kelly, david

ui/ux, front end engineering, training, writing, music, and more

About Me

JUN 12 2025

About Me

Hi.

I’m David, also known as kelly d, an alias that came about primarily in an attempt to be more memorable (?) and a bit more Google-friendly.

Lightning Round:

  • I am an always-learning web developer
  • I once wrote a personal bio for myself that was configured as a fill-in-the-blank Madlib
  • I once had Roxane Gay as a professor, a Creative Writing course in which our primary semester assignment was to write a novel, which I hope to publish someday
  • I am a jack-of-all-trades in a career track that often values specialization, but this has enabled me to bring value to any project, no matter the focus
  • I like to think of myself as a Swiss Army knife in that I can fill any area of greatest need, which is how I became somewhat front end focused
  • I am … (was?) … a 5th-generation Floridian that recently relocated to Northern Virginia with my wife
  • I believe that my English degree helps me bring certain skills that can be not only valuable, but also less common, in tech-centric lines of work
  • I take pride in being a Big Picture™ person with foresight to see the challenges before they arise
  • I wrote and produced electronic music many years ago as kelly d, kelly dallen, or metafakt, most of which was not so great, but is still a hobby

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