Richard Collins
Chief Technology Officer at Intelligent Visibility, Inc.
Madrid, Community of Madrid, United States
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Top SchoolRichard Collins is a seasoned technology leader and Chief Technology Officer with over 22 years of hands-on experience in networking, security, and data center operations. He has progressed from systems and network engineering roles at Cisco and early-career IS positions to VP of Engineering and now CTO at Intelligent Visibility, applying deep expertise in routing, switching, wireless, unified communications, and network programmability with Python. Based in Madrid but with a U.S. engineering background, he blends infrastructure design with security-first operational leadership for enterprise environments. He has a track record of building and managing LAN/WAN and metro networks, modernizing data centers, and introducing programmability to traditional network stacks. Known for translating complex networking protocols into pragmatic, automated solutions, he balances strategic vision with day-to-day delivery. A North Carolina State University computer engineering graduate, he brings both legacy networking perspective and modern automation skills to bridge operational gaps.
11 years of coding experience
18 years of employment as a software developer
BS, Computer Engineering, BS, Computer Engineering at North Carolina State University
English
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Github Skills (60)
truth10
napalm10
python10
django10
abstraction10
abstraction-layer10
infrastructure-management10
netmiko10
automation10
netbox10
network-automation10
juniper10
network10
netconf10
cisco10
Programming languages (2)
Github contributions (5)
intelligentvisibility/eos_garp_all_vlans
Nov 2016 - Feb 2022
Arista EOS script to send GARPs on all VLAN interfaces
Contributions:10 commits, 3 PRs, 14 pushes in 5 years 4 months
interfacesaristaeosvlan
rbcollins123/napalm
Jan 2018 - Dec 2022
Network Automation and Programmability Abstraction Layer with Multivendor support
Contributions:28 pushes, 6 branches in 4 years 11 months
snmpprogrammabilityremote-executionopenflownetwork-automation
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