Colin Copeland
CTO at Code for America
Durham, North Carolina, United States
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Top SchoolColin Copeland is a seasoned technology leader and CTO with 16 years of experience building web applications and data-driven systems, primarily using Python, Django, and PostgreSQL. Based in Durham, NC, he has led engineering at Caktus Consulting since 2007, combining hands-on development with strategic technical leadership for client-facing projects. His background spans full-stack web work—HTML/CSS and PHP—alongside embedded and research-focused data logging tools developed earlier in his career. Active in the civic tech community as Co-captain of Code with Durham, he brings practical open collaboration and mentorship to volunteer-driven projects. Colin’s trajectory from co-founding a Macintosh software shop to steering a specialist consulting firm reflects both entrepreneurial instincts and deep operational experience delivering reliable production systems.
17 years of coding experience
BA Computer Science, BA Computer Science at Earlham College
Stackoverflow
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Github Skills (90)
minecraft10
python10
coverage10
sms10
filepicker10
traffic10
cookiecutter-django10
django10
docker-compose10
aggregates10
django-project10
django-filter10
django-rest-framework10
code-server10
nodejs10
Programming languages (13)
Github contributions (5)
copelco/mac-dev-playbook
Dec 2019 - Oct 2025
Mac setup and configuration via Ansible.
Contributions:54 pushes, 3 branches in 5 years 11 months
ansiblemactrellisdotfilesmacos
OpenData-NC/columbus-county-nc
Nov 2011 - Aug 2012
Contributions:251 commits in 8 months
columbuscountyinstallation
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