Cole Connelly
About Cole Connelly
Hey there! 👋🏻 I'm Cole, a software engineer who goes to bed at 9 pm and loves channeling my inner Sokka to make colleagues laugh. I utilize my uniqueness in the tech space to lead inclusive teams that deliver scalable, testable, performant solutions. 🦄 10 Things I'm Bringing to Your Team in My First 14 Days 🦄 1. Over 4 years of proven leadership and technical experience. 2. "Never stop learning" + "Teach everything you know" mindsets. 3. Unique experiences and viewpoints as an LGBTQIA+ Engineer 🏳️🌈. 4. Ability to communicate complex technical terms/solutions to clients. 5. Capability to get things done without instruction. 6. Track record of delivering results on five projects as Scrum Master / PM. 7. Respect for mental health, diversity + inclusion, and ethical tech. 8. Ability to revitalize legacy applications. 9. Focus on improvement and results — not prestige. 10. Use of humor as a relationship-building tool. I'm an experienced developer with over three years of combined engineering and leadership experience. I've worked in a little bit of everything — including software consulting, e-commerce, fin-tech, volunteer organizations, and insurance. Through my past roles, I've contributed to over 35 production applications. At Spreetail, I contributed to a team exceeding performance expectations by over 30% while transforming monolithic applications into maintainable, testable, performant micro-service solutions. As a student, I interned for Visa in the fin-tech space developing a hackathon application for governments to visualize pandemic economy data. As a consultant, I've managed projects and a group of 3 developers to deliver solutions generating over $36,000 in monthly revenue. Through my experience in consultancies, I've had the opportunity to build a proprietary e-signature solution, enterprise content management systems, and fraud detection software. I'd love the opportunity to discuss your organization's mission and ways I could extend it. Outside of my professional life, I enjoy reading high fantasy novels (Stormlight Archive, Liveship Traders, etc.), experimenting in the kitchen, and tending to my Stardew Valley farm (Happy Peach Farm). On rainy days I'm completing my fifth rewatch of Avatar the Last Airbender or Schitt's Creek. 🖥️ Technical Skills 🖥️ + C#, .NET, EF Core + Postgres, MS Server, MySQL + git, GitHub, GitLab + CI/CD, Kubernetes, Docker + AWS (EC2, RDS, SES, S3) + FEND Tech