Darcy Clarkebuilding products / experiences / communities & culture

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Iโ€™m a Founder, Mentor, Developer & Designer creating award-winning digital products & experiences with a holistic approach to problem solving for over two decades (currently building vlt /vลlt/)

tl;dr

  • ๐Ÿ›  Develop products & experiences utilizing the latest in web technologies
  • โ˜•๏ธ Manage large teams with multiple squads & leads
  • ๐Ÿ“Š Define, Implement & Monitor processes & tools to meet industry standards & best practices
  • ๐ŸŽค Speak at events on the future of technology & overall thought leadership
  • โค๏ธ Organize & run monthly meetups & annual conferences
  • โœ๏ธ Write for & feature in mass media publications
  • ๐ŸŒŽ Contribute to various open source projects & initiatives
  • ๐ŸŽ“ Teach classes & workshops for post-secondary & professional development audiences

Tools & Technologies

Over the years I've come across a number of tools & technologies that help me build web sites, applications & experiences.

Competency or Usage:RecreationalLimited ProductionAdvanced ProductionExpert

  • Infrastructure
    • Docker
    • Vagrant
    • Dokku
    • VirtualBox
    • Heroku
    • PM2
    • Serverless(.com)
    • Architect
    • AWS (S3, LAMBDA, VPC/API Gateway, DynamoDB)
    • Digital Ocean
    • Jenkins
    • DeployBot
    • Buddy.works
    • WordPress VIP
    • Shared Hosting (ex. Bluehost, GoDaddy, HostGator, IMHosted)
    • Firebase
  • Front-end
    • JavaScript
    • HTML
    • CSS
    • Pug
    • Django
    • SASS/SCSS
    • Stylus
    • LESS
    • PostCSS
    • CSSinJS/JSS
    • Styled Components
    • Backbone
    • React
    • Redux
    • CoffeeScript
    • jQuery (Core, UI)
    • Handlebars
    • Mustache
    • Bootstrap
    • Foundation
  • E-Commerce
    • Shopify
    • WooCommerce
  • CMS & Generators
    • WordPress
    • Contentful
    • Ghost
    • Gatsby
    • Wintersmith
  • APIs
    • Postman
    • StrongLoop
    • Google (Maps, Auth, Firebase)
    • Facebook
    • Twitter
    • Last.fm
    • YouTube
    • AWS
  • Databases
    • MySQL
    • PostgreSQL
    • MongoDB
    • Redis
    • PHPMyAdmin
    • Mongoose
    • GraphQL
    • XML
    • JSON
    • Graphiql
    • Mongotron
    • Medis
  • Back-end
    • Node
    • Python
    • PHP
    • Express
    • Passport
    • Bcrypt
    • CodeIgniter
    • Drupal
  • Testing & Linting
    • Mocha
    • Chai
    • Jest
    • Enzyme
    • Nightwatch
    • Jasmine
    • ESLint
    • Travis CI
    • Circle CI
    • Appveyor
    • SauceLabs
    • Browserstack
  • Versioning
    • Git
    • SVN
    • GitHub
    • BitBucket
    • GitLab
    • Beanstalk
    • Versions
  • Build Tools
    • Babel
    • Webpack
    • Gulp
    • Grunt
    • NPM Scripts
    • Yarn
    • Composer
    • Bower
  • Design
    • Sketch
    • InVision
    • PhotoShop
    • Illustrator
    • Zeplin
    • Craft
    • Sketchpacks
    • FontBase
  • Text Editors
    • Atom
    • VSCode
    • Webstorm
    • Sublime Text
  • Management
    • Slack
    • JIRA
    • Confluence
    • GitHub
    • Trello
    • Basecamp
    • Exchange
    • G-Suite
    • Skype
    • Lync
  • Misc.
    • iTerm (/w zshell)
    • Alfred
    • OneClipboard
    • RecordIt
    • Keybase
    • TypeIt4Me
    • Characters
    • Spectacle

Work

I've had the privilege to work with a number of amazing companies over the years spanning the startup, agency & corporate worlds; Listed below are just a few of those incredible brands.

Advocating for Openness, Innovation & Opportunity

Presentation Topics

  • Automating Processes
  • JavaScript & Node.js
  • CSS, Houdini & CSSinJS
  • Microservice & Serverless Architectures
  • Documenting UI & UX
  • Open Source Software
  • Community Building
  • Goal-Oriented Design
  • Holistic Problem Solving

Note: If you'd like me to speak at, run a workshop or attend your event, you must have a code of conduct.

Publications

I've been lucky enough to see my work featured in & write for some of the world's most well-known web development & design publications.

Awards

I've had the privilege to create award winning work for some amazing companies spanning the marketing, agency & freelance worlds. Some notable acknowledgements of this work are from:

Books

I'm an avid reader with an affinity for works of non-fiction; listed below or some of my favorite reads.