# Daniel Jancar

> Daniel Jancar is a project manager and software developer from Lucerne, Switzerland, who builds apps, organises events and takes photos.

I like making things.

Sometimes that means writing code and building a product. Sometimes it means taking photos, editing a video, designing something, organizing an event, or working on a completely random idea that seemed interesting at the time.

During the week I work in project management at Luzerner Kantonalbank, where I also did my apprenticeship as an application developer. Next to that I help organise NG Switzerland, an Angular conference in Lucerne.

My interests have naturally taken me across technology, creative work, communities, events and entrepreneurship. I enjoy working with people who are passionate about what they do and creating things together, whether that's a personal project, a community event, a piece of content or something entirely different.

You'll usually find me working on one of my many projects, programming, behind a camera, editing photos or videos, exploring new ideas, making music, spending time with friends or somewhere in the mountains.

- [About](https://danieljancar.dev/about/): background, skills and experience

## Skills

- Project management: Agile project management, Project planning, Requirements engineering, Stakeholder management, Risk management, Budgeting and cost analysis, Vendor management, Negotiation
- Development: Angular, Ionic, React Native, Expo, TypeScript, NestJS, Laravel, PostgreSQL, PostGIS, Supabase, Firebase, PL/SQL, Avaloq, Docker, CI/CD, Test automation, Software architecture
- Creative: Photography, Design, Branding, Video editing, Adobe Photoshop
- People: Teaching, Mentoring, Customer service

## Experience

- Project Management Assistant, Luzerner Kantonalbank (Aug 2026 to today): Working as a project manager, leading projects from initiation to rollout, including requirements engineering, planning, budgeting and cost analysis, risk management and vendor evaluation. Coordinating stakeholders across business and IT, and reporting to management.
- Software Developer (Apprentice), Luzerner Kantonalbank (Aug 2022 to Aug 2026): I had the privilege of completing my Applikationsentwickler EFZ apprenticeship at LUKB. Alongside the fundamentals I picked up at vocational school and the continuous learning I did privately, those four years gave me the chance to grow both technically and on a human level.
- Co-organiser | Social Media & Community, NG Switzerland (Aug 2026 to today): Co-organizing NG Switzerland, a community-driven Angular conference in Lucerne. Focusing on social media, content production & conference coordination.
- IT Teacher (Volunteer), iStep (Nov 2024 to Jul 2026): Every now and then I help out with iStep, teaching kids the first steps of computers and code.
- Waiter (part-time), Rössli Ess-Kultur & Bacchus (Apr 2024 to May 2026)

## Work

- [Cranny](https://danieljancar.dev/work/cranny/): Find the spots only locals know (ongoing, 2026)
- [Lovers Lovers](https://danieljancar.dev/work/lovers/): Building a web application, digital presence and photography (ongoing, 2026)
- [Chorizo](https://danieljancar.dev/work/chorizo/): Course management tool (one-off, 2024)
- [Stellar Smart Contract Challenge](https://danieljancar.dev/work/stellar/): Vivid Video Award winner (one-off, 2024)

## Blog

- [Developing a Mobile App from Scratch with Expo and React Native](https://danieljancar.dev/blog/developing-a-mobile-app-from-scratch-with-expo/): 5 Jun 2026. In this post, I'm sharing my experience of developing a mobile app from scratch and end-to-end - from the initial idea, to the software architecture, the CI/CD strategy and the submission to the app stores.
- [Teaching Scratch in Elbasan 🇦🇱](https://danieljancar.dev/blog/teaching-scratch-in-elbasan-2025/): 9 Apr 2025. I joined iStep for a volunteer week in Elbasan, Albania, teaching kids and teenagers their first taste of programming with Scratch. Here is what stayed with me.
- [Winning The Stellar Dev Challenge Award](https://danieljancar.dev/blog/winning-stellar-dev-challenge-award/): 30 Aug 2024. What started as a lunchtime idea became VoteVault, our voting app on Stellar. The short video tutorial we made on the side is what ended up winning the Vivid Video Award.
- [Husky - Perfect Git Hook to Reduce Refactoring Efforts](https://danieljancar.dev/blog/husky-perfect-git-hook-to-reduce-refactoring-efforts/): 21 Feb 2024. Husky is a great tool to add git hooks to your project. I will show you how to set it up and how it can reduce refactoring efforts.
- [How to Use Prettier as a Github Action](https://danieljancar.dev/blog/how-to-use-prettier-as-a-github-action/): 4 Jan 2024. Prettier is a great tool to format your code. In this article, I will show you how to use Prettier as a Github Action.

## Events

- [Y2K vintage pop-up by michelle tamar and moebu](https://danieljancar.dev/events/vintage-pop-up-2026/): 12 Sept 2026, Friedentalstrasse 41A, Lucerne

## Photos

- [Me](https://danieljancar.dev/photos/me/)
- [Lovers](https://danieljancar.dev/photos/lovers/)
- [Y2K vintage pop-up](https://danieljancar.dev/photos/vintage-pop-up/)
- [Everyday](https://danieljancar.dev/photos/everyday/)
- [Landscapes](https://danieljancar.dev/photos/landscapes/)
- [Lucerne, city and lake](https://danieljancar.dev/photos/lucerne-city-and-lake/)

## Recommended

- [Newel of Knowledge by lewiscorse](https://open.spotify.com/show/1FRO4KMCcP09uojMjo4Xi2?si=6b00999f924546cf): podcast, Mental & social poise

## Contact

- Email: daniel@danieljancar.dev
- GitHub: https://github.com/danieljancar
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/danieljancar/
- Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/27daniel_j/

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- [Full text](https://danieljancar.dev/llms-full.txt): every post, work entry and event in full