Colin Snyder

About Colin Snyder

Prints Media Company is at the forefront of music technology innovation, where our team has engineered a groundbreaking music composition engine. This system significantly accelerates song creation across multiple genres, leveraging Python, Lua, MIDI, SQLite3 and a variety of accessible, developer- and music producer-friendly tool options. My contributions include designing multi-threaded architectures and incorporating modern development tools like UV, ruff and Pants for monorepo management. With over 17 years in software engineering and mentoring, I thrive at the intersection of technology and education. At Formation and G{Code}, I’ve empowered diverse talent through tailored front-end, back-end and systems design mentorship and co-developed web development curricula. My commitment lies in building inclusive tech ecosystems, fostering innovation, and driving impactful outcomes through collaboration.I am also a long-time drummer and songwriter. I have a strong passion for Music and love to incorporate new and leading edge technologies into my song composition workflows. My prior professional experience spans the Music, Video Gaming, Advertising, Healthcare, Retail, Private Transit, and Software Engineering Education industries.My strengths, via practice : Software systems design and scaling; Python; Hands-on UI/UX testing, analysis, feedback and refinement; Containerization and virtualization; Greenfield software project development; Co-operative education management; Mentoring; Class facilitation; Curriculum development; Agile, Scrum and Kanban; Group (aka Mob) Programming and Strong Pair Programming; Software workflow and process improvement; Task automation; ETL; Professional knowledge management; the REAPER DAW; Musical composition

Experience

1. Lead Technology Facilitator

   G Code

   Aug 2022 — Present · Boston, MA, US

   At G{Code}, a Boston-based non-profit organization committed to fostering diversity and inclusivity in the tech industry, I serve as the Lead Facilitator for the Intro to Web Development program. This role allows me to marry my nearly two decades of industry experience with my passion for empowering the next generation of tech leaders, particularly women and non-binary folk of color. My key contributions at G{Code} so far have been- assisted the Director of Programs in developing the blueprint for a comprehensive, hands-on web development curriculum that covers HTML, CSS, and JavaScript, among other technologies. The course aims to provide students, some of whom may have never considered a career in tech before G{Code}, with practical skills that are directly transferable to the workforce- led a team of facilitators, community advocates and volunteers, ensuring the curriculum is delivered effectively. Conducted weekly retros and planning sessions to maintain high educational standards- reached out to volunteers on a week-by-week basis to prepare them for the material covered during the hands-on portions of each week\'s class. Maintained relationships with perennial volunteers in order to encourage experienced support during difficult or intense portions of the curriculum- actively contributed to building a supportive, inclusive community by initiating topic-based discussion channels focused on fields that the students express interest in pursuing after their time at G{Code}- utilized my extensive background in QA to implement robust evaluation metrics for both student progress and program effectiveness, making subtle adjustments to the curriculum in real-time to better meet student needs;I find immense satisfaction in contributing to G{Code}\'s mission to create a more equitable tech landscape. I am grateful for the opportunity to impact change at the grassroots level, one student at a time.

Education

• Carnegie Mellon University

  B.S, Maj. in Information Systems, Min. in Anthropology and History

  1999 — 2003