Mark Parker — Projects

Projects

Everything I’ve shipped, tinkered with, or killed. Personal projects are mostly open source on GitHub, contract work links out to whatever’s public.

MajorDomactive
since 2022•In-house @ Parker IndustriesPrivate, offline-first smart home system. Started out of frustration with cloud-locked voice assistants; now my flagship product at Parker Industries.hardware appmajordom.io·dev docsRelated:• Inside MajorDom v1.0: Exploring the Architecture of a New Smart Home System
STARKactive
since 2020•PersonalOffline voice interface framework. "Like FastAPI, but with speech instead of HTTP." Started as MajorDom's voice layer, grew into its own platform.library oss voicestark.markparker.me·sourceRelated:• S.T.A.R.K - The First Voice Assistant's Framework
StartBountyWIP
since 2024•In-house @ Parker IndustriesThe easiest way to fund GitHub issues via user-placed bounties — get features faster, earn by contributing.web app ossstartbounty.io
ArchieWIP
since 2024•In-house @ Parker IndustriesOffline-first voice assistant for smart homes, built on STARK, bundled into the MajorDom ecosystem.voice hardware appmajordom.io
DogCat Fundshipped
2025•Contract @ Parker IndustriesCharity platform helping animal shelters raise funds transparently.web app charitydogcat.org.ua
PeFishipped
2023•Software Engineer @ SkyHighPersonal financial accounting app. Built financial calculations for daily/weekly/monthly limits and balance predictions, real-time iCloud sync, and custom chart/data-visualisation logic with gradient animations and hero transitions.ios appskyhighapps.com
VideoEasyshipped
2021•Software Engineer @ SkyHighUser-friendly automated video editor. Implemented the auto jump-cut algorithm, caption-generation and multi-language translation pipelines, and Firebase integration. Shipped to thousands of active users.ios appskyhighapps.com
Coloring Apps (Kids / Boys / Girls)shipped
2021•Software Engineer @ SkyHighA border-aware drawing app/game, shipped as three App Store targets from one Xcode project. Built the canvas and tool palette, border-detection drawing logic, multi-target project schemes, and automated content generation with image-enhancement tech.ios appKids Coloring Book·Boys Coloring Book·Girls Coloring Book
CaptionMeshipped
2022•Software Engineer @ SkyHighAutomatic subtitle generation for videos. Built the full video player, caption grouping, trimming, rendering pipeline, and a custom AirPlay layout.ios appskyhighapps.com
FastRecordershipped
2020•Software Engineer @ SkyHighThe first Apple Watch audio recorder. Implemented text-to-speech for automated note creation.ios appskyhighapps.com
Dr. House — AI Diagnosticianarchived
2024•Hackathon team, PersonalBuilt an AI diagnostician mobile app from scratch in a weekend hackathon in Cologne. Released it to the public domain and handed it off afterward rather than let it rot.ios ai hackathon appthe hackathon·the handoff·sourceRelated:• AI-powered Mobile App with Backend in Two Days (Tutorial)• Dr. House — AI Diagnostician in your phone. Passing the Torch and Entrusting a Startup to Capable Hands• How We Built an AI Startup in a Weekend Hackathon in Germany
iOS Auto-Localizershipped
2021•PersonalA console tool that finds every .strings file in an Xcode project and translates it into 20 languages in about 5 minutes.cli oss iossource·write-upRelated:• How to Localize All Your iOS Apps into 20 Languages in 5 Minutes
TwiTreadsarchived
2023•PersonalAn abandoned idea to combine several socials into one platform: one-tap cross-posting to Telegram, Twitter, and Threads with built-in translation. Built as a clean-architecture example (MVVMP + SOLID + DI).ios app osssource
aiohomekit (fork)maintained
2025•In-house @ Parker IndustriesAn asyncio-focused fork of the unofficial Python HomeKit SDK, kept alive for MajorDom-adjacent HomeKit integration work. Now maintained under Parker Industries.library oss hardwaresource
python-app-architecture-demoarchived
2024•PersonalClean-architecture example app written to accompany a Python architecture write-up: SOLID, DI, and layered structure for juniors.library osssourceRelated:• Python Architecture Essentials: Building Scalable and Clean Applications for Juniors
smarthome-mvparchived
2021•PersonalAn early smart-home minimum-viable-product experiment — the direct predecessor to MajorDom's first architecture.hardware raspberry-pi appsourceRelated:• Building a Smart Home - from Voice Assistant to MajorDom v1.0
fastapi-ws-docs-demohobby
2025•PersonalA tool that automatically adds WebSocket endpoints and Pydantic message schemas to FastAPI's native Swagger UI.library oss websource
STARK-PLACEhobby
2023•PersonalPlatform library and community-extensions repo for STARK — a home for third-party skills and integrations.library oss voicesource
AnyObservableObjectshipped
2023•PersonalProtocol-friendly equivalents to SwiftUI's property wrappers, but without compile-time type restrictions — use protocols in views without generics.library oss iossource
SwiftyTranslateshipped
2023•PersonalA Swift wrapper for public Google Translate — free, no API keys needed.library oss iossource
rpi-networkinghobby
2023•PersonalControls wifi, hotspot, and hostname of a Raspberry Pi — built while wiring up the first MajorDom hub firmware.cli oss raspberry-pisource
raspi-gpiohobby
2023•PersonalRPi.GPIO and spidev wrapper with mocks, for developing Raspberry Pi GPIO code on any platform.library oss raspberry-pisource
oF-Terrain-Generatorhobby
2023•PersonalAn openFrameworks (C++) app for procedural terrain generation using Perlin noise.appsource
chrome-dino-bot-extensionhobby
2019•PersonalA Chrome extension that automates the offline dino game.websource
rpi-reactive-gpiohobby
2023•PersonalSyntax sugar for controlling RPi.GPIO with a reactive design.library oss raspberry-pisource
system-soundshobby
2023•PersonalLists and plays available system sound files, cross-platform.library osssource
manimshobby
2023•PersonalCoded animations for a YouTube video about the proto-STARK voice assistant.library oss videosource

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