Darren Beattie
Full-Stack Web Developer

A quick learning self-starter. Currently on a mission to improve my web development skills with the right growth-oriented team. Motivated to contribute to web technology that makes life easier for others. Previously an entrepreneur/ strength & conditioning coach, with a personal motto to 'Improve Quality of Life.' 

Skills
Languages
Javascript
Ruby
Libraries and Frameworks
Node.js
Express.js
React.js
HTML5
CSS3
Material UI
Bootstrap
Rails
Next.js
Gatsby.js
jQuery
Tailwind
Axios
Testing
Mocha
Chai
Jest
Cypress
rSpec
CircleCI
Other
Git
PostgreSQL
Storybook
Active Record
DigitalOcean
Netlify
Vercel
Projects
Daily Training Session

A daily newsletter built with Handlebars.js templating, Mailgun and Stripe API's. Ghost CMS on the back end. Self-hosted on DigitalOcean. 

Nag-Me

A group project mobile-first goal attainment app built with functional React,  React Router, Axios and Material UI on the front end. Express.js, PostgreSQL on the back end. 

Scheduler

A single page interview booking app, built with the React (16.8+ utilizing hooks/reducers) and an Express.js, PostgreSQL API on the back end. Storybook, Jest and Cypress were also used during development.

TinyApp

A full stack bit.ly clone built with: Express.js, EJS, Bcrypt, Bootstrap and several libraries.

Tweeter

A simple, single-page Twitter clone built/modified using mostly front end technologies: HTML, CSS, JS, JQuery and AJAX. 

Work Experience
Fettle Inc
Vancouver, BC
Founder, CEO
Sept. 2009 to Current

- Started out as a fitness training company. Currently used for side-gigs and consulting. Was the parent company of Koachable and Fitnack.

- Responsible for all day-to-day operating activities, including website maintenance,  business development, customer service, project management and accounting.

Fitnack
Vancouver, BC
Founder
Jan. 2015 to Apr. 2020

- A revenue-generating personally bootstrapped online coaching app that improves scalability exclusive of, or in tandem with in-person coaching. 

- Developed over seven-hundred videos, dozens of modules on nutrition skills, exercise programs and other learning content.

- Hacked together with Wordpress, WooCommerce, Zoom, CSS, HTML, Excel and numerous plugins.

Koachable
Vancouver
Founder
May 2013 to Dec. 2015

- Raised a seed round from Arizona Bay to build a Ruby on Rails app, with Bootstrap on the front end.

- This SaSS app was designed for coaches to deliver fitness, nutrition and lifestyle coaching online utilizing a proprietary content management system that tracked progress, consistency and nudged clients towards their goals.

- As product owner, handled business development, project/ticket management, bug tracking, feature design, and wireframing/UI design within Gitlab and Balsamiq.

University of British Columbia
Vancouver, BC
Head Strength and Conditioning Coach
Jan. 2010 to Dec. 2011

- Worked with sport-specific coaches, university staff and medical teams to formulate team organization strategies for more than eighty athletes. 

- Designed and implemented advanced training programs with science-based periodization strategies. 

- Led athletes through weekly training sessions, recovery sessions and regular nutrition workshops.

Studeo 55
Vancouver, BC
Trainer/Coach
Sept. 2007 to Aug. 2011

- Coached evidence-based fitness, psychology and nutrition practices to help others develop autonomy, skill mastery and intrinsic motivation.

- Developed a unique coaching system that scaled to a hundred people with diverse backgrounds at a high success rate. 

Education
Lighthouse Labs
Nov. 2019 to Feb. 2020
Diploma Full-Stack Web Development
University of British Columbia
Sept. 2007 to Apr. 2010
BASc Human Kinetics
Niagara College
Sept. 2005 to Apr. 2007
Diploma Fitness and Health Promotion
Graduated with Honours
Mohawk College
Sept. 2004 to Apr. 2005
Certificate Small Business and Entrepreneurship
Graduated with Honours
Awards
Quora Inc. · Quora Top Writer

Received this award in 2013, 2014, 2016, 2017 and 2018 for my writing contributions to the Q&A site.

Mohawk College · 2005 ‘Wes Hicks’ Male Athlete of the Year
2005 OCAA All-Provincial and CCAA All-Canadian Academic
2005 OCAA 1st Team All-Star, and League Scoring Champion
Personal Interests

- I am an avid reader, writer, home cook, traveller, coffee aficionado, movie enthusiast, drummer, multi-sport athlete and lifter. 

- Curious by nature, I enjoy trying new things, experiencing different cultures, tackling side projects and working with others to solve problems I stumble upon.