Trevor Nichols
Chief Technology Officer at Magenta Linas Software
Melbourne, Victoria, Australia
Summary
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Top SchoolTrevor Nichols is a seasoned technology leader and CTO based in Melbourne with over two decades in IT and 12 years of focused software engineering leadership. He has risen through hands-on roles from Linux system administration and PHP/MySQL work to lead developer and now Chief Technology Officer across multiple companies, consistently blending full-stack development and SQL Server expertise with strategic oversight. Known for adapting quickly under pressure and working independently or as a team player, he champions practical, maintainable solutions and continuous learning of emerging technologies. Trevor’s longevity at Magenta Linas Software—from engineer to CTO—highlights a rare depth of institutional knowledge and an ability to scale both systems and teams. His background in software engineering from the University of South Australia and early ops experience give him a strong operational perspective that informs platform and architecture decisions.
12 years of coding experience
22 years of employment as a software developer
Bachelor of Information Technology, Software Engineering, Bachelor of Information Technology, Software Engineering at University of South Australia
Github Skills (200)
mailchimp10
mailchimp-api-v310
linq10
sdl10
windows10
asp-net-core10
entity-framework10
mailchimp-api10
umbraco10
change-tracking10
game-engine10
openra10
linux10
dotnet10
continuous-delivery10
Programming languages (10)
Github contributions (5)
ocdi/OpenRA
Jul 2020 - Dec 2020
Open Source real-time strategy game engine for early Westwood games such as Command & Conquer: Red Alert written in C# using SDL and OpenGL. Runs on Windows, Linux, *BSD and Mac OS X.
Contributions:78 pushes, 16 branches in 5 months
gamestrategyenginereal-timegames
ocdi/kube-openvpn
Sep 2022 - Apr 2024
:closed_lock_with_key: Kubernetes native OpenVPN
Contributions:1 release, 7 pushes, 3 tags in 1 year 7 months
lockclosedvpnwireguardkubernetes
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