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§ ABOUT
KAI OHNO — 2026

I build things
that have impact.

Kai Ohno
Portrait · 01
2025Kai Ohno

I'm a full-stack developer working across mobile and web — from system architecture and frontend UX through backend services, data pipelines, and App Store release. The throughline is the product itself: software that is usable, visually clear, and engineered to hold up in production.

My background bridges two worlds — the curiosity-driven thinking I picked up studying abroad in Costa Rica, and the rigorous engineering foundation I've been building at Sheridan College. Together they shape how I work — pragmatic, deliberate, and shipped.

Based in
Ontario, Canada
Working as
Full-stack developer
Founder of
Deal Dish
§ EXPERTISE

What I build,
end to end.

Twelve disciplines that show up on every product I ship.
01

Full-Stack Development

End-to-end ownership across mobile and web.

React · React Native · Next.js · Node · TypeScript
02

System Architecture

Services, data models, and pipelines that scale predictably.

REST · Schemas · Caching · Observability
03

Frontend & UX

Responsive, performant interfaces with deliberate motion.

Tailwind · Framer Motion · A11y · Design Systems
04

Backend & Data

APIs, data modeling, and scheduled ingestion pipelines.

Firebase · Firestore · Cron · Indexing
05

ML Integration

Production features powered by generation models and structured logic.

LLMs · Prompting · Constraints · Evals
06

Shipping to Production

Deployment, App Store release, and post-launch operations.

CI/CD · EAS · Monitoring · Releases
07

Graphic Design

Brand systems, marketing assets, and product visuals with intent.

Figma · Illustrator · Photoshop · Branding
08

Video Editing

Story-driven cuts, motion, and color for product and brand films.

Premiere · After Effects · DaVinci · Color
09

Photography

Composition, lighting, and post — from portraits to product work.

Lightroom · Composition · Lighting · Editorial
10

3D & Motion

Interactive 3D scenes and animated visuals shipped on the web.

Spline · Three.js · WebGL · Framer Motion
11

Brand & Identity

Visual systems, voice, and positioning that hold across surfaces.

Identity · Voice · Naming · Systems
12

Product Strategy

Scope, roadmap, and positioning — owning the why, not just the build.

Roadmap · Scope · Positioning · Pricing
§ EDUCATION

Where I learned
to think.

Two institutions, two continents, two halves of how I work today.
🇨🇦
Period
2022 — 2025

Sheridan College

Institute of Technology & Advanced Learning · Ontario, Canada
Program
Computer Systems Technology
Focus
Software Development & Network Engineering
🇨🇷
Period
Formative Years

Centro Educativo Costa Ballena

International School · Costa Ballena, Costa Rica
Track
International School Curriculum
Focus
Spanish Immersion & Environmental Education
§ SELECTED WORK

What I've
shipped.

Three projects that show the full arc — design, engineering, and release.
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01Featured · Production

Deal Dish

5.0App Store · Food & Drink

One of the fastest-growing apps in its category — built, shipped, and operated end-to-end.

Machine-learning–powered mobile app that generates personalized recipes from available ingredients, dietary preferences, and nutritional goals — integrated with major Canadian grocery chains for real-time deals.

React NativeExpoNodeFirebaseFirestoreLLMsiOS Release
Visit Deal Dishdealdish.ca
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−196°
02Concept · Brand

−196

Concept site celebrating the Canadian launch of Suntory's iconic flash-frozen chu-hi. Built around immersive 3D animations that bring the −196 °C freezing process to life — Japan's number-one RTD reframed for a new market.

Next.jsSpline 3DFramer MotionTailwind
Visit −196minus196.ca
空き家
03Platform · Listings

Akiya Scout

Listing platform for discovering Japan's akiya (空き家) — the country's vast inventory of abandoned rural homes available at remarkable prices. Quiet mountain villages and coastal towns waiting for a second life.

Next.jsFirestoreIndexingMaps
Visit Akiya Scoutakiyascout.app