Summary
Chris Timpone is a systems and technology lead with 11 years of experience transitioning from a Northwestern-trained mechanical engineer into a full-stack web developer and technical leader. He specializes in C#/.NET backend APIs, automated testing, and operational reliability, having owned on-call support, disaster recovery exercises, and cross-team code reviews at Fiserv. Chris combines hands-on development with a strong testing-first mindset—helping teams move toward test-driven practices while also contributing features and remediating technical debt. His toolset spans .NET Core, Selenium, SQL/DataStax CQL, RabbitMQ, Redis, Splunk, and deployment tooling like Octopus and PCF. Now leading systems and technology at Protopian Works, he brings mentorship experience on both sides of the table and a proven aptitude for bridging development, QA, and ops. An uncommon trait: his engineering background gives him a systems-thinking approach to software design and reliability that informs both code quality and operational readiness.
11 years of coding experience
9 years of employment as a software developer
Bachelor of Science (BS) Mechanical Engineering, Bachelor of Science (BS) Mechanical Engineering at Northwestern University
English