Mark Doerr
Support Manager - Americas West at Discourse
Los Angeles, California, United States
Summary
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Top SchoolMark Doerr is a versatile technology and support leader with nine years of formal experience and decades of hands-on work blending nonprofit tech, customer-facing support, and the arts. As Support Manager for Discourse Americas West and former Technical Advocate, he excels at deploying and maintaining business-critical web applications while building strong client relationships. He led a greenfield rebuild of lastagetix.com/onstage.la, contributing both project management and Rails development to deliver ticketing, listings, and award voting systems for a 500+ user base. Classically trained at Juilliard and a lifelong actor, Mark pairs creative problem-solving with clear communication—an asset when translating technical issues for nontechnical stakeholders. A self-taught web developer and technical advocate, he moves quickly between support, product advocacy, and light engineering tasks. Expect a pragmatic operator who thrives in small teams and mission-driven organizations, comfortable with both backstage performance and backend systems.
9 years of coding experience
21 years of employment as a software developer
Musical Theatre, Musical Theatre at University of MichiganBachelor of Fine Arts (BFA), Drama Division - Acting, Bachelor of Fine Arts (BFA), Drama Division - Acting at The Juilliard SchoolFriends School in DetroitBishop Borgess High School
Github Skills (39)
javascript10
single-sign-on10
postgresql10
flarum10
community-engine10
authentication10
rails10
ruby10
mhealth10
tableplus10
wordpress-plugin10
ember10
forum10
discourse10
wordpress9
Programming languages (5)
Github contributions (5)
Jailyard90Grad/belkirk-jekyll-demo
Apr 2020 - Jun 2020
Contributions:25 pushes, 1 branch in 2 months
Jailyard90Grad/Brewfile
May 2022 - May 2022
Contributions:2 pushes, 1 branch in 1 day
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