David Boardman is a seasoned software engineer and entrepreneur with over a decade of experience building backend systems, media delivery platforms, and digital products from startup to enterprise scale. As President of BIRD Labs LLC and former Lead Backend Developer at The Home Depot and The Groove Tube, he blends research-driven design with practical systems engineering to enhance cultural interactions through technology. His background includes pioneering work in IP-to-geolocation at Digital Envoy and long-running experience encoding and delivering video at Turner Broadcasting, giving him deep expertise in media workflows and distributed systems. He has built full-stack backend services, automated trading and back-testing tools, and experimented with blockchain node operations, demonstrating a curiosity for integrating emerging tech into real products. Comfortable leading teams and owning architecture, David pairs hands-on coding with strategic product vision and a persistent focus on human-centered technical solutions. Based in Atlanta, he frames technology as a cultural amplifier—letting human stories guide engineering choices rather than the reverse.
10 years of coding experience
13 years of employment as a software developer
BA Computer Engineering, BA Computer Engineering at University of Florida
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