Derak Kilgo

Senior Web Developer · Technical Lead · AI-Enabled Development

I don’t just deliver features; I own outcomes.
I have 25+ years of experience modernizing and supporting production systems.
I build reliable backend tools that improve customer experience.

Austin native, Dad, Husband, Volunteer, INFJ-T

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Find me

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Words

Tech Blog I Sketch in Code
Stack Overflow Answers, as “txyoji”
Quora Wit & Wisdom
GitHub Gists Code snippets

Projects

Open Statutes Public data aggregated into ML-friendly formats
Enterprise Ipsum Ipsum generator in the voice of TNG's favorite captain
hibp-download PHP-based Have I Been Pwned downloader and local server
phpml-sentiment-demo ML with PHP — Austin PHP talk demo

Involvement

Education Service Center Region 13 Project Coordinator, Web Application Development
Saint Martin's School board member since 2025
Longhorn PHP Conference Volunteer since 2018
Austin PHP Volunteer & in-person host since 2004