Tony Champion

8x Microsoft MVP · .NET Consultant · Developer Educator

I've spent 25+ years in the .NET and Azure ecosystem, building distributed systems, leading technical teams, and shipping software that actually works in production. Today I split my time between consulting work through Champion Data Solutions and building Developer Road, a platform helping senior developers turn their expertise into visible authority.

This site is a live proof of concept for the Developer Road methodology: a knowledge graph built from real work, not curated for performance. Everything here came out of actual client engagements, open source projects, and things I had to figure out the hard way.

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Tony Champion and his wife Shannon
My biggest supporter. Always by my side.

Current Focus

Most of my technical work right now is in the Azure and .NET space, specifically around Azure infrastructure, deployment pipelines, and building production-grade systems that don't require a PhD to maintain.

  • Azure DevOps Classic release pipelines for complex deployment scenarios
  • .NET 9 patterns: HybridCache, minimal APIs, EF Core + Dapper hybrid approaches
  • Open source: RockThePod, a private podcast hosting platform built on Azure
  • Developer Road: building the infrastructure and curriculum for senior developer visibility

Notable Projects

RockThePod

Open source private podcast hosting platform. Azure SQL, Service Bus event backbone, tokenized RSS feeds, HybridCache, EF Core + Dapper. Built as a reference architecture for modern .NET on Azure.

.NET 9 Azure Open Source

Developer Road

A platform helping senior .NET and Azure developers build visible authority without becoming a content creator. Courses, coaching, and the tools to turn real work into a discoverable knowledge graph.

Education Career .NET

ComplyTRI

EPA TRI reporting system with complex stored procedure work for chemical categorization, year rollover, and facility cloning. Angular front end with Stripe payments for facility compliance workflows.

.NET SQL Server Angular

Speaking

I speak at developer conferences on .NET, Azure, and career topics. If you want a speaker who brings real production experience rather than polished demos that never break, reach out.

  • You're Not Paid to Write Code
    VS Live · Microsoft Campus, Redmond · 2026
    Why developers are paid to create leverage, not write code, and what that means for your career trajectory.
  • Visibility Is a Technical Skill
    VS Live · Microsoft Campus, Redmond · 2026
    Building an AI-native knowledge graph that makes your expertise discoverable without performing for social media.
  • Uno Platform: Cross-Platform .NET
    VS Live · Microsoft Campus, Redmond · 2026
    Building cross-platform applications with Uno Platform and .NET.

Current Stack

Backend

  • .NET 9 / C#
  • ASP.NET Core
  • EF Core + Dapper
  • SQL Server / Azure SQL

Cloud

  • Microsoft Azure (MVP)
  • Azure DevOps
  • Service Bus
  • IoT Hub
  • Logic Apps (Standard)

Frontend

  • Astro
  • Angular
  • Uno Platform
  • TypeScript

Tools

  • VS Code / Visual Studio
  • GitHub / Azure DevOps
  • Claude (obviously)
  • Obsidian

Get in Touch

Best way to reach me is LinkedIn. If you're a senior .NET or Azure developer who feels invisible despite doing great work, that's exactly the conversation I want to have.

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