Chris Patterson is a software architect and an open-source leader with over 30 years of experience in designing, developing, and deploying technology solutions. He is the owner and consultant of Loosely Coupled, LLC, a company that provides technology consulting and developer support services for MassTransit, a free, open-source distributed application framework for .NET.
Chris is also the founder and primary maintainer of MassTransit, which he has been leading since 2007. He is passionate about creating and contributing to open-source projects that enable developers to build message-based applications with ease and reliability. Chris is a multi-year Microsoft MVP award recipient, a McKesson Fellow, and a McKesson Distinguished Technologist, recognized for his technical excellence and innovation. He regularly produces software development-related content on YouTube, sharing his knowledge and expertise with the community.