Doug Durham
Co-Founder & CEO Emeritus at Don't Panic Labs
Lincoln, Nebraska, United States
Summary
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Top SchoolDoug Durham is a seasoned technology executive and entrepreneur with over 25 years of experience founding and scaling software engineering organizations that turn early ideas into market-ready products. As Co-Founder and CEO Emeritus of Don’t Panic Labs, he blends deep technical experience—from architecting ecommerce and CDN platforms to leading R&D—with a disciplined approach to product development and engineering culture. He advises growth-stage, software-enabled companies on technology strategy, digital transformation, and talent-driven scaling, bringing board-level governance perspective alongside hands-on mentorship. His background includes roles as CTO, adjunct faculty, and a Major in the Missouri Air National Guard, reflecting uncommon cross-domain leadership in both technical and operational environments. Based in Lincoln, Nebraska, he is known for cultivating craftsmanship, continuous learning, and practical innovation discipline that sustains long-term business value.
11 years of coding experience
37 years of employment as a software developer
BS Electrical Engineering, BS Electrical Engineering at University of Nebraska-LincolnMS Finance and Management, MS Finance and Management at Webster University
Github Skills (8)
bus8
scenarios6
testing5
design-patterns4
message-bus4
architecture4
csharp3
test-automation3
Programming languages (1)
Github contributions (5)
dnsdurham/MessageBusPatterns
Feb 2015 - Nov 2017
Contributions:13 commits, 2 PRs, 8 pushes in 2 years 9 months
message-bustechnologiessample-projectsbusscenarios
dnsdurham/DesignPatterns
Jan 2015 - Feb 2015
Contributions:26 commits, 8 PRs, 14 pushes in 17 days
csharpdesign-patternsarchitecturepatterns
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