Read more about my leadership at Nitric Concepts →
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+ Timeframe: 2025-Present
+ Overview: Developed a high-performance WebDAV service specifically optimized for buildersclub.ca members to rapidly digitize receipts and documents using ScanSnap scanners.
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Key Contributions:
+Impact: Enabled buildersclub.ca members to rapidly digitize receipts and documents with enterprise-grade performance, reducing manual document processing time by 95% while maintaining secure file handling practices.
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+ Location: Kitchener-Waterloo, Ontario, Canada
+ Contact:
+ recruitme2025@colinknapp.com |
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+ Schedule a Meeting:
+ 30 Minute Meeting
+
Addis Enterprises
+2019-Present
+Leading infrastructure and security projects for government and healthcare clients, + specializing in scalable systems, compliance, and domain resilience.
+Nitric Concepts
+2018-2021
+Bootstrapped and led all operational aspects of a global gaming technology company, + managing software development, talent acquisition, and providing executive mentorship to drive significant business growth.
+ViperWire.ca
+2023-Present
+Building an AI-powered cybersecurity consultancy focused on making enterprise-grade + security accessible to small to medium businesses.
+MotherboardRepair.ca
+2019-Present
+Co-founded a company focused on reducing e-waste through circuit board repairs + and sustainable tech solutions.
+
+ Timeframe: 2019-Present
+ Overview: Collaborated on US government projects and Bishop Airport (bishopairport.org)
+ infrastructure via Addis Enterprises, focusing on scalable, secure systems and domain resilience.
+
Key Contributions:
+Impact: Strengthened government digital infrastructure and ensured robust, resilient airport domain systems.
+ +
+ Timeframe: 2019-Present
+ Overview: Led infrastructure design and operations for
+ Improving MI Practices through Addis Enterprises,
+ a critical healthcare education platform.
+
Key Contributions:
+Impact: Enabled reliable delivery of critical healthcare training content to medical professionals while maintaining robust security standards.
+ +
+ Timeframe: 2023
+ Overview: Tasked by Addis Enterprises to develop an automated solution for
+ WordPress malware removal and hardening to stop a malignant and ongoing infection.
+
Key Contributions:
+Impact: Reduced infection frequency from daily/weekly to zero, significantly improving site security and reliability.
+ +
+ Timeframe: 2011-2022
+ Overview: Developed custom Minecraft-based games for major YouTube celebrities and Multi-Creator Networks (MCNs),
+ including partnerships with Jordan Matthewson (Kootra) and TheCreatures MCN with 15 million subscriber reach.
+
Key Contributions:
+Impact: Delivered secure, seamless gaming experiences to millions of viewers through celebrity partnerships, MCN collaborations, and engaging content creation for livestreams. A critical incident where Jordan Matthewson was "swatted" during a live stream with 15,000 viewers on Twitch.tv became a pivotal moment that accelerated my focus on cybersecurity, ultimately leading to AddisEnterprises and partnerships with various US government organizations.
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+ Timeframe: 2011-2023
+ Overview: Developed web solutions and Java plugins focusing on CI/CD efficiency
+ and client satisfaction, using strategic networking in IRC communities to bootstrap early career opportunities.
+
Key Contributions:
+Impact: Enhanced project delivery speed and quality for diverse computing environments through prolific and efficient development practices, while strategically building support networks in the open source community.
+ +
+ Timeframe: 2013-2018
+ Overview: Developed an unbranded ad marketing link tracking tool for YouTubers
+ to manage ad read campaigns, enabling creators to release ad campaigns and receive payments directly.
+
Key Contributions:
+Impact: Developed a complete ad campaign management platform that would have empowered creators to maximize earnings through direct ad read monetization, though the project was shelved due to client changes.
+ +
+ Timeframe: 2018-2021
+ Overview: Co-founded and mentored Andrew Karvelis in building Nitric Concepts from a side project
+ to a $4M gross revenue company, providing executive mentorship and operational leadership.
+
Key Contributions:
+Impact: Transformed Nitric Concepts into a thriving multinational entity through prolific and efficient development, while mentoring Andrew Karvelis from side project earnings to being able to purchase a Corvette C7 in cash from one month's disposable income.
+ +
+ 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 →
+ +
+ Timeframe: 2019-Present
+ Overview: Co-founded a company reducing e-waste through circuit board repairs.
+ Key Contributions: Leveraged industry expertise and a versatile toolchain for sustainable tech solutions.
+ Impact: Promoted environmental responsibility in electronics.
+
Timeframe: 2011-Present
+Read more about my open source contributions →
+ +2013-Present
+Contributor to major Minecraft server plugins, focusing on performance optimization and security enhancements.
+2013-Present
+Established and maintained critical infrastructure supporting Nitric Concepts' official Minecraft Marketplace partnership, with PlotSquared and FastAsyncWorldEdit tooling used by content production companies in the $5 billion Minecraft gaming ecosystem.
+Oh My Form (Sunset Project)
+2020 - 2024
+Led development of Oh My Form (now sunset and succeeded by Formbricks), an open source alternative to Google Forms and Office 365 that enabled data sovereignty and privacy-focused form building, achieving over 1.5 million Docker pulls as verified by Docker Hub and archived.
+2020-Present
+Built a comprehensive home infrastructure cluster using repurposed MacMini hardware for complete data sovereignty, including self-hosted email, DNS, and 100+ services, plus developed a WireGuard mesh networking tool for quantum-resistant networking deployment.
++ The ScanSnap WebDAV Service is a high-performance document digitization solution specifically designed + for buildersclub.ca members who need to rapidly process receipts and documents. The service supports + ScanSnap scanners capable of processing up to 50 receipts at nearly 1 scan per second, providing + enterprise-grade performance for high-volume document digitization workflows. +
+ ++ One of the primary challenges was ensuring seamless integration with macOS Finder's WebDAV client. + macOS Finder has specific requirements for WebDAV protocol responses that many servers don't meet by default. +
+emulate_win32_lastmod,
+ unquote_path_info, and win_accept_anonymous settings+ The service needed to handle rapid file uploads from ScanSnap scanners without performance degradation + or storage issues. +
++ Ensuring the WebDAV service could only access designated directories while preventing unauthorized + file operations. +
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