BJ Clark
Platform Engineer
Grand Rapids, Michigan, United States
Summary
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Top SchoolBJ Clark is a Platform Engineer with nine years of experience building and operating web and cloud-native systems, currently focused on platform reliability at Planning Center in Grand Rapids. He led a transition from a monolithic PHP stack to serverless microservices as a DevOps lead, blending architecture vision with hands-on implementation and cost-conscious scalability. BJ also teaches full-stack JavaScript bootcamps and coaches runners, reflecting a talent for translating complex concepts into practical habits—whether for engineers or athletes. He holds a Computer Science degree from Western Michigan University and has progressed from student web developer to platform-focused engineer through continuous learning and leadership. Quietly resourceful, he pairs data-driven decision making with a coaching mindset to help teams and individuals improve performance.
9 years of coding experience
8 years of employment as a software developer
Bachelor's degree, Computer Science, Bachelor's degree, Computer Science at Western Michigan UniversityRiver Valley High School
Github Skills (99)
adobe10
magento10
ecommerce10
php10
profiling9
aws-lambda-edge9
logging9
affiliates9
cli8
datadog8
aws8
storage8
stackdriver8
testing7
lambda7
Programming languages (9)
Github contributions (5)
bjclark13/lost-river-labs
Nov 2019 - Feb 2025
Contributions:3 PRs, 153 pushes, 2 branches in 5 years 4 months
bjclark13/javascript_ahbc_august2021
Aug 2021 - Jan 2022
Contributions:88 commits, 1 PR, 58 pushes in 5 months
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