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Chris Birie

Software and Data Martial Artist

October 28-30, 2026Oakland University, Rochester, MI

About Chris

Chris Birie is a software/data/platform/jack of all trades engineer who believes strong systems and apps are built through repetition, fundamentals, and attention to detail. Influenced by his kung fu practice, he applies the same mindset to designing scalable architectures and delivery workflows. He is passionate about teaching, mentoring, and helping teams build software that holds up under pressure.

Conference Sessions

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Designing Data Pipelines That Don’t Hate You Six Months Later

Data pipelines rarely fail on day one. The failure usually arrives later, when schema drift, volume growth, and ownership changes expose early shortcuts. Chris Birie uses "Designing Data Pipelines That Don’t Hate You Six Months Later" to follow that thread into design patterns for schema change, idempotency, observability, and growth before handoff gets painful, giving attendees a practical way to bring the lesson back to their own systems.

Topic
Software Engineering and Architecture