Connor Colenso
Software Engineer at Blackmagic Design
Greater Bristol Area, United Kingdom
Summary
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Top SchoolConnor Colenso is a software engineer with seven years' experience, currently building products at Blackmagic Design after developing scientific software and hardware at Xors System. He brings a methodical, high-performance programming mindset rooted in a BSc in Mathematics and a track record of pragmatic problem solving across C# and C++. An active open-source contributor, Connor has improved and balanced complex mod ecosystems—working on GT-New-Horizons and GT5 unofficial projects to clean up recipes, prevent crashes, and streamline user-facing tooling. He combines attention to low-level stability and user experience with a strong interest in financial markets, making him comfortable in both backend systems and applied engineering for instrumented environments.
6 years of coding experience
2 years of employment as a software developer
BSc (Hons) Mathematics, BSc (Hons) Mathematics at University of Plymouth
Github Skills (11)
minecraft10
javas10
debug10
gt10
modx10
scripting10
java10
configuration-management9
localization8
localize8
locale8
Programming languages (5)
Github contributions (5)
GTNewHorizons/GT5-Unofficial
Jun 2022 - Jan 2023
Decompiled and modified version of GT5.07.07
Role in this project:
Back-end Developer
Back-end DeveloperContributions:30 releases, 107 reviews, 41 commits in 7 months
Contributions summary:Connor primarily contributed to adjusting and improving NEI recipe pages, including adding configuration support, localization, and correcting usage and voltage displays. They also addressed null checks, resolved potential crashes, and made code cleanup. Their work centered around modifying and enhancing existing recipe handling functionality within the GT5 unofficial mod.
decompiledmodifiedgt5
GTNewHorizons/GT-New-Horizons-Modpack
Jul 2022 - Aug 2022
A big progressive questing modpack for Minecraft 1.7.10 balanced around the mod GregTech.
Role in this project:Mod Developer / Scripting
Mod Developer / ScriptingContributions:50 reviews, 7 commits, 55 PRs in 1 month
Contributions summary:Connor primarily focused on modifying and adjusting aspects of the modpack through scripting. Their contributions involved hiding specific items from the Not Enough Items (NEI) interface to reduce clutter and improve user experience. They also made balance adjustments, such as nerfing the Stargate-related features and addressing a configuration error related to basalt blocks.
minecraftgregtechutility-modmodpackquests
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