Vance Faulkner
CEO at Blackbird Studios
Winston-Salem, North Carolina, United States
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Top SchoolVance Faulkner is a seasoned freelance web developer and founder of Simple Objects, a remote software development consultancy delivering AI-driven web solutions. With 10 years of experience, he covers full-stack development, technical architecture, product strategy, security, DevOps and ML-ops, often collaborating with designers, product owners, and C-level executives. Based in Winston-Salem, NC, he leads a remote dev shop and provides CTO-level guidance on sprint planning, launch milestones, and cross-disciplinary collaboration. His tech stack includes JavaScript, Ruby on Rails, Elixir, React, and React Native, and he has led teams of 2-10 developers across startups and larger organizations at Blackbird Studios. At Validic, he was a lead contributor for partner and mobile APIs and built a developer portal that cut API implementation time by 70% while halving monthly support tickets. He mentors startup founders through Winston Starts, lending hands-on technical guidance and strategic product insights.
11 years of coding experience
11 years of employment as a software developer
McCallie SchoolRuby on Rails, Ruby on Rails at The Iron YardBA, Economics, BA, Economics at University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
Stackoverflow
190reputation
22kreached
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Github Skills (140)
react-pdf10
flexbox10
pdf-files10
isomorphic10
d3js10
pdf10
renderer10
bluetooth-low-energy10
charts9
nanobox9
nested-forms9
svg9
canvas9
react9
simple-form8
Programming languages (9)
Github contributions (5)
vpfaulkner/vpfaulkner.github.io
Jan 2015 - Mar 2025
Contributions:93 pushes, 2 branches in 10 years 4 months
vpfaulkner/rails_sandbox
Oct 2016 - Feb 2017
Contributions:3 pushes, 2 branches in 3 months
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