Based in Sydney, Christian leads the technical direction and architecture of Drupal builds for Salsa's clients.
Christian shapes the technical foundations of projects day-to-day — from module selection and custom development standards to integration patterns, dependency management and CI/CD pipelines — so builds stay stable, reproducible and ready to deploy across environments. He works closely with stakeholders to turn business requirements into sound technical solutions, balancing platform constraints with project goals. Christian also guides Salsa's development team through code reviews and troubleshooting, particularly when projects run into complex configuration, multilingual or infrastructure issues.
Skillset
15 years working with Drupal
More than 20 years in web development
Technical direction and architecture for Drupal platforms
Module selection, custom development standards and integration patterns
Dependency management, CI/CD pipelines and environment configuration
Code review, quality and maintainability oversight
Troubleshooting complex configuration, multilingual and infrastructure issues
PHP, Symfony, JavaScript, HTML and Git
Previous experience
Christian has worked across several agencies in varying roles throughout his Drupal career, progressing from a junior developer on Drupal 6 through to senior developer and now technical lead on Drupal 11.
Beyond agency work, he has worked directly with large state and federal government departments and major media companies. He led the development team at NovaFM for several years before moving to a similar role at Clubs NSW. Christian is also a proud member of the Drupal Association and has contributed to core, contributed modules and documentation.
Hobbies and fun facts
Looking after a large reef aquarium with coral and fish=
Working on cars, including a little restoration on my 30-year-old BMW wagon
Spending time with my two kelpie cross dogs
