Luke Ketchen
I am a backend / full-stack developer
I am chasing my dream career after switching from Electrician at age 30 with visions of becoming a wizard behind the keyboard.
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I have experience in the following areas
  • PHP
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Drone view of coast
looking at a log on the beach
drone view of the beach and waves

I'm Luke Ketchen, a software developer, photographer, remote pilot, and electrician based in Australia.

These days, life has become even more exciting as I've recently become a father. Watching my child discover the world fills me with excitement and inspires me to keep learning new things.

Pantry build Sun bed build

I also have a knack for working with timber. Some of my recent projects include our walk-in pantry and a sun bed. The list of home improvements keeps growing, and I'm loving every part of it.

A couple of years ago I had a crack at making an arcade machine for my niece and nephews.

Beef Enchiladas

I would consider myself a foodie – I love cooking and trying new foods.
Highly recommend Recipetineats beef enchiladas

Elly smile on the beach Elly running on the beach Elly cold at the beach

When I'm not coding or building, I enjoy the outdoors, whether it’s mountain biking, running (which I'm hoping to get back into soon), or going on walks with our Dalmatian.

I love Audiobooks, everychance I get I'll be listening to a book like The Witcher, Ready Player One, Armada and Jack Reacher.


I’m all about efficiency, and I love experimenting with different methods to improve life and health.

I haven't touched a light switch in years – smart home for the win.

Also, I am heading to space one day. I'll keep you posted.

My headphones on 🎧, locking in coding jam

Cool things I've built

Fit Tracker

Fit Tracker is a simple app that allows you to track your workouts, meals and body measurements.

PHP template engine

Creating customizable website templates for tradespeople, focusing on simplicity and functionality

Hippie Whippy

The Hippie Whippy Ballarat's own soft serve and gelati van!

Yume Food

Yume is a platform for trading surplus food to reduce waste.

Life fable

Life Fable is an app that helps users share and preserve their life stories through regular prompts and questions.

Tradie Files

Tradie Files is a job managment solution for tradespeople.

Testimonial
Chloe Waddell
The Hippie Whippy
Luke has created a very functional and aesthetic website for my business. He was professional, and always happy to take our ideas on board. We are so happy with the website and would highly recommend Luke for others looking for this service.
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