CHRIS DILGER

Makes things work.

The Coder

Writes Code That Ships

Fifteen years of putting things into production. Started in a computer shop in Far North Queensland. Now builds systems that handle the load.

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main.ts
async function buildSomethingGreat() {
  const ideas = await gather(inspiration);
  const solution = iterate(ideas, passion);
  
  return ship(solution);
}

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Agentic Cowboy

What I'm Building Right Now

One agent writes specs. Three implement. Two research. One reviews. One deploys. It mostly works. I'm figuring out the rest as we go.

claude-1: feature
claude-2: tests
claude-3: refactor
claude-4: docs
claude-5: bugfix
claude-6: perf
claude-7: security
claude-8: deploy

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The Speaker

Talks About Weird Stuff

Hardware wallets and why secure elements are a tradeoff. AI that morphs faces in real-time. Data governance nobody asked for. Cloud architectures that actually scale. I go deep.

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The Content Creator

Shows The Work

Conference recordings, project walkthroughs, and the occasional deep-dive into something nobody else is covering.

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The Builder

Enterprise-Scale, Startup-Speed

Banks, hospitals, schools, government. Big migrations, bigger architectures. Built systems that onboard millions. Moved on to more energetic things.

Challenge

Healthcare Insights

Melbourne hospitals needed better ways to support patients with Type 2 Diabetes

Solution

AWS Innovation Centre

Led the technical build using AWS Working Backwards methodology with health consultants and hospitals

Challenge

Enterprise Data Silos

Australian enterprises struggling to unify data across legacy systems

Solution

Modern Data Platforms

Built scalable AWS data platforms, pipelines, and automation systems at Versent over 4 years

Challenge

Remote Education

Queensland students in remote areas needed engaging STEM learning tools

Solution

Interactive Learning Platform

Created web-based physics labs and Moodle systems for the Queensland Department of Education

Problem solving at the workbench

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The Teacher

Grows Engineers

Experience as an Instructor at an online school. The modern data stack: dbt, Snowflake, Airflow. Turns beginners into people who ship pipelines.

Modern Data Stack

Teaching dbt, Snowflake, Airflow, and the tools that power today's data teams

Hands-On Projects

Students build real data pipelines and develop skills through practical work

Career Outcomes

Helping aspiring data engineers launch careers in the data space

Interested in tutoring or mentorship?

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Featured Work

Projects, tools, and things I've built

Multiplayer Racer gameplay demo

Multiplayer Racer

A local multiplayer racing game built with JavaScript. Grab some friends and race head-to-head on the same screen.

JavaScript Game Multiplayer
Ladder Logic Editor demo

Ladder Logic Editor

Web-based IEC 61131-3 Structured Text to Ladder Diagram editor with live PLC simulation for industrial automation.

TypeScript PLC Industrial
SteelKey steel seed phrase backup plate

SteelKey.io

Raw Australian steel plates for backing up cryptocurrency seed phrases. Paper burns, paper floods, paper fades. Steel doesn't.

Next.js Crypto E-commerce

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