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Colm Campbell

Questioner · DISC type c
Head of Engineering at The Gym Group
📍 Glasgow, Scotland, United Kingdom

Colm Campbell is the Head of Engineering at The Gym Group, where he leads the scaling of DevOps practices across the companys physical and digital estate. An alumnus of the University of Glasgow, he is a prominent speaker at industry events, focusing on DevSecOps, SRE, and platform engineering.

His leadership philosophy centers on building resilient teams and fostering psychological safety to enhance performance. He frequently shares his insights on reducing cognitive load for engineers and aligning teams to value streams to improve communication and focus.

Unique Fact: Colm describes himself as an "Agile dissident" and is a public speaker on building resilient SRE culture and effective DevOps practices.

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Experience
21 Years
Current Role
Head of Engineering
Job Level
Mid-senior
Location
Glasgow, Scotland, United Kingdom
Personality Overview

How Colm shows up

Systematic
Price-Sensitive
Cautious & Analytical

They prefer to do thorough analysis of any situation. They generally do not appreciate an overfriendly approach and prefer to stay to-the-point. While they don't hesitate to ask questions, they are generally risk-averse and tend to be late adopters.

Priorities

Topics Colm cares about

Platform Engineering
He is a frequent speaker at events like the Platform Engineering Summit, sharing insights on building developer-first platforms and demonstrating their business value.
DevOps Culture
In interviews and talks for events like DevOps Live, he emphasizes that culture and psychological safety are the bedrock of successful DevOps, more so than tooling.
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Career

Work history

11-2023
Head of Engineering
The Gym Group
9-2021 - 11-2023
Lead Engineer
The Gym Group
5-2015 - 6-2021
Director of Technology
TWENTY SQUARES LIMITED
1-2014 - 8-2021
Chief Technology Officer
BETSOLD LIMITED
7-2013 - 1-2014
Software Architect
City Facilities Management Holdings Ltd
In the press

Media appearances

How The Gym Group switched up DevOps practice while transforming .... Featured in Tech Show London
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Education
9-1993 - 6-1997
MA
University of Glasgow
9-2018 - 4-2019
Postgraduate Certificate
Harvard Online
Social presence
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Behavioral profile

DISC profile (public)

c

Calculativeness (C)

Calculativeness (C) reflects the degree to which a person is likely to be cautious, systematic and analytical. Those scoring high tend to emphasise quality and accuracy.

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