Derek Gembus
Software & Data Engineer | Full-Stack & Automation Expert
Spotlight Cleveland is a newly restored corner bar and live music venue on Cleveland's west side. The site had to do two jobs at once: convince someone scrolling on their phone that this is a place worth going to, and answer the practical question of what's on this week.
I...
I'm excited to share a project where I managed the full product lifecycle: "BlockGuard: Call Blocker," a native Android app now live on the Google Play Store.
As the lead developer, I architected the complete solution and utilized AI tools for accelerated code generation in...
Danimal Clown is a children's entertainer in Northeast Ohio — balloon artistry and clown performance for birthdays, schools, churches, and corporate events. I built his original site as a custom WordPress theme, and years later he came back to have it rebuilt from scratch.
The...
Au Jus is a Chicago-style Italian beef counter in Parma, Ohio. Italian beef came out of Depression-era Chicago in the 1930s, so I built the site around that period rather than a modern restaurant template — Art Deco framing, high-contrast serif display type, gold rules on deep...
