Colin McNamara
- Role
- Managing Partner, Engineering and Finance at Always Cool Brands
- Location
- Austin, TX, US
- LinkedIn followers
- 500 followers
About Colin McNamara
I spent my career engineering hyperscale infrastructure, mastering the art of building…
Experience
Managing Partner, Engineering and Finance
Oct 2022 — Present
As the Managing Partner for Engineering & Finance at Always Cool Brands, I am deeply committed to innovating in the realms of private label and branded products. My focus is on revolutionizing supply chains to be more sustainable while adhering to stringent quality standards including ISO, SQF, and IWA42. Impact Through Technology In a little over a year at Always Cool Brands, my team and I have achieved significant milestones: Pioneered the use of Generative AI in supplier sourcing, aligning with sustainability and quality goals within ISO, SQF, and IWA42 frameworks. Rolled out a comprehensive toolchain combining audio interviews, manufacturing insights, brand metrics, and market data into narrative reports, bolstering data-driven decision-making. Forged methods and partnerships to track the provenance and quality of FDA-regulated food and beverages, ensuring consumer safety and product excellence. Learning from the Past My experience in Reliability Engineering at Oracle Public Cloud has been invaluable in shaping my understanding of supply chain importance. I managed 42 Oracle clouds and led Metro and Long-haul optical networks globally. There, I accomplished a 58% YoY reduction in customer outage minutes, affecting factory workers—the backbone of global supply chains. This experience deeply influences my drive to create sustainable, reliable systems at Always Cool Brands. Leading with Insight One lesson I carry with me is the human impact of technology: when systems falter, real lives are affected. This insight fuels my dedication to crafting sustainable and robust solutions that not only meet business goals but also have a meaningful impact on people and the planet.
Skills
- Virtualization
- Ospf
- Sdn
- Unified Communications
- Software Development
- Lan/Wan
- Data Center
- Routing
- Puppet
- System Administration
- Vmware
- Wan
- Telecommunications
- Robotics
- Voip
- Linux
- Itil
- Firewalls
- Cisco Technologies
- Leadership
- Open Source Software
- Machine Learning
- Wireless
- Ccie
- Cisco
- Disaster Recovery
- Cissp
- Openstack
- Devops
- Hiring
- Bgp
- Security
- Continuous Delivery
- Dns
- Storage Area Networks
- Unix
- Cross-Functional Team Leadership
- Routers
- Network Security
- Mpls
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