Derek Hopkins
Fullstack Developer
Dallas-Fort Worth, TX
ReactJavaScriptHTMLTailwind CSSCSSGitFigmaSQLNoSQL
A passionate developer, tech enthusiast, and entrepreneur. I work with my clients so we can produce something magical.
Note: This website is built with Next.js, Tailwind v4, and Sanity CMS
Open to opportunities
Experience
Fullstack Developer / Owner
Buildtech Systems• Fort Worth, TX
A sole proprietorship I use for freelance web/app development
- •Designing and developing custom web and mobile applications with React, Next.js, Tailwind, and Sanity
- •Communicating with clients on how to leverage tech for their business
React/React NativeMongoDBSupabaseNode.js
Fullstack Developer
Collier Consulting• Stephenville, TX
University internship at a global geophysics consultation firm
- •Quickly learned and assisted in the enhancement of an existing codebase
- •Helped modernize a monolithic application by utilizing Docker and a swarm architecture
- •Worked within an Agile development team
ReactJavaDockerGitJira
Mathematics Research Team Member
Tarleton State University
Feb 2021 - May 2024
Mathematics Research Team Member
Tarleton State University• Stephenville, TX
Participated in undergraduate research in university with the goal of developing a better way to forecast and analyze the behavior of diseases
- •Modeled diseases including Onchocerciasis, COVID-19, and Tuberculosis.
- •Utilized Neural Networks, Bayesian Statistics, and Data Analytics to provide more robust outbreak forecasting
- •Set up and maintained a remote Python server in Tarleton's HPC Lab
- •Presented research at various math and science conferences throughout Texas
PythonBayes StatsNeural Networks
Education
Tarleton State University
Stephenville, TX
Bachelor of Science in Computer Science
BachelorSep 2021 - May 2024
Activities & Organizations:
- Student Research
Tarrant County College
Fort Worth, TX
Associate of Applied Science in Cybersecurity
AssociateAug 2018 - Dec 2020
Projects
⭐ Featured
Project Tracking App
Mobile App
React NativeExpoSupabase
⭐ Featured
Buildtech Systems Website
Fullstack Website
ReactVercelTailwind
⭐ Featured
Deadfall Road
E-Commerce Web App
ReactNodeMongoDB+2
RSVP Web App
Full Stack Web App
ReactMongoDBNode+1
Kilroy Aviation
Website
Squarespace
Deadfall Road
⭐E-Commerce Web App
Apr 2025 - Apr 2025
Solo Developer
A website built for a Memphis, TN band for event advertising and selling digital CDs
Key Features
E-Commerce
ReactNodeMongoDBSnipcartTailwind
Project for Deadfall Road