Nick Couchman
Director, Enterprise Computing at Coty
Sanford, North Carolina, United States
Summary
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Top SchoolNick Couchman is a seasoned enterprise computing leader with 20+ years of IT experience and 11 years in senior roles, currently serving as Director of Enterprise Computing at Coty. He combines deep Linux/UNIX, virtualization (Xen, VMware ESX), storage and cybersecurity expertise with hands-on systems engineering and global team leadership, having consolidated server and backup operations across worldwide sites. Prior roles in aerospace and defense at SEAKR honed his ability to set architecture direction, manage budgets and vendor relationships, and translate business needs into operational solutions. An active contributor to Apache Guacamole, he has implemented robust SSH keepalive and authentication improvements that demonstrate a practical focus on reliability and secure remote access. Colleague-facing skills in communication and personnel management complement his technical breadth, enabling both tactical fixes and strategic program delivery.
11 years of coding experience
14 years of employment as a software developer
Bachelor of Science Business Administration, Management Information Systems, General, 3.5, Bachelor of Science Business Administration, Management Information Systems, General, 3.5 at University of Colorado at DenverHigh School Diploma, 3.5, High School Diploma, 3.5 at Chaparral High School
Github Skills (27)
javascript10
css10
configuration-management10
user-authentication10
authentication10
user-interface10
c1110
java10
c1710
javas10
front-end-development10
configuration-file10
guacamole10
angularjs10
html10
Programming languages (15)
Github contributions (5)
apache/guacamole-server
Jun 2016 - May 2026
The Apache Guacamole proxy daemon (guacd), C API (libguac), and protocol support.
Role in this project:
Back-end Developer
Back-end DeveloperContributions:298 reviews, 233 PRs, 139 pushes in 10 years 1 month
Contributions summary:Nick primarily worked on implementing and refining features for the Guacamole server, particularly those related to SSH keepalive configurations. The commits detail changes to the settings and core implementation within the SSH protocol for features such as setting a keep-alive interval, and incorporating these settings into both the main SSH functionality and also for SFTP connections to RDP and VNC protocols, ensuring that connections over SSH are consistently maintained. They also implemented fixes for issues related to those features.
capiguacamoleproxycnetwork-client
apache/guacamole-client
Feb 2023 - Mar 2023
The Apache Guacamole web application, official extensions, and JavaScript library.
Role in this project:Back-end Developer
Back-end DeveloperContributions:617 reviews, 10 commits, 481 PRs in 1 month
Contributions summary:Nick contributed to the Apache Guacamole client, focusing on enhancements and fixes related to authentication and configuration. Their work included adding optional configuration options for Docker startup, ensuring deep copies of session storage are created only when needed, and implementing automatic cleanup of the UI if a session expires in the background. Additionally, the user updated the version of the MySQL connector used by the project. The user also implemented improvements to support disabling TOTP for specific users and groups.
guacamolejavascriptcnetwork-clientjava
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