Summary
Alex Wiegand is a versatile software developer and learning technology mentor with 11 years of experience combining hands-on development, research, and business systems support. Based in the Greater Adelaide Area, he has delivered front-end work for open-source civic tech (Flowback) and supported critical transport systems like Metrocard while also applying analytical skills in workforce planning. Alex blends practical user-focused engineering with mentoring in educational settings, translating complex requirements into usable tools and trainings. His background spans long-term public sector systems work and agile community projects, highlighting an ability to navigate both legacy operations and modern open-source stacks. Anecdotally curious and hands-on—he jokes that learning to code resembled learning to cook on a range—he brings a pragmatic, experimental mindset to technology and learning.
11 years of coding experience
1 year of employment as a software developer
Bachelor of Computer and Information Science (Honours), Computer Science, Bachelor of Computer and Information Science (Honours), Computer Science at University of South Australia