Colin Mcneil
Software Engineer at WRITER
Newbury, Vermont, United States
Summary
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Top SchoolColin Mcneil is a pragmatic software engineer with 11 years of experience building full-stack and backend systems, currently focused on developer tooling and GenAI workflows at Writer. He has shipped large React/TypeScript codebases and NPM-driven ecosystems at Docker Labs and HubSpot, and has strong hands-on experience with containerized deployments and DevOps from both enterprise and consultancy roles. Colin’s background spans web apps, server automation, and systems administration—he’s improved CI/CD and dockerized puppeteer workflows in open-source projects and adjusted Google Drive integrations for model-context servers. A former Pluralsight author and longtime university IT specialist, he brings a rare combination of teaching, tooling, and operational rigor to product development. Based in rural Vermont, he enjoys translating complex infrastructure needs into simple, reliable developer experiences.
11 years of coding experience
7 years of employment as a software developer
Bachelor of Engineering (B.E.) Computer Science, Bachelor of Engineering (B.E.) Computer Science at University of Connecticut
English, some french
Github Skills (14)
nodejs10
docker10
dockers10
gcp9
puppeteer9
google-cloud-platform9
typescripts8
typescript8
typescript-types8
devops8
file-management7
filesystem7
api6
apidoc6
Programming languages (12)
Github contributions (5)
modelcontextprotocol/servers
Dec 2024 - Dec 2024
Model Context Protocol Servers
Role in this project:
Back-end & DevOps Engineer
Back-end & DevOps EngineerContributions:4 reviews, 4 comments in 1 day
Contributions summary:Colin primarily contributed to the server-side components and deployment configurations of the project. They updated Dockerfiles, adjusted environment variable paths for Google Drive integration, and modified the server setup. Additionally, they made changes to the filesystem tools and addressed issues related to Docker container behavior, particularly with the puppeteer integration. These modifications suggest a focus on improving the server's functionality and ensuring its proper operation within a containerized environment.
docker/labs-ai-tools-for-devs
Jul 2024 - Apr 2025
An MCP server & prompt runner for all of Docker. Simple Markdown. BYO LLM.
Contributions:50 releases, 4 reviews, 81 PRs in 8 months
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