Colin Knapp Portfolio
Full Portfolio
Approach
The best tools disappear. They solve problems so completely they stop being discussed.
I build systems that don't create support tickets, don't require vendor relationships,
and don't accumulate technical debt. The goal isn't impressive complexity—it's solved
problems that stay solved.
Highlights
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Open-Source Impact:
Co-created FastAsyncWorldEdit
and PlotSquared,
revolutionizing Minecraft development by enabling massive transformative edits—scaling
from 50,000 server-crashing edits to billions without interruption—powering a $2 billion
game brand with global contributor support (2014-Present).
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Team Leadership:
Managed a distributed team of 45 personnel at
Nitric Concepts,
fostering collaboration and deploying advanced DevSecOps practices (2018-2021).
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On-Premises Infrastructure:
Built self-managed, bare-metal systems with no cloud vendor dependencies.
These deployments meet WCAG 2.0 AA and government compliance requirements
while running autonomously without ongoing vendor costs (2020-Present).
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Government Projects:
Delivered learning systems for the US government and built
Bishop Airport's DNS infrastructure
via Addis Enterprises. The DNS achieved an A+ resilience rating and has stayed
online through every major cloud provider outage since deployment (2019-Present).
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Healthcare Infrastructure:
Developed and deployed infrastructure for
Improving MI Practices,
a critical healthcare education platform, ensuring high availability and security
for sensitive medical training content (2023-Present).
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Security Automation:
Built a tool that eliminated persistent malware attacks on
MLPP.
Infection frequency went from daily to zero. The client stopped receiving
security alerts entirely (2023).
Employment
DevSecOps Consultant
Addis Enterprises
2019-Present
Leading infrastructure and security projects for government and healthcare clients. I specialize in scalable systems, compliance, and domain resilience.
- Delivered WCAG 2.0 AA compliant learning systems for US government clients
- Built geo-redundant DNS infrastructure for Bishop Airport (bishopairport.org)
- Developed automated malware removal tools for healthcare platforms
- Set up CIS Level 1 and 2 security standards across client environments
Chief of Operations / VP / Co-Founder
Nitric Concepts
2018-2021
Bootstrapped and led all operations of a global gaming company. I managed software development, talent, and provided executive mentorship to drive business growth.
- Bootstrapped company from zero to $4M gross revenue with strong profit margins
- Managed software development and talent for 45+ contractors across multiple timezones
- Used revolutionary open source tooling developed with Athion for Nitric Concepts products
- Co-developed FastAsyncWorldEdit and PlotSquared, creating a 10-year open source brand that still runs today with paid maintainers
- Set up Jenkins CI/CD infrastructure in 2013 that still runs the open source ecosystem
- Used DevSecOps practices with Docker, Fail2Ban, and Salt Stack for gaming environments
- Used Kanban/Trello to coordinate distributed teams and project workflows
- Provided executive mentorship to CEO/Founder Andrew Karvelis, helping scale from side project to significant revenue
- Set up CI/CD pipelines and security practices for gaming infrastructure
Co-Founder
MotherboardRepair.ca
2019-Present
Co-founded a company focused on reducing e-waste through circuit board repairs and sustainable tech solutions.
- Leveraged industry expertise for sustainable electronics solutions
- Established repair processes for high-value circuit board components
- Promoted environmental responsibility in electronics industry
Project Experience
Entrepreneurial Ventures
Timeframe: 2013-2017
Overview: Revitalized a struggling business into a self-sustaining operation in two weeks,
developing revolutionary open source tooling with Athion to produce Nitric Concepts products.
Key Contributions: Optimized systems and streamlined operations with rapid, effective solutions,
creating innovative tooling that would later power major open source projects.
Impact: Created a profitable, independent venture while developing foundational technology
that would enable future open source success.
Read more about the Athion.net Turnaround →
Additional Information
Personal Development
Timeframe: 2011-Present
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Self-Taught Mastery: Continuously honed cybersecurity and systems management skills,
building a broad knowledge base to tackle unique challenges with a passion for innovation and problem-solving.
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Open-Source Contributions: Actively maintain smaller self-run open-source projects;
previously led OhMyForm (sunset project now fully retired in favor of
Formbricks),
an open source alternative to Google Forms and Office 365 that enabled data sovereignty
and privacy-focused form building, and contributed to PlotSquared,
FastAsyncWorldEdit, and PlotHider,
reflecting a prolific commitment to advancing technology.
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Skill Maintenance: Regularly run Woodpecker CI and Gitea for on-premise source management,
testing, and deployment, employing security scanning and unit testing to ensure core functionality and
security baselines, alongside self-hosting exercises to sustain rapid, high-volume development capabilities
across a vast array of innovative projects.
Read more about my open source contributions →
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