David Kerns

My Story

I'm a builder. Startups, websites, music, 20-person art installations in the desert—if it's stuck, I figure out why and fix it. If it doesn't exist yet, I make it.

2x Grammy Winner / Doubled ARR to $2M / 0 –> 10K users / $3M raised / 20-person Art Builds

Core Competencies

A cross-disciplinary toolkit built across decades of making things.

Operations & Strategy

P&L Management • Hiring & Performance Management • Process Design • Cross-Functional Leadership

Product & Growth

Go-to-Market Strategy • UI/UX Design • Landing Pages • Onboarding Flows • Growth Campaigns

Marketing & Analytics

Campaign Strategy • Copywriting • Paid Media (Google/Meta) • Analytics & Attribution • Content Creation

Technical

Application Development • Data Architecture • AWS • GCP • Python • SQL • AI/ML Models • ETL Pipelines

Technical Proficiencies

Development

PythonRSQLJavaScriptBubble.ioFirebaseRetool

Cloud / Data

AWSGCPPostgreSQLETL PipelinesML Models

Marketing

Google AdsMeta AdsGoogle AnalyticsHubSpotMetricool

Design

UI/UXLanding PagesMarketing CollateralContent Creation

Build

In Progress

BrainHealthSpa.com

Web Designer & Developer

Setting: Keith Trivelpiece is launching Brain Health Spa — a mobile wellness van (and future brick & mortar) offering brain health services including vibro plate, brain chair, superfoods, and more.

Work: Two-website build: BrainHealthSpa.com for the mobile van service and a separate workshop website. Full brand identity, domain strategy, and web design.

Outcome: In progress — van being prepared, websites under construction.

brainhealthspa.com

Want me to build yours?

Creative Projects

Installation art, music production, and cross-disciplinary work

Gratitude Grove build team posing on the installation in a green field

Gratitude Grove

Installation Artist & Project Lead • 2024 - 2025

Designed and built 20'×20' interactive geometric tree installation for festivals (Lucidity, Burning Man, Desert Hearts, Listen). Led logistics, materials procurement, build teams, and multi-event assembly/transport operations.

BYTE Project sound stage lit up at night with lasers

BYTE Project

Art Director (2024), Contributor (2023) • 2023 - 2024

Managed art operations for 80-person Burning Man camp with 5 large-scale installations including 15' platforms, 30,000-watt mobile sound stage, and pyramid lounge. Coordinated budgets, timelines, build crews, and site placement.