# Collin Barlow > Business Development | Programming | Design Location: San Francisco Bay Area, United States Profile: https://flows.cv/collinbarlow I’m a passionate problem solver and lifelong learner who loves breaking down complex challenges to build thoughtful, user-focused solutions—both virtual and physical. With a background in sales, tech, and psychology, I bring a unique blend of strategic thinking, empathy, and technical know-how to everything I work on. You’d be surprised how much those worlds overlap 🤓✨ Currently getting lost in studying design, and the magic that happens when form meets function 🎨💡 ## Work Experience ### Software Engineer - MERN Stack @ Freelance (Self employed) Jan 2023 – Present | San Francisco Bay Area Ongoing independent study focused on software development, computer science, and design principles. I’ve explored both frontend and backend technologies through a combination of university-level coursework, self-directed study, and hands-on projects. Core Topics: Computer Science fundamentals (CS61A, CS61B) Web development with React & React Native Backend technologies (Node.js, Express, MongoDB) Data structures & algorithms (NeetCode 150) UI/UX principles including typography, color theory, and layout systems Projects: React-based portfolio site Small business websites Mock DoorDash application (MERN stack) Magic Chef – AI-powered recipe generator Interactive Pokémon-style game (Chris Courses) React tutorials (Designcode.io) Additional Coursework: UC Berkeley: CS61A – Structure and Interpretation of Computer Programs UC Berkeley: CS61B – Data Structures MongoDB University: Node.js Developer Path ### Software Engineering Student - MERN Stack @ General Assembly Jan 2023 – Jan 2023 | San Francisco Bay Area Full time 500+ hour, 12-week intensive program of intensive Full Stack Development instruction. Creating 4 projects that showcase my full-stack knowledge. Project 4 - Magic Chef: AI Powered Recipe Generator - full CRUD Technologies covered: MERN stack (Mongo, Express, React, Node.js) Designed and built an AI-powered web app that allows a user to provide a list of ingredients and the app returns recipe ideas with cooking instructions Project 3 - Oceanic Lux: E-commerce site focused on fish - full CRUD Technologies covered: MERN stack (Mongo, Express, React, Node.js) Designed and built an e-commerce site focused on buying fish Project 2 - Petvana: A health tracking app for a user's pets - full CRUD Technologies covered: CSS, HTMl, JavaScript, Express, React, MongoDB Collaborated with 2 other engineers to design, and build a full CRUD web application to track a user’s pets’ health Project 1 - Island Slots: a slot machine game that Technologies covered: HTML, CSS, and JavaScript Designed and built, a slot machine game, with a responsive design inspired by tropical islands, that incorporates a win/loss condition ### Sales Development Lead @ andros Jan 2021 – Jan 2023 As a Sales Development Lead I experimented and built an outbound sales model to accelerate revenue growth resulting in: Sourced $5.5M in new sales opportunities (140% of quota) by methodically exploring product-market fit across 7 new markets. Implemented an account based approach for sales and marketing (ABM) that resulted in a 30% increase in number of opportunities generated from the sales development team YoY. Worked with management to increase efficiency and scalability of the sales development team's outreach by updating technology stack to include best-in-class vendors. ### Sales Development Representative, Strategic Accounts @ Demandbase Jan 2019 – Jan 2020 | San Francisco Bay Area Oversaw the lead generation for two strategic territories comprised of fortune 100's. One was a greenfield, and the other were active customers with an annual revenue of $5mil+. My efforts were focused on generating new opportunities and driving the adoption of account-based marketing as a strategy into these accounts. Mentored 5 new SDR's on best practices. ### Sales Consultant @ Tandem Solutions Jan 2018 – Jan 2019 | San Francisco Bay Area • Grew the sales pipeline by $500k and managed the full sales cycle from cold outreach to contract negotiation • Managed established relationships for the indirect channel, and leveraged cold outreach to grow the indirect channel’s vendors by 430% (from 10 vendors to 43). Oversaw prospecting into accounts, management of accounts, on-boarding/training, customer relations, and conflict resolution. • Actively adapted the sales strategy away from direct sales to an indirect model to achieve the highest impact with limited resources ### Technology Sales | Account Executive @ Oracle Jan 2018 – Jan 2018 | San Francisco Bay Area Awarded FY19Q1 Sales Excellence Award Achieved 137% of sales quota Responsible for the mentorship of SDR's, and management of sales resources (complimentary sales reps, technical resources, and external consultants) to ensure quota attainment. ### SDR Team Lead - Cloud and Database Solutions @ Oracle Jan 2017 – Jan 2018 | Redwood Shores MVP for Oracle's Enterprise SDR Organization in FY18Q2. Averaged 103% quota attainment across all quarters: opportunities generated 10 per quarter, & $1million in pipeline value per quarter. Focused on sales development, and lead generation for Fortune 100 companies. Promoted to Team Lead to mentor 12 new SDR's, and handle strategic accounts. ## Education ### Software Engineering Certificate in Computer Software Engineering General Assembly ### BASE Certificate in Business University of California, Berkeley, Haas School of Business ### Bachelor's Degree in Psychology University of California, Berkeley ## Contact & Social - LinkedIn: https://linkedin.com/in/collinbarlow - GitHub: https://github.com/collinbarlow-enterprise --- Source: https://flows.cv/collinbarlow JSON Resume: https://flows.cv/collinbarlow/resume.json Last updated: 2026-03-29