high-profile projects like webpack and the Uniswap interface. Currently pursuing a bachelor's degree after earning an AS in Computer Science, he pairs formal study with practical engineering through projects that span full-stack refactors and front-end UX improvements. His work on purifycss shows pragmatic optimization skills—modularizing extraction logic, improving class/ID detection, and adding minification and output controls. At Uniswap he enhanced wallet integrations and transaction UX, reflecting an eye for real-world user flows in decentralized finance. Kenny also tutors STEM subjects, which sharpens his ability to explain complex technical concepts clearly. Based in San Jose, he blends academic rigor, open-source collaboration, and user-focused development in productive, incremental improvements.
12 years of coding experience
Associate of Science - AS, Computer Science, GPA: 3.7, Associate of Science - AS, Computer Science, GPA: 3.7 at Santa Rosa Junior College
Github Skills (26)
code-optimization10
pancakeswap10
javascript10
css10
user-interface10
ui-design10
bundle10
graphical-user-interface10
plugin10
webpack10
human-interface10
front-end-development10
webpacker10
html10
bundling10
Programming languages (8)
Github contributions (5)
purifycss/purifycss
May 2015 - May 2017
Remove unused CSS. Also works with single-page apps.
Role in this project:
Full-stack Developer
Full-stack DeveloperContributions:196 commits, 121 PRs, 148 pushes in 2 years
Contributions summary:Kenny refactored and improved the core functionality of the CSS removal tool, introducing more modular code by separating extraction functions. They renamed files and the main function for clarity, then added documentation and options such as minification and output file specification. Further development included optimization for class and ID detection by improving matching and integration of file compression.
css
Uniswap/interface
Oct 2018 - Dec 2018
🦄 Open source interfaces for the Uniswap protocol
Role in this project:Front-end Developer
Front-end DeveloperContributions:39 commits, 41 PRs, 5 pushes in 1 month
Contributions summary:Kenny primarily focused on enhancing the user interface and user experience of the Uniswap interface. Their commits involved updating UI elements to incorporate new features such as Coinbase Wallet integration, implementing a responsive UI for MetaMask and Brave on desktop, styling token rows, and adding transaction detail modals. The user also improved the overall user flow by implementing a summary modal and correcting the information displayed on the send page.
uniswapethereumblockchain
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