Kevin Colby
Senior Research Data Scientist
Lafayette, Indiana, United States
Summary
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SeniorKevin Colby is a Senior Research Data Scientist with nearly 30 years of IT experience and a decade of focused research support at Purdue University, where he progressed from science gateways developer to senior data scientist and manager. He blends deep expertise in web and database development, Linux authentication/authorization, and large-scale HPC supercomputing with proven project and team leadership to turn complex research needs into operational systems. Known for bridging groups with diverse goals, he excels at translating academic requirements into reproducible, auditable solutions that improve business and research workflows. Based in Lafayette, Indiana, he pairs hands-on administration and development skills with strong communication, often acting as the technical lynchpin between researchers, sysadmins, and developers.
10 years of coding experience
16 years of employment as a software developer
Github Skills (34)
rhel10
cisco10
networking9
cisco-ios9
ansible9
juniper9
network-automation9
amazon8
amazon-web-services7
ansible-automation-platform7
plug7
aws7
collections6
ansible-galaxy6
automation6
Programming languages (9)
Github contributions (5)
zaepho/RaspberryPints
Feb 2018 - Oct 2018
Contributions:51 commits, 4 PRs, 47 pushes in 8 months
chalkboardsignagedigital-signagetaplist
zaepho/streamdeck-plugin-ercot
Jan 2024 - Mar 2024
Contributions:2 releases, 16 pushes, 2 tags in 1 month
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