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<meta name="description" content="Colin Knapp - Team Leadership Resume: Management, mentorship, and distributed team coordination experience.">
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<title>Team Leadership - Colin Knapp Resume</title>
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<h1>Colin Knapp</h1>
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<p class="resume-focus"><strong>Focus:</strong> Team Leadership & Management</p>
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<strong>Location:</strong> Kitchener-Waterloo, Ontario, Canada<br>
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<strong>Contact:</strong>
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<a href="https://motherboardrepair.ca/contact.html" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">Contact via MotherboardRepair.ca</a>
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<h2>Professional Summary</h2>
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Experienced leader with a proven track record of managing distributed teams of 45+ personnel
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across multiple timezones. Strong background in executive mentorship, fostering collaboration,
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and implementing efficient workflows using Kanban/Agile methodologies. Skilled at building
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high-performing teams and guiding organizations from startup to significant revenue growth.
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<h2>Key Achievements</h2>
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<ul>
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<strong>Large Team Management:</strong>
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Managed a distributed team of 45 personnel at
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<a href="../stories/nitric-leadership.html">Nitric Concepts</a>,
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fostering collaboration across multiple timezones (2018-2021).
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</li>
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<li>
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<strong>Executive Mentorship:</strong>
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Provided strategic guidance to CEO/Founder Andrew Karvelis, helping scale from side project
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earnings to $4M gross revenue with strong profit margins.
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</li>
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<li>
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<strong>Open Source Leadership:</strong>
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Led and coordinated global contributor community for
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<a href="../stories/fawe-plotsquared.html">PlotSquared and FastAsyncWorldEdit</a>,
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birthing a sustainable 10-year open source brand that continues today with paid maintainers.
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<li>
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<strong>Project Coordination:</strong>
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Utilized Kanban/Trello to coordinate distributed teams and project workflows,
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enabling efficient collaboration across multiple projects and timezones.
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<strong>Talent Development:</strong>
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Managed software development and talent acquisition for contractors worldwide,
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building effective remote-first team culture.
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</ul>
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</section>
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<h2>Leadership Experience</h2>
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<article class="position">
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<h3>Chief of Operations / VP / Co-Founder</h3>
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<p class="company">Nitric Concepts</p>
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<p class="timeframe">2018-2021</p>
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<li>Managed 45+ contractors worldwide across multiple timezones</li>
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<li>Provided executive mentorship to CEO/Founder Andrew Karvelis</li>
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<li>Bootstrapped company operations from zero to $4M gross revenue</li>
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<li>Utilized Kanban/Trello to coordinate distributed teams and project workflows</li>
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<li>Established collaborative relationships with Microsoft for official Minecraft Marketplace partnership</li>
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<li>Built and maintained remote-first team culture for high-performance delivery</li>
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</ul>
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</article>
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<article class="position">
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<h3>Open Source Project Lead</h3>
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<p class="company">IntellectualSites (PlotSquared & FastAsyncWorldEdit)</p>
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<p class="timeframe">2013-Present</p>
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<ul>
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<li>Co-created and led development of major open source projects with 10M+ downloads</li>
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<li>Coordinated global contributor community spanning multiple countries</li>
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<li>Established Jenkins CI/CD infrastructure in 2013 that continues running today</li>
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<li>Built sustainable open source brand with paid maintainers continuing the legacy</li>
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<li>Created tooling used by content production companies in the $5 billion Minecraft ecosystem</li>
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</article>
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<h3>Founder</h3>
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<p class="company">ViperWire.ca</p>
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<p class="timeframe">2023-Present</p>
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<li>Founded AI-powered cybersecurity consultancy</li>
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<li>Establishing consulting framework and team structure for scaling</li>
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<li>Building client relationships and service delivery processes</li>
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</article>
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<h3>Co-Founder</h3>
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<p class="company">MotherboardRepair.ca</p>
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<p class="timeframe">2019-Present</p>
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<li>Co-founded sustainable electronics repair company</li>
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<li>Established operational processes and team workflows</li>
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<li>Built partnerships for component sourcing and service delivery</li>
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</ul>
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</article>
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<h3>Project Lead</h3>
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<p class="company">Oh My Form (Open Source)</p>
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<p class="timeframe">2020-2024</p>
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<li>Led development of privacy-focused form builder with 1.5M+ Docker pulls</li>
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<li>Coordinated contributor community and managed project roadmap</li>
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<li>Successfully sunset project and transitioned users to Formbricks</li>
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</ul>
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<h2>Leadership Competencies</h2>
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<li><strong>Team Management:</strong> Distributed team leadership, remote-first culture, cross-timezone coordination</li>
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<li><strong>Mentorship:</strong> Executive coaching, talent development, career guidance</li>
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<li><strong>Project Management:</strong> Kanban, Trello, Agile methodologies, workflow optimization</li>
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<li><strong>Communication:</strong> Stakeholder management, client relations, technical documentation</li>
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<li><strong>Strategic Planning:</strong> Business development, operational scaling, partnership building</li>
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</ul>
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</section>
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<h2>Leadership Metrics</h2>
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<li><strong>Team Size:</strong> Managed up to 45 contractors simultaneously</li>
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<li><strong>Revenue Impact:</strong> Guided growth from $0 to $4M gross revenue</li>
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<li><strong>Project Scale:</strong> Open source tools with 10M+ downloads</li>
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<li><strong>Community:</strong> Global contributor network spanning 10+ years</li>
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</ul>
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<section class="portfolio-link">
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<p><a href="/">View Full Portfolio →</a></p>
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