Colin S. has over 20 years of work experience in the field of software engineering. Colin started their career at IBM in 1997, where they worked as an Advisory IT Specialist. During this time, they played a key role in building a Java/Swing Travel Management application and also installed and troubleshooted WebSphere in a production environment.
In 2002, Colin joined Kama Consulting as a Senior IT Consultant. Here, they designed and developed a Perl integration application using Peregrine AssetCenter implementation, ConnectIT, and Sterling ConnectDirect. Colin also successfully re-engineered the Capstone HP-UX development environment using Perl, Korn Shell Scripting, and Oracle PL/SQL.
Colin then worked at Circuit City as a Senior IT Consultant in 2005, where they supported and enhanced the J2EE WebStore application. Colin also conducted an analysis of the emerging Ajax technology and developed proof of concept proposals for its integration into the Circuit City Web applications.
From 2006 to 2010, Colin held positions at Comsys, Quantum Blue Technology, Xifin, and TouchCommerce as a Senior IT Consultant and Senior Software Engineer. At Comsys, they served as a technical team lead for the EPS application team at Capital One and achieved architectural and design work for integrating Hibernia Bank ACH processing into the EPS application. At Quantum Blue Technology, they developed the company website and a Java-Swing integrated defect management application. At Xifin, they enhanced and maintained the SAAS Medical Billing Application and served as the team lead for web front-end technologies. At TouchCommerce, Colin built the reporting component of their RightTouch V3 Portal and integrated GWT application with Fusion Charts using JSNI.
In 2012, Colin became a founding member of the engineering team at Tealium, where they worked as a Staff Software Engineer. Here, they played a key role in developing and enhancing the Tealium tag management solution, specifically in the patented flicker-free technology only available from Tealium.
Overall, Colin has a strong background in developing and enhancing software applications using various programming languages and technologies. Colin has experience in team leadership, architectural design, and creating innovative solutions for complex problems.
Colin S. completed a Diploma course in Scientific Computing from Rand Afrikaans University from 1996 to 1998. The focus of their studies included Java, C++, and Web Programming. Previously, they attended Hyde Park High School from 1979 to 1982, where they did not pursue any specific degree or field of study. Additionally, they had attended St Johns College in Johannesburg, although no information about their degree or field of study was provided.
June, 2012 - present