Nathan Wilson
President at Collective Source
Falmouth, Massachusetts, United States
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Top SchoolNathan Wilson is a technology leader and founder who blends over three decades of software engineering and organizational leadership with a deep commitment to mycology and citizen science. As founder and long-time president of Mushroom Observer and current president of the Fungal Diversity Survey, he builds open-source platforms that make fungal biodiversity data accessible and resilient while championing digital preservation of community-built scientific records. He has led large distributed engineering organizations—most recently as Director of Software Engineering at IQVIA—delivering cost and DevOps efficiencies across global teams. His background spans R&D roles at DreamWorks and Digital Domain, large-scale biodiversity informatics at the Marine Biological Laboratory, and startup-facing platform work at MassChallenge, demonstrating a rare mix of creative, academic, and enterprise experience. Nathan pairs technical depth in web and data systems with a human-centered ethos: empowering amateurs and professionals alike to contribute enduring scientific knowledge. Based in Falmouth, MA, he is as focused on conserving forests and fungi as he is on protecting the fragile digital ecosystems that hold their records.
12 years of coding experience
35 years of employment as a software developer
BA, Psychology, BA, Psychology at Reed CollegeUniversity of California Santa CruzMS, Psychology, MS, Psychology at University of Pennsylvania
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Github Skills (18)
fontconfig6
ruby-on-rails6
android6
gradle6
apple-m16
docker6
github6
react-native6
ubuntu6
rails4
htaccess4
ruby4
observer4
virtualbox4
react4
Programming languages (2)
Github contributions (4)
EOL/deprecated_eol
May 2014 - Sep 2014
Contributions:18 commits in 4 months
encyclopedia-of-lifeencyclopedialife
MushroomObserver/developer-startup
Sep 2014 - Oct 2014
Information and script for creating a full Mushroom Observer development environment using VirtualBox and Vagrant
Contributions:8 commits in 23 days
observervagrantmushroomansibledevelopment-environment
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