Rick Davies
Head Of Engineering at The Digital Stronghold
Huntington Woods, Michigan, United States
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Top SchoolRick Davies is a pragmatic engineering leader with 15 years of technology experience, currently serving as Head of Engineering at The Digital Stronghold after nearly a decade as CTO at Taylor Stitch. He specializes in eCommerce platforms and DevOps, combining hands-on development with operational rigor to scale reliable online experiences. His background spans product-oriented startups and operational roles—from running dive shop training programs to managing field operations in Fiji—giving him uncommon strength in people-first leadership and real-world problem solving. Rick’s academic foundation in management and psychology informs his focus on team dynamics and pragmatic process improvement. Based in Huntington Woods, Michigan, he brings a restless curiosity (aptly captured by his “million different people” GitHub quip) that helps him pivot between strategy, code, and operations.
14 years of coding experience
12 years of employment as a software developer
BA Management & Psychology, BA Management & Psychology at University of LeedsRossall School
Stackoverflow
713reputation
61kreached
36answers
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Github Skills (172)
atom-editor10
scroll10
github10
inline-css10
lazyload10
javascript10
srcset10
seo10
linux10
github-desktop10
haml10
lazysizes10
prerender10
markup-language10
user-interaction10
Programming languages (8)
Github contributions (5)
digital-stronghold/seo-shopify
Sep 2021 - Mar 2025
Contributions:2 PRs, 14 pushes, 2 branches in 3 years 6 months
Tricky3/mailchimpPopUp
May 2013 - Jun 2017
Contributions:37 commits, 2 PRs, 21 pushes in 4 years 1 month
modalsignupmailchimppopupshopify
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