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> whoami

Dawn Gibson Wages (she/her). Founder of Wildflower Software and Wildflower Labs.
Former PSF Board Chair. Former Director of Community & DevRel @ Anaconda.
Django engineer turned community builder turned DevRel leader, now building AI agents that hold up in the real world.

I started coding on MySpace in 2005, walked away from finance in 2015, and never looked back.
These days I build agent systems for clients, teach teams how to ship AI that's correct and not just convincing, and still make the occasional Star Trek demo.

"Things need to be tended to to grow — and that's a good metaphor for open source."

Currently:

  • 🌼 Wildflower Software: Python & Django consulting. Backends, data, and AI features in production
  • 🔬 Wildflower Labs: workshops, talks and advisory on the final mile of enterprise AI
  • 🪐 Satyrn AI: Jupyter for agents, local-first for Python developers
  • 🖖 Writing Domain-Driven Django
  • 🧭 Open to leadership and board roles, consulting, and speaking

> starfleet_record

designation:    "The Bajoran Engineer"
post:           Founder, Wildflower Software
                Builder, Satyrn AI
ship:           USS Wildflower
quadrant:       Philadelphia, PA
                (Lenape territory)

specializations:
  - Agentic AI: PydanticAI, MCP,
    evals, human-in-the-loop
  - Agent orchestration (Prefect)
  - Python & Django backends
  - Python packaging & environments
    (conda · pixi · uv)
  - DevRel & open source strategy
  - Ethical open source

service_record:
  - PSF Chair & President (2022–25)
  - Anaconda, Dir. Community &
    DevRel (2025–26)
  - x-Microsoft

> tech_manifest

Languages & Frameworks

Python Django Wagtail JavaScript Vue

AI & Agents

PydanticAI Prefect MCP Jupyter Pandas

Tooling & Platforms

uv conda GitHub Docker Cloudflare

> current_mission_log

Mission Status Stardate
🌼 Wildflower Software: agent systems & Django backends for clients ACTIVE 2026
💐 Flower shop agents: a recommendation engine the owner can teach by text (Human-in-the-Wild) IN PROGRESS 2026
🖖 LCARS Online: a bridge crew of AI agents analyzing NASA exoplanet data, fully local LIVE AT ATO Oct 20, 2026
🪐 Satyrn AI: Jupyter for agents, local-first for Python developers IN PROGRESS 2026
📖 Domain-Driven Django: the book WRITING TBD
🚀 Djangonaut Space: mentorship for new Django contributors ONGOING ∞
🛡️ At The Root: Antiracist Ethical Source License ONGOING ∞

> open_source_record

ORGANIZATIONS & CONTRIBUTIONS
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  Python Software Foundation    ████████████████████  Chair & President (2022–25)
  Djangonaut Space              ████████████████████  Co-creator (2023–)
  At The Root                   ████████████████████  Founder (2020–)
  Wagtail CMS                   ███████████████░░░░░  Core Team
  DjangoCon US & Africa         ████████████████░░░░  Sponsors Chair (2019–23)
  Django Girls                  █████████████████░░░  Organizer (Copenhagen, Philly, SD)
  conda-forge                   ████████████░░░░░░░░  Governance
  NumFOCUS                      ████████████░░░░░░░░  Community
  Org. for Ethical Source       ██████████░░░░░░░░░░  Volunteer

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> conference_hail_frequencies

Keynotes, panels, podcasts and a lot of hallway track. Lately I talk about Python environments, AI that's correct and not just convincing, and the people who keep open source running.

  • 🖖 All Things Open 2026: To Boldly Go: Data Science Exploration with AI Agents (Oct 20, Raleigh)
  • 🤠 PyTexas: Keynote
  • 🏔️ PyCon Italia: Keynote
  • 🏰 PyData London: "Build Your Castle, Dig Your Moat" (AI sovereignty, local LLMs, supply chain security)
  • 🐍 PyCon US: Speaker x2
  • 📚 SciPy: Sponsor Co-chair
  • 🇪🇺 EuroPython: Speaker
  • 🎤 Past stages: DjangoCon, PyCon India (keynote), JupyterCon, PyData Vermont

📋 Speaker Rider — if you're thinking about inviting me, read this first.

> hailing_frequencies

Blog Wildflower Software Wildflower Labs Satyrn AI Mastodon Bluesky LinkedIn Ko-fi

┌─────────────────────────────────────────────────────┐
│                                                     │
│   "I believe in open code and I believe in ethics.  │
│    The two are not in conflict."                    │
│                                              — DW   │
│                                                     │
│    🖖  Peace, love and data                         │
└─────────────────────────────────────────────────────┘

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