Colin Campbell

⫽ emergesource.com ⫽ colin@emergesource.com ⫽ (416) 995-9404 ⫽ Toronto, CANADA

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Summary

Experienced Software Engineering Leader with 15+ years of expertise in
shipping full-stack software products. Dedicated to cultivating talent
and creating an environment where individuals have fun and thrive.
Skilled at guiding cross-functional teams to achieve measurable success
while fostering a culture of trust, creativity, and continuous growth.

Skills

Leadership: Engineering Leadership, Team Building, Strategic Planning,
Cross-functional Collaboration, Mentorship, Process Improvement
Programming Languages: Python, JavaScript/Node.js, Perl, PHP, C, BASH
Frameworks and Libraries: Django, React/Flux, Vue.js/Vuex
Databases and Streaming: Redis, PostgreSQL, MySQL
Release Management: CI/CD, Testing, Automation, Code Reviews, Git,
GitHub Actions, Jenkins
Infrastructure: Kafka, Terraform, Kubernetes, Docker, Nomad, Consul,
Vault, Elasticsearch, Kibana, Fluentd, Prometheus, Grafana
Operating Systems and Platforms: Unix, Linux, Openstack, Digital Ocean,
AWS, GCP

Experience

Director of Engineering

TUCOWS/Wavelo - Toronto ON, 2021-2024

-   Responsible for strategic planning of Wavelo platform Architecture.
-   Led a team of 34 engineers, managers and product managers.
-   Designed and implement implemented Wavelo’s event driven
    microservice architecture. [Openstack, Terraform, Kafka, Nomad]
-   Ensured fault tolerant high availability for 8 million BOOST
    subscribers. [Openstack, Terraform, Grafana]
-   Collaborated with other department leads to deliver on strategic
    initiatives.
-   Led an observability transition from Datadog to Grafana saving +$10M
    in operating costs.
-   Delivered self-service platform tools allowing internal engineering
    teams to opt-in to platform services while they focus on their
    business initiatives.
-   Secured $2M with Scientific Research and Experimental Development
    (SR&ED) Tax Credit.
-   Designed and engineered Wavelo event gateway to manage ingres of
    millions of daily customer requests. [Typescript, Redis, Kafka]

Engineering Manager

TUCOWS/Domains - Toronto ON, 2017-2021

-   Responsible for both the OpenSRS UI Hover engineering teams [Rails,
    React].
-   Managed cross-functional collaboration and project delivery.
-   Took a hands-on approach coding & leading teams of 4-6 people.
-   Provided Kafka event driven reference architecture and migration
    plan to modernize OpenSRS. [Python, Perl, Kafka]
-   Manged Hover beyond the 2 million domains under management
    milestone.
-   Rejuvenated Hover background processing with Sidekick.
-   Modernized CICD pipelines from Jenkins to github actions
-   Delivered modern domain admin tooling with Vuejs.

Senior Engineer

Tucows/Domains - Toronto ON, 2015-2017

-   Delivered key frontend components for GDPR readiness [Perl, Vuejs,
    React].
-   Provided timely improvements to aging SOLR implementation.
-   Contributed to the OpenSRS Domain Platform migration, enabling
    Tucows to integrate millions of domains from acquisitions like
    MelbourneIT and ENOM [Python, Perl].
-   Worked with the Automattic team on the PHP OpenSRS toolkit leading
    Tucows to acquire Millions of WordPress.com domain registrations
    from GoDaddy.
-   Led engineering efforts for ongoing improvements and modernization
    of the OpenSRS platform.

Senior Software Developer

FIRE ENGINE RED - Philadelphia PA, 2012-2015

-   Focused on developing solutions to help America’s colleges and
    universities connect with prospective students.
-   Played a key role in delivering a CRM-based admission and alumni
    search solution. [PHP, Symfony, Laravel]
-   Leveraged Apache Solr to provide real-time, multi-user search
    capabilities and decision-making.
-   Provided guidance and leadership on testing & refactoring of legacy
    codebase.

Senior Software Developer

MEDICAL PHARMACIES - Pickering ON, 2003-2012

-   Led a small, focused team of 3 engineers dedicated to improving
    patient outcomes.
-   Relied on automation to maintain efficiency and maximize impact with
    limited resources.
-   First to market on innovative mobile pharmacy interaction tools.
    [PHP, Javascript]
-   Delivered a patient aware drug inventory system servicing thousands
    of beds that drastically reduced medication errors and pharmacy
    waste. [C++, GTK]
-   Implemented a highly available data warehouse solution across 30+
    retail locations, providing the organization with much needed
    business and patient care insights. [VMware]
-   Maintained operational redundancies with hardware and software.
    [Perl, VMware]

Education

Seneca College of Applied Arts and Technology

-   Computer Programming and Analysis Diploma
-   Applications Developer specialization
-   Internet Specialist specialization