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 (27)
python10
eclipse-plugin10
database-migrations9
kubernetes9
liquibase9
maven-plugin9
eclipse9
database-management8
database8
groovy8
sql8
database-administration8
db28
oracle8
java8
Programming languages (2)
Github contributions (5)
ctgnz/jmsfx
May 2020 - Jul 2026
Contributions:70 pushes, 10 branches, 6 tags in 6 years 2 months
ctgnz/foxglove
Oct 2022 - Nov 2022
Contributions:15 commits, 107 pushes, 5 branches in 1 month
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