Colin Nickels
Lead Librarian For Experiential Learning Services at North Carolina State University
Garner, North Carolina, United States
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Top SchoolColin Nickels is a librarian and experiential learning leader with 11 years of experience designing and operating makerspaces, mixed reality, and digital media services at NC State and UNC-Chapel Hill. As Lead Librarian for Experiential Learning Services, he manages makerspace and VR teams, collaborates with faculty to embed emerging technologies into curricula, and streamlines instructional workflows to reduce labor costs. He combines hands-on technical skills—3D printing, 3D scanning, AR/VR, and physical computing—with people management and service design across multiple campus libraries. Colin has a practical track record of building systems and databases to support technology lending and 3D printing workflows, plus experience scaling operations and training student staff. Currently pursuing a Master of Science in Information Science, he brings a rare blend of academic training, operational rigor, and creative problem solving. He’s equally comfortable repairing a 3D printer as he is negotiating course-integrated projects with faculty, which helps libraries move from equipment rooms to pedagogical partners.
11 years of coding experience
2 years of employment as a software developer
Bachelor of Arts; program, Classics; Greece focusing on classical history and archaeology, Bachelor of Arts; program, Classics; Greece focusing on classical history and archaeology at Brandeis UniversityMaster of Science in Information Science, Library and Information Science, Master of Science in Information Science, Library and Information Science at University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
Github Skills (11)
desktop9
unc9
windows9
color-picker8
powertoys7
minecraft7
octoprint6
spring6
touchscreen6
statement4
mobile-web2
Programming languages (2)
Github contributions (5)
ColinRNickels/SoSKiosk
Jan 2019 - Dec 2023
Contributions:18 pushes in 4 years 11 months
ColinRNickels/Code4Lib-Workshops-Share
Feb 2019 - Dec 2023
Contributions:18 pushes, 1 branch in 4 years 11 months
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