Collin Schaafsma
Principal Engineer at Schaafsma LLC
Lyons, Colorado, United States
Summary
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Top SchoolCollin Schaafsma is a principal engineer and entrepreneurial leader with two decades of experience launching products and scaling teams across startups and enterprise engagements. He blends deep technical expertise with a product-first mindset, having led major rewrites, built cross-functional engineering organizations, and advised Fortune 500 companies on digital transformation. As a founder of multiple businesses—from custom metal fabrication and bicycle frames to software consultancies—he brings practical, hands-on craftsmanship and a maker’s attention to detail to engineering leadership. Collin thrives in zero-to-one situations, driving speed and smart tradeoffs while mentoring engineers and instituting pragmatic practices like TDD and continuous delivery. Based in Lyons, Colorado, he runs an independent consulting practice alongside a principal role at Gloo, demonstrating an uncommon mix of operator energy and strategic vision. He stays on the leading edge of emerging tech and frequently translates that curiosity into real product impact.
8 years of coding experience
18 years of employment as a software developer
Interactive Multimedia, Interactive Multimedia at Columbia College Chicago
Github Skills (16)
react-draft-wysiwyg9
draft-js8
text-editing8
html-editor7
javascript7
contenteditable6
wysiwyg6
react6
rich-text-editor5
editor4
api3
nest3
nodejs3
typescript2
js-api2
Programming languages (3)
Github contributions (5)
collinschaafsma/api.collin.today
Apr 2020 - Apr 2020
Nest.js API for collin.today
Contributions:28 commits, 14 PRs, 43 pushes in 23 days
apinestjsnest-jsjs-apinest
collinschaafsma/web3-starter
Dec 2021 - Apr 2022
Contributions:11 commits, 2 pushes, 1 branch in 3 months
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