Connor Winston is a Senior Data Engineer with 8 years of hands-on experience building full-stack solutions and contributing to the popular open-source Directus backend. Based in Dallas, he blends frontend polish—fixing Vue.js UI bugs and improving component styling—with backend work like flow error handling and database migrations, demonstrating a rare cross-stack fluency. At Directus he progressed from Software Engineer to Senior Data Engineer, while simultaneously leading IT and volunteer operations at the Texas Public Safety Association, where he organized large-scale events and managed IT strategy. His background spans Node.js, MySQL, and API-driven systems, and he brings a practical, product-focused approach to turning databases into flexible headless CMS and admin platforms. Notably, he pairs community-driven open-source contributions with nonprofit leadership, showing both technical depth and operational grit.
7 years of coding experience
5 years of employment as a software developer
Bachelor of Science - BS, Information Technology Systems, Bachelor of Science - BS, Information Technology Systems at The University of Texas at Dallas
General Study, General Study at Lone Star College-University Park
The flexible backend for all your projects 🐰 Turn your DB into a headless CMS, admin panels, or apps with a custom UI, instant APIs, auth & more.
Role in this project:
Full-stack Developer
Contributions:87 reviews, 2 commits, 63 PRs in 7 days
Contributions summary:Connor primarily contributed to the Directus project by addressing frontend issues, fixing UI bugs, and enhancing component styling. Their work involved modifications to Vue.js components, including updates to styling, and implementing changes related to file uploads and template rendering. The user also addressed backend aspects, such as fixing flow error handling, adding options to notification operations, and updating database schema migrations.
Contributions:7 PRs, 39 pushes, 7 branches in 4 months
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