Colin Sharples
Retired at Freelance
Wellington, Wellington, New Zealand
Summary
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Top SchoolColin Sharples is a retired senior Java developer with over a decade of hands-on experience designing web applications, integration solutions, and enterprise Java architectures. He has deep expertise with the IBM WebSphere family, CI/CD for DevOps, and a strong track record applying Agile methods to complex government and financial systems. Colin also designs user-focused web and desktop interfaces, bringing a practical user-centred design mindset to backend-heavy projects. His career spans roles from senior engineer at ANZ and New Zealand Customs to CTO of a games studio and solution architect at Datacom, demonstrating versatility across industries. Trained as a scientist with a PhD in Population Ecology, he brings analytical rigor and systems thinking to software problems. Now retired and based in Wellington, he continues freelancing and advising on architecture and UX-driven engineering practices.
11 years of coding experience
15 years of employment as a software developer
B.Sc. (Hons), Biology, B.Sc. (Hons), Biology at University of St AndrewsMaster's Degree, Computational Biology, Master's Degree, Computational Biology at University of YorkDoctor of Philosophy (Ph.D.), Population Ecology, Doctor of Philosophy (Ph.D.), Population Ecology at University of East AngliaOban High School
Spanish
Github Skills (37)
kubernetes10
python10
maintenance9
eclipse-plugin9
database-migrations9
liquibase9
java9
db29
database-administration9
database9
database-management9
eclipse8
continuous-integration8
sql8
oracle8
Programming languages (2)
Github contributions (5)
ctgnz/foxglove
Oct 2022 - Nov 2022
Contributions:15 commits, 107 pushes, 5 branches in 1 month
ctgnz/jmsfx
May 2020 - Jul 2024
Contributions:46 pushes, 9 branches, 6 tags in 4 years 2 months
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