Summary
Chris Swann is a technical manager based in Irvine, CA, who blends 11 years of software experience with a deep 13-year background in aerospace engineering to deliver simple, scalable web systems. He leads Ruby teams building event-driven, high-throughput payment platforms at Apartments.com while bringing hands-on expertise in Ruby, JavaScript, MySQL, Redis, Sidekiq, Docker, and AWS. Previously he ran engineering teams at Thales, translating airport-side user research into robust maintenance and logistics software and owning cloud, CI/CD, and failover design. Comfortable switching between low-level operational reliability and product/UX-driven architecture, he has a track record of turning complex aerospace workflows into maintainable software. His unusual blend of in-field aircraft systems support and modern devops gives him a practical lens on reliability and observability that shapes his approach to building production systems.
11 years of coding experience
5 years of employment as a software developer
HND & Degree in Audio Production