Christopher Cormack
He Māwhitiwhiti Matihiko Ki Te Kākahu O Hine-Raraunga
Wellington, Wellington, New Zealand
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Top SchoolChristopher Cormack is a seasoned software engineer and technical lead with 18 years’ experience building and sustaining open-source web applications, best known for long-term leadership on the Koha library management system. Based in Wellington, he combines deep MySQL and Perl/web app expertise with a proven track record of coordinating development, QA, and client-facing support across Southern Hemisphere deployments. As Kaihuawaere Matihiko at Catalyst and He Māwhitiwhiti Matihiko ki te Kākahu o Hine-Raraunga, he uniquely blends technical stewardship with Māori-led advocacy—embedding Māori values into product, workplace and community engagement. Beyond shipping code, he mentors Māori technologists and helps organisations improve participation and representation in IT, reflecting a rare mix of engineering rigor and cultural leadership.
18 years of coding experience
26 years of employment as a software developer
BA, Maori Studies, Mathematics, BA, Maori Studies, Mathematics at Massey University
English, māori
Stackoverflow
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Github Skills (34)
bug-tracker10
patch10
multicore10
jdownloader10
branches10
backup10
gnu10
ansible-collections9
plugin9
network-tools9
perl9
discovery9
routeros9
client-server8
javascript8
Programming languages (2)
Github contributions (5)
ranginui/ranginui.github.io
Mar 2018 - Mar 2022
Contributions:109 commits, 1 PR, 191 pushes in 4 years
ranginui/koha
Jun 2008 - Oct 2013
Contributions:795 commits in 5 years 4 months
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