# Colin Knapp - Tool Builder

**Focus:** Tool Building & Software Development  
**Location:** Kitchener-Waterloo, Ontario, Canada  
**Contact:** https://motherboardrepair.ca/contact.html

## Professional Summary

Prolific software developer and tool builder with a track record of creating impactful open source projects achieving 10M+ downloads. Expertise in building performance-critical applications, CI/CD infrastructure, and custom automation tools. Strong background in Java, Python, Docker, and modern web technologies with a passion for solving complex technical challenges.

## Key Achievements

- **Open Source Impact:** Co-created FastAsyncWorldEdit and PlotSquared, enabling massive transformative edits—scaling from 50,000 server-crashing edits to billions without interruption.

- **Download Scale:** Built tools powering a $2 billion game brand with 10M+ downloads and global contributor support.

- **CI/CD Pioneer:** Established Jenkins CI/CD infrastructure in 2013 that continues running the IntellectualSites open source ecosystem today.

- **Security Tooling:** Created Docker-based utility for automated WordPress malware removal and hardening, reducing infection frequency from daily to zero.

- **Privacy-Focused Development:** Led development of OhMyForm, an open source Google Forms alternative achieving 1.5M+ Docker pulls.

## Notable Tools & Projects

### FastAsyncWorldEdit
**664+ GitHub stars | Performance-critical Minecraft world manipulation**
- Improved world manipulation performance, enabling billions of seamless edits
- Added security improvements and performance for large-scale operations
- Created async architecture to prevent server crashes during massive operations

### PlotSquared
**572+ GitHub stars | 809+ forks | Land management system**
- Co-developed comprehensive land management plugin for Minecraft servers
- Built permission system and plot claiming mechanics for millions of users
- Established sustainable open source project with paid maintainers

### OhMyForm
**1.5M+ Docker pulls | Privacy-focused form builder**
- Led development of open source alternative to Google Forms and Office 365
- Enabled data sovereignty and privacy-focused form building for organizations
- Successfully sunset project and transitioned users to Formbricks

### WireGuard Mesh Networking Tool
**Infrastructure automation | Quantum-resistant networking**
- Developed tool to simplify deployment of mesh networks vs hub-and-spoke
- Created infrastructure tooling for quantum-resistant networking solutions
- Built automation for complex multi-node VPN setups

### WordPress Malware Eradication Tool
**Docker-based | Security automation**
- Created Docker-based tool for automated malware detection and removal
- Added hardening measures to prevent reinfection
- Deployed to protect client sites from persistent cyber attacks

### Ad Marketing Link Tracking Tool
**Full-stack development | Creator monetization**
- Built comprehensive ad campaign management system for content creators
- Designed real-time revenue monitoring and campaign performance tracking
- Set up secure payment processing and data handling

## Technical Skills

- **Languages:** Java, Python, JavaScript/TypeScript, Bash, SQL
- **CI/CD:** Jenkins, Woodpecker CI, GitLab CI/CD, GitHub Actions
- **Containerization:** Docker, Docker Swarm, container orchestration
- **Infrastructure:** Salt Stack, WireGuard, DNS, bare-metal servers
- **Web Technologies:** HTML5, CSS3, Node.js, REST APIs
- **Version Control:** Git, Gitea, GitHub, GitLab
- **Testing:** Unit testing, security scanning, automated QA

## Open Source Contributions

- PlotSquared - Land management system (https://github.com/IntellectualSites/PlotSquared)
- FastAsyncWorldEdit - High-performance world editing (https://github.com/IntellectualSites/FastAsyncWorldEdit)
- OhMyForm - Privacy-focused form builder, sunset (https://github.com/OhMyForm/OhMyForm)
- PlotHider - Plot visibility management (https://github.com/IntellectualSites/plothider)