Jesper Asplund

Across multiple strategic initiatives at Ingka, I worked as a frontend-focused fullstack developer, owning the user interfaces of business-critical web platforms. I built responsive, component-driven frontends in React, Next.js and TanStack (Query, Router, Table, Form) with Tailwind CSS, treating accessibility (WCAG, ARIA, keyboard navigation, color contrast) and testing (Jest, React Testing Library) as a standard part of every delivery. I also contributed across backend services, infrastructure as code, and CI/CD pipelines.

Operational Playbook Platform - Built the frontend of an organizational knowledge hub for internal methodologies and processes, with CMS-like authoring workflows enabling content owners to publish and update guidance. Backed by event-driven microservices using Cloud Functions, Pub/Sub, and Cloud Scheduler.

Financial Approval Workflow System - Developed dynamic, form-driven approval-flow interfaces for securing financial approval of investment projects, on a serverless backend with Cloud Functions and BigQuery analytics.

Market Discovery Platform - Built the evaluation and scoring UI for assessing potential new locations, with categorized scoring criteria and financial feasibility analysis integrated with backend APIs and Azure AD authentication.

Space Planning & Design Platform - Built form-driven workflows with approval processes and AI-assisted input validation for defining and validating new retail space configurations. Managed infrastructure provisioning with Terraform and CI/CD pipelines with GitHub Actions.

Working in Scrum teams throughout, collaborating closely with UX designers to deliver accessible, user-friendly interfaces.

Built and deployed a Model Context Protocol (MCP) server exposing GESHDO's internal TimeNow time-reporting API to Claude, live on Google Cloud Run with a per-user Entra SSO auth model and encrypted, Firestore-backed sessions. Set up CI/CD from GitHub Actions to Cloud Run with full unit test coverage across the auth, tools and API client layers.

Contributed to the IKEA Kitchen Planner - a public-facing product used by millions of customers worldwide to design and plan their kitchens. Working in sprint-based Scrum teams alongside UX designers and architects, I built and maintained features across a large-scale React codebase, translating design mockups into responsive, component-driven interfaces. Accessibility was built in throughout - semantic HTML, ARIA labels, full keyboard/tabindex navigation and WCAG-compliant color contrast - so the planner met IKEA's design principles and accessibility standards. I covered my work with Jest and React Testing Library unit and integration tests.

Built two full Vue.js applications from the ground up for managing office capacity and resource allocation across IKEA offices. I owned the frontend - component architecture, state management with Vuex, and responsive, accessible UIs (ARIA, keyboard navigation) - delivering workspace booking with collision detection, team scheduling calendars, lunch room reservations, and admin dashboards with statistics and reporting. Implemented role-based access control, multi-language support (i18n), and guided onboarding flows. Integrated Azure AD authentication, error tracking with Sentry, and Google Analytics.

At IKANO Bank, I actively contributed to the maintenance and enhancement of the cloud platform. Some key achievements include:

Facilitated the creation of AWS resources as needed, streamlining resource provisioning and optimizing scalability.

Constructed a comprehensive cost reporting tool. This tool provided a clear overview of all expenses associated with the AWS services employed, enabling informed decision-making and cost management.

At GESHDO, I work as an external IT consultant while contributing to internal product development - building the frontend and UI of our employee time reporting platform and client-facing projects.

I have also delivered side-projects such as a ticket reservation system and interactive meeting room displays built with Vue.js on Raspberry Pi devices, integrated with Azure for real-time room booking.

As part of the Tech Excellence initiative, I serve as a mentor for interns and colleagues, and lead internal training sessions.

Built a web app with the purpose of simplifying birthday event planning for parents with young children. Allowed users to create an event using different templates, send out invites and reminders by sms and email via SendGrid.