Jordan Harrison

Software Developer

I am a passionate frontend developer with 3+ years of specialized React and Next.js experience, currently driving large-scale web migrations. My journey from IT infrastructure to software development, combined with my creative background, gives me a unique perspective on building performant, maintainable web applications that deliver exceptional user experiences. Beyond coding, I'm an hobbyist photographer & am active in the developer community as founder of Google Developer Group Portlaoise. In my career, my goal is to become a Frontend Tech Lead where I can combine hands-on development expertise with mentoring and architectural leadership to shape the future of frontend development teams.

jordan@harrison.to
harrison.to
County Laois, Ireland

Experience

Software Developer

Charles River Laboratories

Dec 2023 - Present

County Laois, Ireland · Remote

  • Update the company's customer facing website, migrating their Drupal website to a headless architecture using JSON API and a NextJS Frontend
  • Implement NextJS middleware to enable a progressive rollout of multiple thousand pages of content

Tech Stack: NodeJS, NextJS, React, Chakra UI, JSON API, Drupal

Software Developer I

Charles River Laboratories

Jan 2023 - Dec 2023

County Laois, Ireland · Remote

  • React frontend & Fastify backend of internal user management application minimum viable product using feature flags
  • Migrated frontend from Webpack to Vite and unit tests from Jest to Vitest for improved developer experience

Tech Stack: NodeJS, Fastify, React, Chakra UI, Vitest

Associate Software Developer

Charles River Laboratories

Jul 2022 - Jan 2023

County Laois, Ireland · Remote

  • Frontend developer building Apollo platform for real-time toxicology study data from minimum viable product to release
  • Implemented new functionality working with large & diverse datasets

Tech Stack: NodeJS, Fastify, React, Chakra UI, Jest, Cypress

IT Support Officer

Glanbia Cheese EU

Nov 2019 - Jul 2022

  • Oversaw IT infrastructure implementation during €135 million processing facility development
  • Sole IT System Administrator on-site, set up VMWare ESX hosts & Windows virtual servers
  • Implemented 60+ Windows workstations using PXE build process enabling remote working
  • Established asset management system and created comprehensive technical documentation

Junior IT Administrator

RPS Group

Dec 2017 - Nov 2019

  • First & second line support for 150 users in heavily CAD-focused environment
  • Led Windows 10 rollout, completing 2 months ahead of schedule
  • Managed Windows Server, Active Directory, Office 365, and specialized CAD software

Education

Leading Remote Teams

Grow Remote & LOETB

2025

Agile Project Management

Coursera

2022

HDip, Computer Science

South East Technological University, Waterford

2021 - 2023

First Class Honors

Adobe Certified Associate: Visual Design using Photoshop CC 2015

Adobe

2020

ITIL Foundation

Axelos

2019

Bachelor of Science (BSc), Network Management

Athlone Institute of Technology

2014 - 2017

Merit Grade 2

Honors & Awards

Lorraine Bolger Award for Best Project 2023

Red Hat · May 2023

Awarded best project 2023 in the SETU awards, sponsored by Red Hat, for work on the Tutors Open Source Project.

GradIreland Student Challenge Finalist

GradIreland · Mar 2017

Top 5% finalist in GradIreland's National Student Challenge 2017.

Technical Skills

Frontend

  • React
  • Next.js
  • Svelte
  • SvelteKit
  • Chakra UI
  • Tailwind CSS

Backend

  • Node.js
  • Fastify
  • REST
  • JSON API
  • MySQL

Cloud & DevOps

  • Azure
  • AWS
  • OpenShift
  • GitHub Actions

Testing

  • Vitest
  • Jest
  • Cypress
  • Vite

Volunteering

Founder & Community Lead

Google Developer Group Portlaoise

Jan 2024 - Present

Founder of the local chapter of the GDG program organizing multiple events with 30-60 local attendees at each event, along with organizing DevFest Ireland 2025 with an expected attendance of over 250.

Web Developer

Waterford Institute of Technology

Jun 2021 - Aug 2023

Worked on the open source Tutors Svelte application used for 150+ courses. Redesigned frontend from Tailwind CSS in Semantic UI style to DaisyUI, collaborating with Red Hat team.