Colin Goudie

Tech Founder | AI Leadership | Digital Transformation

colin.goudie@gmail.com+61 412 014 851Newcastle, NSW

Fractional CTO specializing in modernizing software development processes to focus on business delivery and value. I help organizations build for what's coming in 2-3 years through AI-first development practices, recognizing that AI is changing so rapidly that businesses need to act NOW. My preference for fractional CTO roles allows me to bring deep technical expertise and strategic thinking to multiple organizations, ensuring technology investments deliver real value while maintaining the agility needed in our rapidly evolving landscape.

Key Skills & Achievements

Frontend

ReactTypeScriptNext.jsTailwind CSSJavaScriptHTML/CSSInertiaJS

Backend

Ruby on Rails.NetNode.jsPythonExpressREST APIsGraphQLPostgreSQLSupabase

Cloud & Infrastructure

AWSAzureDockerCI/CDTerraformGitHub ActionsNetlifyRender

Data & AI

Machine LearningLLMsPrompt EngineeringData AnalysisOpenAILangchain

Recent Achievements

Successful Exit

Achieved 7-figure acquisition by strategic buyer

July 2019

Market Leadership

Established as leading community engagement platform in United States, Australia, Canada and New Zealand

International Expansion

Successfully and immediate expansion into US and UK markets

Enterprise-Scale Migrations

Successfully upgraded and migrated large-scale Jira and Confluence instances, including a 200,000+ issue database with zero downtime

Custom Plugin Development

Developed the multiple custom Confluence and Jira plugins including automated multi-language translations and created custom HR workflow automation systems

Professional Experience

Fractional CTO and Development Management

2024-10-01 - Present

Equipment Management Pty Ltd

Fractional CTO providing strategic technology leadership and development management for equipment management platform. Focus on AI-driven development practices and modern tooling to accelerate feature delivery and reduce technical debt.

  • Working with founder and development team to bring new features to market
  • Manage remote teams for front end development and Infrastructure
  • Added product discovery workflows to split product and delivery in Jira utilising Jira Product Discovery
  • Bringing large feature design and AI first development including pluggable integrations to SAP, Azure and AWS data reporting
  • AI first development practices with Cursor, Claude Code
  • 35% front end code reduction by leveraging improved componentised front end development with React

Chief Technology Officer

2019-08-01 - 2022-12-31

MySite

Post-acquisition CTO role focused on integrating multiple SaaS platforms, optimizing development processes, and driving innovation across the combined product portfolio while managing distributed engineering teams.

  • Led technology integration of Social Pinpoint into MySite's product suite following acquisition
  • Managed team of 80+ developers across Australia and Sri Lanka
  • Orchestrated cloud infrastructure consolidation saving $500K annually
  • Implemented AI-driven features increasing user engagement by 40%
  • Standardized development practices across multiple acquired products

Founder & CEO

2013-07-01 - 2019-07-31

Social Pinpoint

Founded and led Social Pinpoint from startup to successful exit, creating the leading digital community engagement platform for government and large infrastructure projects. Managed all aspects of product strategy, development and company growth.

  • Founded and scaled SaaS platform for digital community engagement to $5M+ ARR
  • Built product used by 300+ government agencies and organizations globally
  • Led company from inception through successful acquisition by Deltek in 2021
  • Grew team to 40+ while maintaining strong culture and customer focus
  • Architected scalable platform handling millions of community interactions

Founder & Atlassian Expert Partner

2005-01-01 - 2015-12-31

Tributech Pty Ltd

Early Atlassian ecosystem partner specializing in enterprise implementations, custom development, and agile transformation consulting. Helped organizations optimize their development workflows through effective tooling and processes.

  • Built one of the first Atlassian Expert consultancies in Australia
  • Delivered enterprise-scale Jira and Confluence implementations for 50+ organizations
  • Developed custom Atlassian plugins generating $200K+ annual revenue
  • Provided agile transformation consulting for development teams up to 100 people
  • Created automated deployment and configuration tools for Atlassian stack

Principal Software Engineer

2002-03-01 - 2010-12-31

Maptek

Senior technical leader responsible for full-stack development of mining industry software and hardware solutions, including enterprise applications, embedded systems, and custom hardware design.

  • Led development of mining enterprise software suite across multiple platforms and technologies
  • Designed and implemented remote processing units (RPUs) for mining operations including custom firmware and configuration software
  • Managed platform migration from custom OS to Linux and Windows for ruggedized hardware
  • Designed custom PCB boards with specialized mining industry interfaces and components
  • Provided technical leadership and coordination between executive team and development staff

Education

Bachelor of Computer Engineering

2002 - 2004

University of Newcastle

Honours

Key courses: Digital Systems • Embedded Programming • Circuit Design • Computer Architecture

Bachelor of Computer Science

2000 - 2002

University of Newcastle

Key courses: Data Structures & Algorithms • Operating Systems • Database Systems • Software Engineering

Interests

Technology Innovation

AIEmerging TechDigital Transformation

Entrepreneurship

StartupsBusiness StrategyLeadership

Podcasting

Push to ProdOld World FanaticsPodrobin

Science

PhysicsEthicsPhilosophy

Tabletop Gaming

Warhammer FantasyPodcastsMiniature Painting

Music

GuitarCountryRockSinger Songwriting