Dan Wahlin
Principal Director AI Microsoft Cloud Developer Advocacy At Microsoft
Chandler, Arizona, United States
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Top SchoolDan Wahlin is a Principal Director leading AI and Microsoft Cloud Developer Advocacy at Microsoft, bringing 13 years of hands-on experience building and evangelizing cloud-native and AI solutions. He blends full‑stack engineering with developer relations, contributing open-source examples that span ASP.NET Core backends, Angular/TypeScript frontends, Node/MongoDB services, and Docker/Kubernetes orchestration. Dan’s work emphasizes practical developer productivity—improving build processes, containerization, and observable state management—evident in projects like his Docker/Kubernetes course code and the Observable-Store library. Based in Chandler, Arizona, he pairs technical depth with public-facing education, creating demos and courses that make complex cloud and AI topics approachable. Unusually for a cloud-focused leader, his academic background spans economics and genetics, reflecting a broad analytical curiosity that informs pragmatic product and developer advocacy. Colleagues know him for shipping clear, reusable examples that bridge architecture, DevOps, and frontend UX.
12 years of coding experience
Blue Ridge High SchoolBachelor of Science, Economics, Genetics, Biology/Zoology, Bachelor of Science, Economics, Genetics, Biology/Zoology at Brigham Young University
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Github Skills (60)
url-routing10
api-rest10
mongoose10
javascript10
docker10
expressjs10
back-end-development10
api-design10
restful-api10
component-development10
css10
typescript10
asp-net-core10
ui-design10
rxjs10
Programming languages (13)
Github contributions (5)
DanWahlin/Angular-JumpStart
Oct 2015 - Sep 2022
Angular and TypeScript JumpStart example application
Role in this project:
Front-end Developer
Front-end DeveloperContributions:206 commits, 57 PRs, 451 pushes in 7 years
Contributions summary:Dan focused on updating the Angular and TypeScript-based example application. They implemented new features, including routing, and updated the application to newer Angular versions. The user also refactored customer-related components and added child routes, demonstrating a focus on improving the user interface and navigation. The user also updated and refactored the code to eliminate implicit "any" throughout codebase
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DanWahlin/TypeScriptDemos
Oct 2015 - Jun 2021
A set of TypeScript demos showing various features of the language.
Role in this project:Front-end Developer
Front-end DeveloperContributions:33 commits, 123 PRs, 179 pushes in 5 years 9 months
Contributions summary:Dan primarily worked on updating and refactoring existing TypeScript demos within the repository. They moved files, updated build processes using npm, and addressed "any" type issues. Key contributions include modifying existing HTML and TypeScript files for various demos, like those related to banking, calculators, and modules. They also integrated Bootstrap and made related adjustments to the project's structure, demonstrating a focus on improving and expanding existing frontend examples.
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