Summary
David Clark is a results-driven Head Roaster and Green Coffee Buyer in Seattle with nine years of experience optimizing production, sourcing ethically, and managing teams in high-volume roasteries. He combines systems thinking and strong communication to forecast supply, streamline operations, and reduce costs while raising quality and transparency across the supply chain. Comfortable on the production floor and in supplier negotiations, he has a track record of standardizing processes, improving fulfillment, and mentoring vulnerable team members into sustainable work. David also brings a web development background and empathy-driven product thinking, enabling him to build tooling and documentation that scale operational knowledge. Known for turning inefficiencies into measurable gains, he blends hands-on craft with strategic procurement to keep roasteries both profitable and principled.
9 years of coding experience
6 years of employment as a software developer
Front End Developer Bootcamp, Computer Engineering, Front End Developer Bootcamp, Computer Engineering at Udemy Alumni
Full Stack Web Development, Computer Software Engineering, Full Stack Web Development, Computer Software Engineering at freeCodeCamp
Full Stack Web Development, Full Stack Web Development at Thinkful