Founder • ex-Redgate Technical Lead • Computer Science (Cambridge) • systems builder

Durable, data-heavy products - shipped end to end.

I'm Michael Clark, founder and operator of Strength Level - strength analytics built from global performance data. It runs at scale (1-2 million users/month) and is evolving into an offline-first mobile app.

I care about calm UX, strong data models, and systems that keep working as they evolve.

Previously I was a Technical Lead at Redgate, shipping multi-version developer tools like Redgate Monitor used across large production estates (hundreds of servers).

CV (PDF) · LinkedIn · GitHub
1-2M users/month 150k+ accounts 153M+ logged lifts Cambridge, UK
Portrait of Michael Clark
Best at the hard parts
  • Offline-first + sync that survives reality
  • Data models and migrations that don't collapse later
  • Performance, reliability, and calm UX

Strength Level

Benchmarks, insight, and long-term training progress.
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What it is today

Strength Level helps lifters understand where they actually stand, track progress over time, and train with context - not guesswork. It combines large-scale performance data with practical tools that work in real gyms.

  • Calculators: rank lifts against other lifters at your bodyweight and age (beginner to elite).
  • Standards: grounded in real data - built from 153M+ logged lifts across exercises.
  • Training context: compare progress across time, bodyweight, and peers, not just absolute numbers.

What I'm building next

Strength Level is moving into long-term training, not just one-off calculations. I'm building a subscription-grade mobile app designed for real training: offline logging, PR tracking, history that survives change, and analytics that stay meaningful for years.

Proof it's real

Scale
1-2 million users/month
across Strength Level and companion standards sites.
Community
150,000+ registered accounts
on My.StrengthLevel.
Data
153,460,370+ logged lifts
powering the strength standards.
Ownership
End-to-end
backend, infrastructure, analytics, UX, and support.
Companion standards sites: running, rowing, swimming, cycling.

Work with me

Senior engineering judgment for products with long-lived data and real users.

How I help

I’m a founder/operator who gets properly stuck in. I work alongside your team and help you make progress on the problems that are slowing delivery and increasing risk.

When a product hits complexity - growth, messy data, performance issues, unclear architecture, migration pain - I help untangle it and move it forward. Pragmatic, calm, and focused on what ships.

Typical areas
  • Architecture that evolves without overengineering
  • Data models, migrations, and consistency
  • Offline-first sync and conflict strategy
  • Performance and reliability under real use
  • Clarity on what matters now
Best fit
  • Small to mid-sized teams shipping real products
  • Founders/tech leads who want another senior brain
  • Systems that grew organically and now need care
  • Mobile + web products with long-lived data
  • Where "add more devs" won't help
I’m not a general-purpose "extra dev". I’m most valuable where complexity, longevity, and correctness matter.

Reach me

Tell me what you’re building, where you’re stuck, and what you’re hoping to ship next. I’ll reply quickly with whether it’s a fit.

Email: "Work together" Strength Level - partnership CV (PDF)
Background
Founder/operator of Strength Level (1-2M users/month, 150k+ accounts). Former Technical Lead at Redgate. Computer Science (University of Cambridge).

Other projects

Small, focused builds - useful and maintainable.

Plate Calculator (Android)

A fast strength-training utility app (plate loading, lift planning) designed to be simple mid-session.

Built alongside the Strength Level app codebase with shared packages and separate app identities.

Guitar Charts

A lightweight chord chart reference: fast lookups, calm layouts, minimal friction.

Open Guitar Charts

Biblical reference sites

Structured archives with strong information architecture and calm UX.

JesusText

Teachings, parables, events, and miracles in the Gospels - short pages, clear references, not commentary.

Open JesusText

Biblical Eats

Food, feasts, and fasting in scripture and history - built to be browsable, teachable, and expandable.

Open Biblical Eats

Prayer Archive

Psalms and prayers from across the Christian tradition - structured for navigation and reuse.

Open Prayer Archive
Deliberately simple, fast, and structured - the same product instincts I apply to everything else.

Contact

For consulting, include the problem, constraints, and timeline. For Strength Level (partnerships, media, product), tell me what you're hoping to do.

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