Star Ford is a seasoned program manager and technical lead with roughly three decades of hands-on experience across business analysis, architecture, data modeling, coding, testing, DevOps, and documentation. Currently leading technical efforts at plug.events and Divergent Labs, Star combines creative problem-solving with rare individual productivity—often matching the output of an entire team. Comfortable as both a team lead and independent consultant, they have delivered projects for organizations of all sizes and industries, from small startups to large enterprises and universities. Star’s emphasis on clear written requirements and maintainable documentation ensures non-technical stakeholders understand direction and engineers inherit clean, supportable systems. A pragmatic polyglot who has completed hundreds of freelance engagements, they excel at quickly inventing alternative approaches when conventional solutions stall. Based in Las Vegas, New Mexico, Star pairs a BA in Education with deep technical breadth and a persistent focus on practical, auditable outcomes.
10 years of coding experience
1 year of employment as a software developer
Bachelor of Arts - BA, Education, Bachelor of Arts - BA, Education at Earlham College
The social media platform that powers autistic.zone (Dart, PostgreSQL)
Contributions:59 commits, 20 PRs, 38 pushes in 3 years 10 months
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