Top expert inFull Stack Web Development Technologies
Terry Sutton is a seasoned frontend developer with 13+ years of professional experience and over 15 years working in web development from St. John's, Newfoundland. Currently at Supabase, he pairs frontend expertise with concrete backend and database contributions—helping harden schemas, implement row-level security, and improve API docs for a high-profile open source Firebase alternative. He previously led frontend teams at 10up building fast, accessible sites for major brands and has a long track record of freelance and institutional work spanning research reporting to large-scale web projects. Known for bridging UI craftsmanship with pragmatic database and security improvements, Terry brings a rare combo of polished UX sensibilities and hands-on infrastructure influence.
The Postgres development platform. Supabase gives you a dedicated Postgres database to build your web, mobile, and AI applications.
Role in this project:
Back-end Developer & Database Engineer
Contributions:1368 reviews, 1237 commits, 1488 PRs in 9 months
Contributions summary:Terry primarily focused on database schema and policy modifications, working on table and column adjustments, including the addition of primary keys and the application of row-level security (RLS). The contributions involved a shift from the original schema and implementing the changes to ensure data security, by including the usage of new database functions for generating database schema. The work extends to modifications in the API documentation, with the overall impact of improving security best practices in the database application.
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