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Chris Wolf

Software Engineer & Percussion EducatorFocused on building systems and shaping musicians.

About

Two disciplines, one approach

I'm a software engineer who designs reliable, scalable systems — and a percussion educator who helps students develop technique, musicality, and confidence. I bring the same discipline to distributed architecture that I bring to the practice room: clarity, consistency, and continuous improvement.

10+ years in softwareAPIs & distributed systemsPrivate & ensemble instruction

Software

Selected engineering work

Representative software and platform projects — placeholder entries you can swap with your own.

Distributed Task Queue
Event-driven job processing platform with at-least-once delivery, dead-letter handling, and horizontal worker scaling.
GoRedisPostgreSQLDocker
Internal Developer Portal
Self-service platform for service catalog, deployment pipelines, and observability dashboards across engineering teams.
TypeScriptNext.jsGraphQLKubernetes
Observability Pipeline
High-throughput log aggregation and metrics pipeline with configurable alerting rules and SLO tracking.
PythonKafkaPrometheusGrafana

Music

Percussion education

Great percussionists are built through deliberate practice and thoughtful listening. I meet students where they are — whether preparing for auditions, refining technique, or exploring new repertoire — and create a structured path toward measurable growth.

Private Lessons
One-on-one instruction tailored to skill level, covering snare technique, mallet percussion, and drum set fundamentals.
Ensemble Coaching
Sectional and full-ensemble coaching focused on balance, timing, and musical communication within the percussion section.
Curriculum Design
Progressive lesson plans and practice frameworks that build technical facility alongside musical expression.

Contact

Let's connect

Interested in collaborating on a software project or scheduling a lesson? I'd love to hear from you.

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