Martin Colwell is an engineer with 14 years of hands-on experience blending practical tradesmanship and technical problem solving, now working at Harmony Desalting in Arlington, MA. His background spans software development (including Ruby on Rails), operations development at Xerox Litigation Services, and running multiple self-employed ventures from landscaping to web development and handyman services. Comfortable working across disciplines, he pairs systems thinking with real-world fabrication and repair skills—able to both code and install electrical or plumbing fixtures. Martin also took on long-term family caregiving responsibilities, demonstrating resilience, empathy, and reliability during complex personal challenges. This mix of technical, operational, and practical experience makes him adept at tackling multidisciplinary engineering problems where down-to-earth execution matters as much as design.
14 years of coding experience
8 years of employment as a software developer
En route to bachelor's, Computer Science, En route to bachelor's, Computer Science at Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute
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