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DEVELOPER · DESIGNER · NORTH IDAHO

Brian Clark

I make the web
work for people.

From the first design decision to the server it runs on. I build websites, solve technical problems, and help people feel at home with their technology.

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BASED IN HAYDEN, IDAHODIRECTOR OF DEVELOPMENT + FOUNDERPORTFOLIO / 2026
01 / SELECTED WORK

A business. A product. A decade of building.

Inland Elite Hosting

2026 — PRESENT

My hosting business, built around straightforward service and a real person to call. Bringing web design, development, and the technical side together.

FounderWeb developmentHosting & infrastructure

Panhandle Red

2026 — PRESENT

An ongoing ecommerce project for a North Idaho retailer offering apparel, workshops, and locally curated goods.

Shopify developmentUX & integrationsClient support
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I helped organize the store's growing product catalog, improve navigation, connect external sales tools, and make workshops easier for customers to discover and register for.

My role: Shopify development, UX recommendations, integrations, and client support

Stack: Shopify, Liquid, JavaScript, Faire, Square

Result: A clearer storefront that supports a broader product mix while remaining manageable for the client.

Dishhy

IN DEVELOPMENT

A “GitHub for recipes” concept. Exploring how recipes can be shared, forked, and improved while keeping the story of each change.

Product thinkingDesign & developmentPersonal project
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The MVP brings together recipe profiles, public and private recipes, favorites, discovery, and following other cooks. Forking lets someone make a recipe their own while preserving its origin.

Currently in development; this is an evolving personal project.

Unikey Health

Shopify Plus development and ecommerce management

A comprehensive ecommerce engagement for a health and wellness retailer. I served as the sole web developer and designer while managing the day-to-day operation and continued development of its Shopify Plus store.

Shopify PlusTheme developmentWholesale & DTC
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My work covered the full storefront: creating and organizing products and collections, customizing the theme, building page and product templates, configuring apps, and supporting both direct-to-consumer and wholesale sales. I was responsible for translating business needs into practical changes across the store without relying on a separate development or design team.

My role: Sole web developer, designer, and ecommerce manager

Work: Store management, theme development, templates, product architecture, app integrations, and wholesale

Stack: Shopify Plus, Liquid, JavaScript, HTML, CSS

Result: A centrally managed Shopify Plus storefront capable of supporting retail and wholesale customers, ongoing merchandising, and changing business requirements.

Covenant Security Equipment

Shopify development and ecommerce management

An ecommerce storefront for a security equipment retailer with a specialized and expanding product catalog. I had full responsibility for the website as its sole developer and designer.

ShopifyProduct architectureTheme development
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I created and managed products and collections, customized the theme, developed page and product templates, selected and configured Shopify apps, and handled ongoing storefront improvements. The work required balancing customer-facing usability with the practical needs of maintaining a technical product catalog.

My role: Sole web developer, designer, and ecommerce manager

Work: Store management, theme development, templates, product organization, app configuration, and ongoing support

Stack: Shopify, Liquid, JavaScript, HTML, CSS

Result: A maintainable ecommerce storefront that organized specialized products into a structure customers could navigate and the business could continue expanding.

Pitbull Tactical

WooCommerce-to-Shopify migration and ecommerce development

A complete ecommerce migration for a tactical equipment retailer moving from WooCommerce to Shopify. The project involved rebuilding the customer-facing store while also recreating the operational systems needed to sell, fulfill, and market its products.

Platform migrationTheme developmentSales-channel integrations
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I built the Shopify theme, migrated and organized the product catalog, configured shipping and store settings, selected and implemented the required apps, and connected the store with Google and Facebook for product listings and advertising.

My role: Shopify developer and migration lead

Work: Platform migration, theme development, product migration, shipping configuration, app setup, and sales-channel integrations

Stack: Shopify, Liquid, JavaScript, HTML, CSS, WooCommerce, Google Merchant Center, and Meta

Result: The business moved from WooCommerce to a fully configured Shopify store with its catalog, fulfillment settings, applications, and external marketing channels ready to operate from the new platform.

Image Contest Platform

Custom application development and technical leadership

A custom web application that allowed users to create accounts, upload original images, enter competitions, and rate other submissions. Contest results were determined by those ratings, with winners receiving monetary prizes.

Team leadershipFront-end developmentApplication architecture
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As development team lead, I helped define the application's technical requirements, completed much of the front-end development, and coordinated the work needed to connect the user interface with the application's backend. I delegated backend development, reviewed implementation decisions, managed progress, and helped ensure the different parts of the platform worked together as a complete experience.

My role: Development team lead and front-end developer

Work: Technical planning, front-end development, developer coordination, authentication, image-upload workflows, contest management, ratings, and quality review

Stack: PHP Laravel, Vue.js

Result: The team delivered a working community platform that supported the complete contest process, from account creation and image submission through voting and winner selection.

Hosting and Technical Operations

Infrastructure management and website recovery

I manage the technical systems behind a portfolio of client websites, including hosting environments, DNS, migrations, backups, security, email-related configuration, and ongoing troubleshooting.

Hosting managementSecurity & malware cleanupIncident response
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My work includes provisioning and maintaining servers, moving websites between hosting providers, diagnosing performance and availability problems, recovering compromised WordPress installations, removing malicious code, and helping clients restore normal operations after technical incidents.

My role: Hosting provider, server administrator, and incident responder

Work: Hosting management, DNS, migrations, backups, malware cleanup, security hardening, monitoring, and client support

Stack: Cloudways, DigitalOcean, cPanel, Cloudflare, WordPress, Linux, MySQL, and related hosting tools

Result: Clients have one point of responsibility for both their websites and the infrastructure supporting them, allowing problems to be diagnosed across the application, domain, and server layers.

02 / A LITTLE ABOUT ME

Design-minded.
Technically grounded.
Personally invested.

I'm Brian, a web developer and designer based in Hayden, Idaho. My work spans agency development, independent projects, and the everyday responsibility of keeping websites running.

I like being involved beyond the handoff: understanding what someone needs, making it easier to use, and giving them the confidence to manage it. Today, that approach also shapes Inland Elite Hosting.

Build

Laravel · PHP · MySQL
JavaScript · HTML · CSS

Platforms

Shopify · WordPress
Craft CMS · Squarespace

Keep it running

Cloudways · DigitalOcean
Hosting · Client training

03 / EXPERIENCE
2026 — PRESENT

Founder

Inland Elite Hosting, LLC

Building an owner-operated hosting business for small businesses and web professionals. Bringing together hosting management, website support, design, and development.

INDEPENDENT
DEC 2021 — PRESENT

Director of Development

Blackbird Digital

Develop websites across Shopify, WordPress, and Craft CMS. Guide technical implementation, coordinate subcontractors, and train clients to manage their websites.

COEUR D'ALENE, ID
2016 — 2026

Freelance Developer & Designer

Brian Clark Design

Designed, developed, and supported client websites while managing ongoing hosting relationships. Independent work now continues through Inland Elite.

INDEPENDENT
04 / WHAT'S NEXT

Good work starts
with a conversation.

Interested in my experience or a potential role?
Let's talk. Send a message and I'll get back to you directly.