Latest Projects

  • The Weekend Bag Program

    The Weekend Bag Program Homepage

    Squarespace – Complete website overhaul for The Weekend Bag Program, a kid-founded and run 501(c)(3) nonprofit. Focused on strengthening branding, enhancing usability and accessibility, and clearly communicating the mission to end juvenile food insufficiency by providing students with weekend food and hygiene products. Ensured visitors can easily understand how to get involved and support the cause.

  • Flow State Kanban Board

    Kanban Board Wireframe

    JavaScript, React.js, MongoDB, Node.js, Express.js, TailwindCSS, Vite, Figma – Dynamic task management web app built with full CRUD functionality. Designed to streamline workflows with drag-and-drop capabilities, customizable boards, and intuitive task organization. Users can create, update, read, and delete tasks, making it a powerful tool for team productivity and personal organization.

  • Library Lite

    Library Lite User Interface

    JavaScript, MongoDB, Node.js, Express.js, Embedded JavaScript, CSS – Library Lite is a personal library app so individuals can track the books on their shelves and whether they have read them or not. This full-stack CRUD app was built as a demonstration for my technical article Your Starting Place: How To Build A CRUD App With Node, Express, and MongoDB.

  • Blackout Poetry Studio

    Blackout Poetry Studio

    JavaScript, HTML5, CSS3 – Blackout Poetry Studio is a creative tool to help overcome writer's block and inspire creatives by digitally replicating the process of crafting poetry with a sharpie & an old book.

  • DrinkDex

    DrinkDex

    JavaScript, HTML5, CSS3 – DrinkDex is your go-to cocktail companion, allowing you to effortlessly search for any cocktail, providing detailed recipes, ingredients, visuals, and everything you need to become a master mixologist at home.

  • Slice of Rai

    DrinkDex

    JavaScript, HTML5, CSS3 – Slice of Rai is a 90s retro inspired personal website I built for the Codédex Mini Holiday Hackathon and for my inner teenager! I miss the days when the internet was fun, colorful, and creative.

  • The Garden Bistro

    The Garden Bistro Website

  • Elysian Salon & Wellness Lounge

    Elysian Salon and Wellness Lounge Website

Services

Dedication to client success is the driving force behind my services.
Here's how I ensure our collaboration is a pathway to achieving your project goals:

  1. Consultation

    Our journey kicks off with in-depth discussion to understand the essence of your project.

  2. Proposal

    Receive a comprehensive project proposal and collaboratively chart our course of action for your website

  3. Development

    Stay in the loop with weekly updates as I build and test your project, ensuring your vision takes shape.

  4. Launch

    Experience peace of mind with the final project launch and training on how to make content updates.

I'm Rai Dorzback (he/him), a Full Stack Software Engineer based in Sparta, New Jersey

Full stack software developer & Director of Speaker Engagement at NY Code & Coffee.

I use my technical skills to empower people and foster connection, including:

  • Building web apps for non-profits and small businesses to connect people with their resources.
  • Writing technical articles to teach devs to build full-stack CRUD apps.
  • Creating a database of trauma-informed mental health providers for BIPOC and Queer Clients.
  • Developing software to help families connect through cooking & their shared family history.

Using software to make people’s lives easier so they can focus on what’s important–connecting with their loved ones, nature, themselves–is at the heart of what I do.

I am a language nerd through and through (Spanish, ASL, and Trigedasleng) and that nerdiness extends to coding languages and technologies as well: JavaScript, MongoDB, Node.js, Express.js, React, Python, TailwindCSS, Figma, Krita, Gimp, Git, HTML, CSS.

BA Biopsychology, Cognition, & Neuroscience
University of Michigan Residential College '22

Languages & Tools:
JS
Python
React.js
Node.js
Express.js Express.js logo
MongoDB MongoDB logo
TailwindCSS TailwindCSS Logo
Figma
Postman Postman logo
Git
HTML
CSS
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Blog

Your Starting Place: How To Build A CRUD App with Node, Express, and MongoDB

Are you coming from frontend JavaScript & looking to learn backend? Look no further, you have found The Starting Place! This is a comprehensive code-along guide to building a full-stack CRUD app w/Node, Express, and MongoDB.

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