There is no passion to be found playing small - in settling for a life that is less than the one you are capable of living.
I'm Tristan Davey, a software engineer and free software advocate and with a passion for spreading knowledge and building a stronger development community. Based in Townsville, Australia I spend my days building software to revolutionise workplace heath and safety at SafetyCulture, and my nights thinking up, exploring and implementing crazy software concepts. I love seeing technology transform peoples lives.
I'm an advocate of the free software movement and a passionate campaigner for the rights of gender and sexual minorities from the perspective of technology. I'm a associate of the Australian Computer Society, a member to the Unicode Consortium and the founder of the DevNQ North Queensland Developer Meetup.
Background
I was born and raised in North Queensland, Australia and began experimenting at an early age. I pursued an education in Information Technology at James Cook University. I started my career building and maintaining websites for local businesses. I joined Mojito Solutions for several years developing custom web-applications for clients including ticket-booking systems and subscription service systems. During this time I also lectured e-commerce and online advertising classes at James Cook University and for a number of years conducted workshops for their web technologies subjects.
In 2012 I joined a, then, small team at SafetyCulture, where I co-developed the first generation of their workplace safety management platform. I continue to work in a senior development role with SafetyCulture developing future generations of their software. I'm a regular presenter at North Queensland industry events and a strong supporter of the Townsville development community.