Viv Slack
Co-Founder at Connecting Wisdom Ltd
Carmarthen, Wales, United Kingdom
Summary
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Top SchoolViv Slack is a mission-driven technologist and facilitator with 11 years of experience at the intersection of digital product delivery and social impact. As co-founder of Street Support Network and Halifax Unity CIC, Viv has combined hands-on technical leadership with community organising to build services that support people facing homelessness and local resilience. They have led full-platform builds and technical strategy for major charities and social enterprises, then shifted into facilitation work using Deep Democracy, Restorative Circles and NVC to help groups find creative, equitable solutions. Based in Carmarthen, Wales, Viv blends a background in Pure Maths and Philosophy with pragmatic software engineering and consultancy to translate complex needs into usable digital tools. Notably, they pair development experience—from legacy .NET systems to modern web platforms—with community-centered product design and digital coaching. This blend of technical depth, facilitation practice, and commitment to positive social change shapes Viv’s approach to sustainable, co-created solutions.
11 years of coding experience
22 years of employment as a software developer
BA Pure Maths and Philosophy, Pure Maths & Philosophy, BA Pure Maths and Philosophy, Pure Maths & Philosophy at University of Wales, Cardiff
Github Skills (10)
sass10
gulp10
js10
metalsmith10
knockoutjs10
react9
javascript9
qbcore-framework7
co-simulation5
vagrant4
Programming languages (1)
Github contributions (5)
vivslack/vivslack.github.io
Mar 2015 - Nov 2015
Contributions:1 push, 1 branch in 8 months
StreetSupport/streetsupport-web
Jul 2017 - Nov 2017
Helping people facing homelessness across the UK to find services in their area, and connecting people who want to help to where it is needed most.
Contributions:35 commits, 35 PRs, 388 pushes in 4 months
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