Felix Clack

Commander
DISC Type : D

Director of Engineering at Brightside Health

United Kingdom

Overview

Felix Clack is the Director of Engineering at Brightside, where he has grown from a Senior Software Engineer. He specializes in Ruby on Rails, Javascript, and React Native. People who have worked with him describe him as an "incredibly expert, " "talented, " and "super smart" developer with excellent management potential.

Felix once delivered a talk at RubyConf Australia titled "Teach Your Way To Better Code, " where he discussed how teaching a subject can deepen ones own knowledge and re-invigorate coding practices.

He previously founded and owned Port443, a web application development company that specialized in Ruby on Rails.

Personality Overview

Risk-Taker

Impact-Driven

Very Quick

They put a lot of effort into ensuring personal success.  They are less concerned about the product and more about its potential impact. They do not care very much about building rapport or relationships.

Topics They Care About

Ruby on Rails
Described by colleagues as someone who "lives and breathes Ruby and Rails" and owned a consultancy focused on the framework.
Engineering Leadership
Demonstrated career progression from a senior individual contributor to Director of Engineering, managing teams at Brightside Health.
Knowledge Sharing
He gave a talk at RubyConf encouraging developers to teach what they know as a way to deepen their own expertise and improve their code.

Media Appearances

Felix has no verified media appearances

Work History

8-2023
Director of Engineering at Brightside Health
3-2021 - 8-2023
Engineering Manager at Brightside Health
5-2020 - 3-2021
Senior Software Engineer at Brightside Health
5-2019 - 4-2020
Senior Software Engineer at Sherlock
5-2014 - 5-2019
Owner at Port443

Education

1998 - 2001
BSc from Teesside University

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Insights For Selling To Felix

During A Call Or A Meeting

DO's

  • Hold your ground without indulging in one-upmanship
  • Help them weigh the risks by sharing objective proof points without becoming too analytical
  • Get to the point quickly instead of spending time doing small talk

DONT's

  • Don't try too hard to forge relationships with them
  • Don’t take too much time in sending them information if they ask for any
  • Avoid being a storyteller and don’t try to oversell

When Cold Calling

When Writing An Email

While Negotiating & Closing

    The secret to closing fast with Felix is

  • Confidence in impact is paramount to them, followed by a sense of achievement and ROI.
  • Will you ever get a clear answer from Felix

  • If they are not convinced, they will have no hesitation in telling you the same.

Insights For Deal Planning

    How fast (or slow) will Felix move?

  • If convinced, they can reach decisions quite fast.
  • Can Felix take some risk or not?

  • They do not shy away from taking risks, but can be quite binary about them.

You And Felix

Personality Compatibility


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