YVES LAI
PROFILE2

Yves Lai

Yves Lai
Surname
LAI
Given names
YVES
Profession
Technical Writer
Field
Technical Communication
Based in
Vancouver, Canada
Languages
English · Mandarin
Education
MASc, UBC
Statement
Technical writer who builds the tools behind the docs.
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EXPERIENCE

3
VANCOUVER, CANADA
GLOBAL RELAY
YEAR2021
VANCOUVER, CANADA
D3 SECURITY
YEAR2020
VANCOUVER, CANADA
WOOD
YEAR2020
RICHMOND, CANADA
KEMETCO
YEAR2019
TAIPEI, TAIWAN
WRA
YEAR2017
VANCOUVER, CANADA
UBC
YEAR2014
JOURNEY
Global RelayD3WoodKemetcoWRAUBCFull journey

PROJECTS

4
BUSINESS
Name
Y & G Import and Export Services
Journey
Canada ⇄ Taiwan
Services
Parcel forwarding, personal shopping
Built
Customer portal, logistics workflows
Since2019
Get a freight quote

PROJECTS

5
SIDE PROJECT · CROSS-BORDER CARD OPTIMIZER
Journey
Researching credit cards since 2019. This tool turns what I check by hand into rules anyone can run.
Cards
82
Countries
Canada, US, Taiwan
Counts
Annual fees, FX costs, point values, lounge access
Since2019
Try it with your spending
Example: annual rewards, before costsCAD 1,702
Groceries CAD · American Express Cobalt8.50%
Dining & delivery CAD · American Express Cobalt8.50%
Streaming CAD · American Express Cobalt5.10%
Dining & delivery USD · Chase Sapphire Preferred Card3.70%
Gas & EV charging CAD · Chase Sapphire Preferred Card3.70%
Transit & rideshare CAD · American Express Cobalt3.40%
Entertainment CAD · Capital One Savor2.50%
Transit & rideshare USD · Chase Sapphire Preferred Card2.30%

Ranked by effective return after foreign transaction fees and the cost of buying USD.