Al Del Degan (he/him) is the CTO and co-founder of New Idea Machine. A serial entrepreneur, mentor, and teacher with 33 years of software development experience, he has built systems for organizations including The Calgary Airport Authority, The City of Calgary, DC Bank, and Travel Alberta. Al uses AI-assisted development to let one developer deliver what traditionally required a team of five, cutting project timelines by 50 to 75% while maintaining industry and security best practices. He guides every New Idea Machine project, teaches the hands-on AI for Business bootcamps, and built Hermes Ear, the fully local AI meeting assistant he documented on the blog.
