Jaron Heard
Founder CEO at Soonlist
Portland, Oregon, United States
Summary
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SeniorJaron Heard is a Portland-based founder and CEO who blends product leadership with hands-on AI and full-stack engineering. With 10+ years of full-stack experience and 30+ months specializing in applied AI/LLMs, he guides ideas from concept to launch and early growth, often as a solo contributor or embedded tech lead. He launched Soonlist, turning screenshots into calendar-ready events and shipping features weekly to hundreds of users, while designing MVPs and roadmaps focused on real user value. His work has powered over $10M in growth for startups through zero-to-one data products and a next-gen data visualization workflow that accelerates time-to-value by 10x. Notable projects include delivering the Open Elections initiative with a volunteer/contractor hybrid team from procurement to production for city government in 9 months. He actively contributes to the community, co-hosting workshops and focusing on accessible information and participation.
10 years of coding experience
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Github Skills (147)
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vue10
svelte10
react-native10
team-ecosystem10
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Programming languages (9)
Github contributions (5)
jaronheard/app.mememailclub.com
Sep 2022 - Sep 2023
Contributions:4 reviews, 148 PRs, 265 pushes in 1 year
jaronheard/civic
Dec 2019 - Jun 2022
The frontend monorepo for the CIVIC platform.
Contributions:24 PRs, 22 pushes, 10 branches in 2 years 6 months
reactmonorepocivicfrontendtypescript
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