Hello, I'm Darian 👋
I'm a Full Stack Software Engineer, die hard DragonBall Z fan, and occasional tech content creator.
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Building Blocks CMS
A Headless Content Management System built for client websites and data. Features include a dashboard, multiple user levels, and a REST & GraphQL API. This project is currently being used by some of my clients and I'm hoping to open it up for other developers soon!
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This project is either under an NDA or being used privately in the wild. Source code examples and demos can be shown upon request!
TechJobMe
A job tracking aplplication built with the MERN stack. This is hosted on a Heroku free-tier and may take a few seconds to spin up!
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Search Algorithm Visualizer
A visualiation tool for common search algorithms. I built this to aid my study for technical interviews while learning ReactJS for the first time.
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Built Better Technology
After my studies at the Univeristy of Victoria, I began freelancing & consulting for local software development companies and clients. I formed Built Better Technology as the the vehicle to do this. All of the content on this site is being sourced from my other project, Building Blocks CMS.
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This Portfolio
Not much to say here! This one just gave me a good excuse to spend a weekend practicing with TypeScript and Styled Components.
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I'm a Full Stack Developer who's been building industry utilized applications since my second year of college. Since then, I've worked in startups, founded a couple myself, and taken on freelance projects and consulting for clients.
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0. University Of Victoria
Student
2014
After pursuing a degree in commerce for 2 years, I came across the world of software and technology and immediately shifted in that direction. I transferred in to the Computer Science program with a specialty in Software Systems and studied their the next 3 years.
1. UrsaCreative
Full Stack Developer
2018
In the spring of 2018 I began my position at UrsaCreative while pursueing my degree. I worked at the startup full time during the summer and part-time during the school year. This position required everyone on the team to take on many roles and adapt quickly, which led to me managing software projects from inception to deployment. Outside of technical experience, I was able to broaden my horizons to client and project management.
2. Animikii Indigenous Technology
Software Developer
2019
In the summer of 2019 I took on a four month co-op at Animikii. Here I strengthened my technical skills working within a team of senior software developers and was blessed with the opportunity to give back to the Indigenous Community. After my co-op, I was offered a part time position during my final year at school. I then went on to work with Animikii as a software contractor and consultant on a regular basis.
3. Built Better Technology
Founder & CTO
2020
In early 2020 I went out on my own as a contract software developer & consultant. I formed Built Better Technology as the vehicle to do this. I worked with local software companies as well as with my own clients on web & software projects of all sizes. The early days of Built Better is when I created Building Blocks CMS, my own headless content management system for managing client websites. Building Blocks is an ongoing project that I'm aiming to release to other developers in 2020.
4. Certn
Intermediate Full Stack Developer
2021
I'm currently working at Certn as a Full Stack Developer. Genereally, I'm spending most of my time building Full Stack JavaScript applications, while dabbling in some Python/Django.
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Back-End Technology
NodeJS
ExpressJS
Python
MongoDB
PostgreSQL
Front-End Technology
ReactJS
Redux
SCSS/SASS
CSS
HTML
GatsbyJS
Chakra UI
Styled Components
React Testing Library
Other
TypeScript
Linux/Unix
Docker
Cypress
Mocha
GraphQL
A Love For TDD
Best Practices & Design Principles Nerd