Chris Distasio
Freelance Software Engineer at Independent / Freelancer
Greater Columbus Area United States
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Top SchoolChris Distasio is a freelance full-stack software engineer and AI application builder with eight years of practical experience and five years teaching software engineering at scale. He designs and ships voice-first AI products—currently building S2M (Speak2MeFitness) using Python, FastAPI, Next.js, MongoDB Atlas, and the OpenAI API—bridging clean backend architecture with thoughtful LLM integration. His background includes curriculum leadership at ThriveDX and hands-on roles spanning Java, JavaScript, React, and Ruby/Rails, giving him both deep technical chops and an educator’s ability to make complex systems approachable. Comfortable owning the full development lifecycle, he pairs systems-level thinking with strong communication and mentoring instincts. He also brings unusual cross-functional experience managing multi-state real estate liquidations under power of attorney, demonstrating operational poise outside pure engineering. Open to remote full-time roles or selective freelance engagements where he can contribute from day one.
8 years of coding experience
4 years of employment as a software developer
BA, English with Honors, BA, English with Honors at University of Missouri -- ColumbiaCertificate of Completion, Software Engineering, Full-stack Web Development, Certificate of Completion, Software Engineering, Full-stack Web Development at Flatiron SchoolMaster's degree, Teaching English as a Second Language, Master's degree, Teaching English as a Second Language at University of Central Missouri
English, Turkish, Spanish
Stackoverflow
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Github Skills (15)
web-application9
spring-mvc9
spring-data-jpa9
spring-data9
spring-boot8
java8
create-project8
spring8
spring-security7
git6
median6
javascript6
amazon-web-services6
amazon-s36
region6
Programming languages (6)
Github contributions (5)
stazman/small-business-website-with-user-accounts
Apr 2018 - Jul 2020
Contributions:142 pushes in 2 years 3 months
stazman/learn-co-sandbox
May 2018 - Jan 2021
Contributions:646 pushes, 299 branches in 2 years 8 months
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