Joy Real

Product Builder based in Montreal, Quebec, Canada

Summary

Product-minded frontend designer and builder with 15+ years of design experience and 6+ years building production web applications. Currently working as a Web Designer and Frontend Developer at Datavalet, where I design and build Wi-Fi captive portals used in hospitals, airports, and public spaces. I also built and run MakeYourOwnFont.com, a browser-based SaaS platform for creating and downloading custom fonts.

Skills

Frontend: SvelteKit, Sapper, Tailwind CSS, JavaScript, Responsive UI

Backend: Python

Tools: Git, Stripe, Supabase, Render, Vercel, Figma, MCP workflows

Growth: SEO, Google Analytics, Search Console, keyword research

AI Tools: Claude CLI, Codex

Workflow: Agile, Scrum (PSM I Certified), release coordination

Experience

Web Designer & Frontend Developer

Datavalet Technologies — Montreal, Canada | Sep 2019 - Present

Designed and shipped UX for Wi-Fi captive portals.
Simplified authentication, redirect, localization, and error-state flows so users could complete login journeys.
Contributed to a customer-facing dashboard by clarifying states and chart behavior.
Worked with product and networking teams to align UX decisions with system limitations and delivery timelines.

Scrum Master (PSM I Certified)

Facilitated sprint ceremonies and kept design and engineering work aligned.
Reduced ambiguity by helping clarify work, decisions, and execution across the team.

Active Project

MakeYourOwnFont.com — Founder / Product Builder

Built and launched a browser-based SaaS product that converts handwriting into TTF fonts.
Designed the full user journey from drawing to export for non-technical users.
Grew the product through SEO, reaching ~15K monthly clicks from organic search.
Implemented monetization through premium features and Stripe payments.