Colin S.

Colin S. has extensive experience in the technology industry, starting with their current role as Lead Technology Facilitator at G{Code} since August 2022. Prior to this, they worked as a Software Engineering Mentor at Formation starting in July 2022.

Colin's most significant work experience was at Zipcar, where they served as a Senior Quality Engineer from April 2015 to March 2019. At Zipcar, they played a vital role in a major re-platforming project and contributed to various aspects such as software testing, UX/UI testing, documentation, co-op program management, and Slack bot development.

Before Zipcar, Colin worked as a Quality Assurance Engineer at ecoATM Gazelle from June 2013 to August 2014. Their responsibilities included software testing, defect triage, release management, and gathering software requirements on-site.

Other notable roles in Colin's career include a Quality Assurance Engineer position at PatientsLikeMe from October 2010 to March 2012 and a Web Quality Assurance Lead role at Harmonix Music Systems from January to December 2009.

Colin started their career as a Game Tester at Turbine from January to June 2005 and later transitioned to become a Systems Quality Assurance Engineer, responsible for testing core components and implementing automated testing of front-end websites. Additionally, Colin worked as an Implementation Consultant and a Quality Assurance Engineer at ChoiceStream, where they provided recommendation and personalization consultation to clients and performed quality assurance tasks.

In 2013, Colin founded Prints Media Company, where they serve as the lead architect and engineer for a next-generation music composition engine and takes on various roles within the organization.

Overall, Colin's work experience demonstrates strong skills in software testing, quality assurance, project management, and mentoring.

Colin S. obtained a Bachelor of Science degree from Carnegie Mellon University, majoring in Information Systems and minoring in Anthropology and History. Colin attended the university from 1999 to 2003. In addition to their degree, Colin earned a "2022-23 Volunteer Badge" certification from Microsoft in April 2023.