About

Kevin Colten is a highly experienced Chief Technology Officer (CTO) specializing in EdTech. He currently works at zollege, where he is responsible for the development and implementation of the company's technology strategy. Kevin has over 11 years of relevant experience in the field of software engineering and web development. Before joining zollege, Kevin held the position of CTO at vandelay education, where he was responsible for the entire company's software infrastructure. He also worked as a CTO at Austin Coding Academy, where he created, maintained, and led interns and contributors in developing Campus Manager, a custom Learning Management System. He also authored curriculums on HTML, CSS, JavaScript, Node.js, and MongoDB, and developed workbooks with CI integration for linting. Kevin maintained web presences for all four locations of the academy in Austin, San Antonio, Houston, and Dallas. He also built reporting infrastructure that combined data from multiple sources, including payments, CRM, and LMS, and implemented automation for web hooks, status checks, user events, reports, deployments, tests, etc. Kevin also implemented and analyzed tracking services such as Google Analytics/Tag Manager, Facebook Pixel, click heatmaps, and SEO optimization. Kevin has a Bachelor's degree in Communication from Lamar University, and he also completed a Web Development course at App Academy. He has a strong technical background in Ruby, Javascript, Redux, and Ember.js, and he has worked as a Senior Software Engineer in the past. In summary, Kevin Colten is a highly skilled CTO with extensive experience in EdTech. He has a proven track record of developing and implementing technology strategies that drive growth and improve user experience. With his strong technical background and leadership skills, Kevin is a valuable asset to any organization looking to innovate and stay ahead of the competition in the EdTech industry.