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Colton T. Chrane

Colton T. Chrane

Software Engineer Austin, TX


About Me

I am a versatile Software Engineer with an expertise in backend systems. My passions include: APIs, databases, Linux environments, CICD automations, and Infrastructure as Code. While many focus solely on the code, I take immense pride in understanding the full scope of computing—from the hardware and virtualization layers (I'm a Proxmox enthusiast) to the high-level APIs I orchestrate daily. This "full-stack" perspective allows me to build systems that aren't just functional, but truly resilient and performant. Recently I have been expanding my skills on AI. Finding strategies that help me get more done as an engineer with agents. Also I really enjoy training my own local agents using Ollama. Just like the one found in this browser which is served from the server and computed client side. I hope you enjoy this portfolio as much as I enjoyd building it!

Personally, I'm a father of two living in Austin, though I frequently split my time on my family's ranch in Abilene. When I'm not deep in a terminal or chasing around kids, you'll likely find me outdoors on the water, working on a hands-on project, or lost in music. Between art and engineering, I've always been driven by the love of creating something meaningful.

Professional Journey

Software Engineer

Arrive Logistics

Was blessed with the opportunity to work on a high volume freight brokerage platform. My day-to-day involves orchestrating a complex ecosystem of Kotlin and .NET (Core & Framework) services. It was super exciting to work with Terragrunt and adopting an Infrastructure as Code approach.

I spend a lot of time thinking about data reliability—managing distributed systems with Azure Event Hubs and Kafka to ensure that critical financial data moves seamlessly across our UI and databases without a hitch.

Full-Stack Developer

Texas Legislative Council

I had the unique opportunity to help modernize the digital infrastructure for the Texas legislature. I worked with a tight-knit team to breathe new life into legacy WinForm systems, transforming them into unified, responsive web applications.

Beyond the code, I acted as a bridge for the department, helping migrate years of legacy version control into a modern GitHub Actions CI/CD pipeline, ensuring the team could ship updates faster and more reliably.

.NET Developer

Multitracks.com

This was a fast-paced role where I helped managed an enterprise level tech stack for music professionals globally. I built powerful tools for our finance team—like a math-based validation service that automated royalty payouts, turning a month-long manual process into a single day of automated work. Maintained and developed APIs that supported multiple apps and background services.

Whether it was implementing Redis caching for split-second responsiveness or integrating real-time exchange rates, my focus was always on creating tools that solved real-world friction for our users.

Public Projects

AutoNotes

Generative Knowledge Engine that utilizes Gemini AI for high-precision, context-aware documents. Used to instruct my local agents on how to accomplish tasks while reducing resource consumption.

PythonGemini AIAutomation

Setlist Bot

A smart Discord bot that pulls historical concert data. It bridges the Discord, MusicBrainz, and setlist.fm APIs to bring real-time setlist information directly into your server.

PythonDiscord APIREST APIs

TaskFlow

WIP

A collaborative task management platform with a Kotlin/Micronaut backend, React frontend, and native Android app.

KotlinReactAndroidDocker

ConkySwag

A flashy, custom system monitor configuration I wrote to give my personal Ubuntu machine that extra bit of "terminal aesthetic."

LuaConkyUbuntu

WeatherApp

A weekly weather forecasting app featuring a multi-stage deployment pipeline. Proxmox serves as the staging environment over Tailscale, while production is hosted on Azure.

WebCI/CDTailscale

Publications & Features

Technical Expertise

Software Languages & Frameworks

C#5/5
.NET Ecosystem4.5/5
Blazor4/5
Kotlin3.5/5
Micronaut3.5/5
Jetpack Compose3/5
JavaScript / TypeScript4/5
React3.5/5
Vue3.5/5
Angular3.5/5
Python3.5/5
Django3/5
Pandas3/5
Java3/5
Vanilla CSS / HTML55/5

Data & Messaging

SQL / PostgreSQL5/5
Event Hubs4/5
Kafka3/5
Redis4/5
Elasticsearch2.5/5
Protobuf3/5

Infrastructure & Cloud

CI/CD (GitHub Actions)4.5/5
ProxMox4/5
Docker4/5
Kubernetes3/5
Azure4/5
AWS2.5/5