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Web Developer & Digital Marketing Specialist — blending 6+ years of digital marketing leadership with hands-on web development. Locally proven in Ottawa with measurable business impact.
Profile#
| Name | Yizhuang (Leon) Lin |
|---|---|
| Location | Ottawa, ON, Canada |
| cestduleon@gmail.com | |
| linkedin.com/in/yizhuang-lin-299253278 | |
| GitHub | github.com/YizhuangLin |
| Website | cestduleon.dev |
Positioning — A web developer with quantifiable commercial results in the Canadian market, backed by six years of hands-on digital marketing leadership.
Highlights#
- Drove a 150% business growth for Ottawa Radon Expert through a full-funnel SEO + web overhaul
- Scaled organic traffic 5× (20/week → 100+/week, peaking at 200+/day) across 3 WordPress sites
- 6+ years leading digital marketing in Shanghai (Senior Digital Marketing Manager @ Target Social)
- Dean’s Honour List · Algonquin College Web Development Diploma (GPA 3.8/4.0)
Skills#
Core Strength- SEO & Search Strategy — Local SEO, technical audits, content strategy, measurable organic growth
- Digital Marketing — Full-funnel campaigns, analytics, paid/organic channel mix, client-facing strategy
- CMS & WordPress: WordPress custom themes/plugins, Hugo, Markdown, headless workflows
- Front-end:
HTML,CSS,JavaScript,React,TypeScript,Tailwind,Bootstrap - Back-end:
ASP.NET Core (MVC / Razor / Blazor · C#),PHP,Python,Node.js(basics) - Database:
MySQL,MongoDB, relational schema design
- DevOps: Git/GitHub, Linux (Debian/Ubuntu), Docker, Bash, SSL, auth workflows
- Design: Figma, Illustrator, Photoshop
- PM & Collaboration: Notion, Jira, Slack, Lark · creative briefs, technical docs, scheduling
- Languages: English (professional) · Mandarin (native)
Portfolio#
View Portfolio →Experience#
Marketing & Web Developer — Ottawa Radon Expert#
Ottawa, ON 🇨🇦 · Contract · 2024.10 – Present
- Rebuilt the main site and launched 2 new vertical sites (HRV / HVAC) on WordPress
- Executed local SEO strategy: organic traffic 20/week → 100+/week, peaking 200+/day
- 150% business growth attributed to the combined web + SEO overhaul
Customer Service Staff — Aramark Canada#
Kanata, ON 🇨🇦 · Contract Full-time · 2024.11 – 2025.11
- Front-line customer operations during the Web Development diploma period
Volunteer Web Developer — 872 RCACS#
Ottawa, ON 🇨🇦 · Volunteer · 2023.07 – 2024.03
- Redesigned the squadron website on WordPress; delivered mobile-first, accessible UX
Senior Digital Marketing Manager — Target Social (仟传网络)#
Shanghai 🇨🇳 · Full-time · 2020.11 – 2022.11
- Led digital strategy for enterprise clients across paid and organic channels
- Managed cross-functional campaign teams; owned client relationships end-to-end
Digital Marketing Manager — Kin-king Advertising#
Shanghai 🇨🇳 · Full-time · 2016.11 – 2020.11
- 4 years of campaign delivery, client service, and account growth in a Shanghai agency
Education#
Algonquin College#
Web Development & Internet Applications Diploma · Ottawa, Canada 🇨🇦 · 2023 – 2024
- Dean’s Honour List · GPA 3.8 / 4.0
Shanghai Lida University#
B.A. Exhibition Planning & Management · Shanghai, China 🇨🇳 · 2013 – 2017
Life Map#
Marketing & Web Developer
Ottawa, Canada
💼 Ottawa Radon Expert
2024.10 – Present · 150% business growth · 5× organic traffic · 3 WordPress sitesCustomer Service Staff
Kanata, Canada
💼 Aramark Canada
2024.11 – 2025.11Volunteer Web Developer
Ottawa, Canada
🤝 872 RCACS
2023.07 – 2024.03 · WordPress redesignWeb Development & Internet Applications
Ottawa, Canada
🏫 Algonquin College
2023.01 – 2024.08 · Dean's Honour List · GPA 3.8 / 4.0Senior Digital Marketing Manager
Shanghai, China
💼 Target Social (仟传网络)
2020.11 – 2022.11Digital Marketing Manager
Shanghai, China
💼 Kin-king Advertising
2016.11 – 2020.11 · 4 years of agency-side digital marketingB.A. Exhibition Planning & Management
Shanghai, China
🏫 Shanghai Lida University
2013.09 – 2017.07
Selected Projects#
- Ottawa Radon Expert — Main site + HRV/HVAC verticals · SEO-led redesign · 150% business growth
- 872 RCACS — Squadron website redesign on WordPress (volunteer, 2023–2024)
- Roomify — Personal full-stack exploration (2025)
- Tateyama Kendo / Pitch Jams — Community and event websites
Who am I?#
- Web developer grounded in six years of real-world marketing — I ship pages that convert, not just render
- Obsessed with readability, low coupling, and measurable outcomes
- React · TypeScript · WordPress · SEO enthusiast
- Kendo 1 Dan — still in love with it
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