John Machin
Director at Australian Government
Canberra, Australia
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Top SchoolJohn Machin is a Director in the Australian Government with eight years of focused experience in information architecture, knowledge management and government data transformation. He pioneered application of knowledge graphs and semantic modelling to map Australian government structures and activities, delivering products such as the Finance Knowledge Graph and structure.gov.au. His background spans statistical agencies and archives where he integrated standards, automated content migration and linked records for whole-of-government digital records initiatives. Comfortable at the intersection of policy and technical design, he translates complex regulatory and archival requirements into practical, auditable information systems. Based in Canberra, he combines a masters in information management and public policy training with a penchant for exploring “the shape of government” — evidenced by playful GitHub commentary and serious production work.
8 years of coding experience
10 years of employment as a software developer
Australian National UniversityGraduate Certificate, Public Policy and Finance, Graduate Certificate, Public Policy and Finance at University of CanberraBachelor of Arts, Philosophy / Political Studies, Bachelor of Arts, Philosophy / Political Studies at University of OtagoMasters, Information Management, Masters, Information Management at Curtin University
Github Skills (7)
jekyll6
hugo5
owl3
webforms2
shacl2
rdf2
knowledge-graph1
Programming languages (2)
Github contributions (5)
AGLDWG/presentations
Mar 2021 - Jul 2026
Contributions:2 pushes in 5 years 5 months
AGLDWG/meeting-minutes
Aug 2020 - Oct 2024
Contributions:1 PR, 63 pushes in 4 years 2 months
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