Colin Mitchell
Associate
Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada
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Top SchoolColin Mitchell is an associate and policy storyteller with 16 years of experience translating complex public policy into actionable programs and persuasive narratives across federal, provincial, and international forums. An MPhil graduate from the University of Cambridge and TEDx speaker, he has led stakeholder engagement and evaluated multimillion-dollar climate and public health initiatives at Environment and Climate Change Canada and Health Canada. At Davis Pier Consulting he applies rigorous analysis and project management to help clients shape strategic communications and consensus-building processes. Founder of a 300-interview photojournalism project and former editor-in-chief of a longstanding student newspaper, he blends qualitative storytelling and data-driven evaluation to influence decision-makers. Based in Halifax, Colin pairs global policy experience with grassroots empathy, and—on the lighter side—enjoys baking pies while tinkering with internet projects.
17 years of coding experience
3 years of employment as a software developer
Master of Philosophy - MPhil International Relations and Politics, Master of Philosophy - MPhil International Relations and Politics at University of CambridgeBA Politics (Honours), BA Politics (Honours) at Acadia University
English, French
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Github Skills (116)
sinatra-web10
python10
bots10
ruby10
to-do10
mastodon-api10
twitter10
corpus10
wikipedia10
pixelfed10
activitypub10
mastodon10
census-data10
electron10
census10
Programming languages (12)
Github contributions (5)
muffinista/goto-sleep
Feb 2020 - Nov 2025
Put the screen to sleep
Contributions:7 PRs, 22 pushes, 11 branches in 5 years 10 months
macos
muffinista/before-dawn
Dec 2015 - Jan 2023
A desktop screensaver app using web technologies
Contributions:93 releases, 1653 commits, 301 PRs in 7 years 2 months
screensaverscreensaverselectronelectron-app
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