Colin Newman

Solutions Engineer at IBM | ex-Atlassian

IBM

Seattle, WA · PT (UTC-8)

3+ years experience

University of Florida

English

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Overview

Based in Seattle. I work on solutions engineering at IBM. Onboarded 109 enterprise customers. Kept net revenue retention above 112% on a $31 million book. Previously at Atlassian. Marathoner (5 so far).

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demossolutions engineeringtechnical discoverySQL

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Looking for collaborators on an open-source demos toolkit

Project: An open-source demos toolkit
Skills needed: Backend, Frontend
Time commitment: Weekends
Outcome: Open-source release

Weekends only. Async-first.

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Looking for feedback on my research proposal from someone in robotics

Goal: Prepare for senior interviews in solutions engineering.
Where I am now: Some experience
Ideal mentor: Someone who has worked in solutions engineering for a few years
Cadence: Weekly
What I can offer back: Testing and feedback on your projects

3 years in so far. Looking for honest feedback, once or twice a month.

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Experience

Solutions Engineer
Aug 2024 - Present
IBM · 2 yr 2 mo · Full-time · Seattle, WA
- Kept net revenue retention above 127% on a $33 million book.
- Cut churn on the solutions book from 11% to 3%.
- Onboarded 101 enterprise customers.
Customer Success Manager
Oct 2023 - Aug 2024
Atlassian · 10 mo · Full-time · Seattle, WA
- Onboarded 112 enterprise customers.

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Education

University of Florida
BS, Economics
2018 - 2022

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