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I build high-trust systems with beautiful edges.

With a background in startups and cybersecurity, I build infrastructure that balances elegance with resilience. By day, I work on Laravel platforms at scale. By night, I maintain my open-source ecosystem. On weekends, I host live VR comedy shows β€” because good timing matters on and off stage.

πŸ’Ό 10+ years of experience (5+ Laravel, 7+ PHP)
🎭 100+ hours on stage
πŸ“¦ 200k+ downloads on open source projects
πŸ“° Featured in WIRED, VICE, and Laravel News
Emma De Silva
Featured Project

I created HydePHP 🎩

A static site generator that brings together the power of Laravel and the simplicity of Markdown. Open-source, developer-loved, and shipping in production for thousands of sites worldwide.

As featured in
β˜… Laravel News β˜… The Official Laravel Blog
hydephp.com β€” by the numbers Live
203,574
All-Time Downloads
524,461
All-Time Unique Visitors
6,169
7-Day Unique Visitors
49,666
7-Day Total Requests
$ built with hyde, naturally v2.0
Speaking

From the stage

Sharing what I've learned with the community β€” at conferences, meet-ups, and everywhere developers gather.

Upcoming Aug 20–21 2026

Laravel Live Denmark

Copenhagen, Denmark πŸ‡©πŸ‡° Β· Talk TBA
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Delivered 2025

HydePHP: Empowering Developers with Laravel-Powered Static Sites

Laravel Meetup Stockholm πŸ‡ΈπŸ‡ͺ

+ a handful of smaller meet-ups along the way.