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Co-Founder & Technical Lead

Chris Catlin

Chris Catlin is a versatile technologist with strong conceptual reasoning and commercial acumen. He maps customer requirements into secure, practical solutions, juggling multiple projects to SLAs and deadlines. Fiercely privacy-minded, he builds software that protects personal data by design. A rapid on-the-job learner, he works autonomously or in teams and communicates comfortably with stakeholders at all levels.

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Chris plans and tracks delivery with MS Project and OpenProject. Qualifications include an Applied Degree in Cyber Security (University of Tasmania), Leadership Tasmania, Certified Project Officer, CCNA, and advanced project management and networking credentials (TAFE). His career history spans Director at Safe Shore and UHack 2021 Innovation Winner (2019-2025), consultant at IPP Consulting and Bexton (VRC), and analyst and developer roles with Brightstar, the Department of Primary Industry, Squiz Australia, Scenport, and Tasmanian Compliance Corporation.

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