Colin Adams

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Director of Engineering, Platform at Recidiviz

Seattle, Washington, United States

Overview

Colin is the Director of Engineering at Recidiviz, leveraging his experience from leading a planet-scale monitoring system at Google. A graduate of Cal Polys Software Engineering program, he was recognized with an award for academic excellence. Colleagues describe his solutions as innovative, simple, and elegant.

He is dedicated to Recidivizs mission of leveraging technology to reform the criminal justice system, frequently posting about hiring talent to help shrink incarceration and improve outcomes for individuals.

He co-authored a publication on Monarch, Google’s planet-scale in-memory time series database.

Personality Overview

Value Driven

Assertive

Curious

They are generally strong communicators and are not easy to convince.  They can sound friendly and charming but can quickly change gears to become inquisitive and probing. They are likely to ask many questions and look heavily for supporting information.

Topics They Care About

Criminal Justice Reform
His work at Recidiviz and his hiring posts focus on using technology to reduce incarceration and improve societal outcomes.
Platform Engineering
His current title is Director of Engineering, Platform, and he previously led the configuration subsystem for a planet-scale monitoring platform at Google.
Large-Scale Systems
Co-authored a paper on Monarch, Google's globally-distributed time series database, showcasing his expertise in building systems that operate at a massive scale.

Media Appearances

Colin has no verified media appearances

Work History

7-2023
Director of Engineering, Platform at Recidiviz
1-2021 - 7-2023
Technical Lead Manager at Recidiviz
7-2020 - 1-2021
Senior Software Engineer at Recidiviz
4-2019 - 7-2020
Technical Lead at Google
11-2017 - 7-2020
Software Engineer III at Google

Education

2012 - 2016
Bachelor of Science (B.S.) from California Polytechnic State University-San Luis Obispo
2009 - 2012
Education details unavailable from Woodinville High School

More Information

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Exp : 10 Location : Seattle, Washington, United States Job Level : Mid-senior Designation : Director of Engineering, Platform at Recidiviz
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Insights For Selling To Colin

During A Call Or A Meeting

DO's

  • Be prepared for a lot of questions, answer them objectively
  • Share testimonials from known people and give multiple examples of product value
  • Build rapport, it will come handy to handle hard questions later

DONT's

  • Avoid making offhand commitments
  • Don’t rely excessively on your relationship with them to win the deal
  • Don’t try to rush them into a decision, provide all necessary information first

When Cold Calling

When Writing An Email

While Negotiating & Closing

    The secret to closing fast with Colin is

  • Proven value, strong testimonials are important to them, relationships will have some weightage.
  • Will you ever get a clear answer from Colin

  • They are practical yet friendly, don’t expect a clear no very often.

Insights For Deal Planning

    How fast (or slow) will Colin move?

  • They like to analyze well and can take their time to reach any decisions.
  • Can Colin take some risk or not?

  • They evaluate their decisions systematically and are less likely to take risks.

You And Colin

Personality Compatibility


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