Colin Charles
Consultant at Charles Ventures
Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
Summary
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SeniorColin Charles is a seasoned technologist and consultant with 16 years in the open-source community, renowned for work around MySQL/MariaDB and database migrations. Based in Kuala Lumpur, he blends Linux/macOS administration with a strong focus on integration, deployment, and scalable data infrastructure. A prolific speaker and writer, he translates complex technical concepts for both developers and business stakeholders and has helped shape open-source thought leadership through GI.Conferences and related ventures. He leads and advises multiple ventures, including Codership - Galera Cluster, Charles Ventures, Grok Content, and Grok Sdn Bhd, underscoring a proven ability to build ecosystems around data technologies. His career spans founder- and leadership-level roles across startups and services that bridge open-source communities with enterprise needs. Colin actively champions open-source adoption and practical, production-ready solutions in the APAC region.
17 years of coding experience
English
Stackoverflow
46reputation
974reached
4answers
0questions
Github Skills (85)
proxy10
corona10
mysql-proxy10
sports-data10
location10
percona10
ord9
high-performance9
cap9
reverse-proxy9
svg9
serverless9
galera9
amazon-web-services9
blockchain9
Programming languages (11)
Github contributions (5)
byte/documentation
Jan 2022 - Feb 2025
Galera Cluster Library
Contributions:76 pushes in 3 years 1 month
galera-clusterclustergalera
codership/galera-manager-support
Aug 2021 - Nov 2024
Contributions:1 push, 46 comments, 24 issues in 3 years 3 months
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