Public health data · 2010 to present
CAHMI and the Data Resource Center
The national hub for child and family health survey data, plus four related sites and tools. I have been the lead developer since 2010.
Software architecture and development · Willamette Valley, Oregon
Software that organizations keep running for a decade.
Simple Imagination is the software practice of Alain Darwich. For 20 years I have designed, built, and maintained web platforms for federal agencies, public health researchers, and nonprofits. I also ship products of my own.
16 years
Lead developer for the national child health data platform at CAHMI, since 2010.
5 years
On the Federal Trade Commission's public websites, from a five-site Drupal migration to a solo re-theme of consumer.gov.
3 products
Of my own, designed, built, and running across web, iOS, and Android.
Client work
Long relationships, not a long list.
Most of my clients have worked with me for years. Three of those relationships tell the story best.
Federal agency · 2020 to 2025
Federal Trade Commission
Project manager, then contract developer, across the FTC's five public websites. I helped bring their Drupal migration to launch and later re-themed consumer.gov on my own.
Nonprofit · 2015 to present
CADRE
Lead developer for the national center on dispute resolution in special education. Moved the site off Drupal 7 and built its conference registration store.
Earlier work
- US National Guard, 2007 to 2012
- DEA, Get Smart About Drugs, 2007 to 2012
- Portland Children's Museum, 2015 to 2022
Products
I build and run my own, too.
Owning a product from idea to app store keeps me honest about what it takes to ship. Each one is live and in use.
Web · iOS · Android
Ask Your Village
A coordination platform for neighborhoods, PTAs, families, and teams. Asks and offers, meal trains, sign-ups, and fundraisers, with no ads and no algorithm.
Web · iOS · Android
Quadsheet
A project tracker that works like the paper quad grid it replaces. Four named boxes for the week and a bench for everything waiting.
Web
Pinot Oregon
An independent guide to 421 Willamette Valley tasting rooms: hours, fees, and reservation policy, browsable by town, grape, and AVA.
About
You work with me, directly.
I'm Alain Darwich, a software architect and full-stack developer in Oregon's Willamette Valley. I take systems from requirements through architecture, build, launch, and the years of maintenance after.
No layers of project managers and no unnecessary meetings. A clear conversation about what you need, code the next person can maintain, and a timeline you can rely on. When a project calls for more hands, I bring in people I trust and stay accountable for the result.
- Core stack
- ASP.NET Core, React and TypeScript, PostgreSQL
- CMS platforms
- Sitefinity, Drupal
- Mobile and infrastructure
- Flutter, Node.js, Docker, Azure
- Engagements
- Architecture, lead development, long-term maintenance, agency subcontracting
Have a platform that needs a steady hand?
Tell me what you're working on. I reply within one business day.
alain@simpleimagination.com