# Kevin Shields

> Software Engineer at Carlsmed

Location: San Diego Metropolitan Area, United States
Profile: https://flows.cv/kevinshields

- Full stack developer specialized in React.

Github: https://github.com/Red4lpha

Backend: Nodejs | Express | Prisma | GraphQL 
Frontend: React | MUI 
Programming: Javascript | Typescript

## Work Experience
### Software Engineer @ Carlsmed
Jan 2025 – Present

### Jr Full Stack Engineer @ Carlsmed
Jan 2023 – Jan 2025 | Carlsbad, California, United States

### Volunteer React Developer @ One Community Global
Jan 2022 – Jan 2023 | Remote
- Coordinated with a team of volunteers to develop features and fixes to the organization’s internal volunteer dashboard.
- Helped provide insightful input and feedback to other volunteer developers.

### Software QA Analyst & Build Engineer @ Kalloc Studios
Jan 2021 – Jan 2022
- Overhauled the Company's build process by programming new tools to fully-automate the software build pipeline, which increased productivity on QA testing and decreased wait-time for new builds.
- Maintained Company's build pipeline and solve any issues that may impede the build process. 
- Evaluated code containing product crash dump information to discern crash origin and reproducible nature.
- Evolved the QA process by implementing new testing procedures, plans and centralizing important software and business documentation.

### QA Tester @ Kalloc Studios
Jan 2018 – Jan 2021
- Reduced new software patch  issues by nearly 50% by designing and implementing new testing patterns.
- Collaborated closely with different teams to develop, coordinate and implement test procedures to new and updated changes to the product.
 - Achieved detailed product knowledge to efficiently test product changes and analyst potential issues.
 - Utilized JIRA for bug tracking and division of tasks.

### Volunteer FullStack Developer @ The Secular Therapy Project
Jan 2022 – Jan 2022 | Remote
- Provided key support for the development of functionality and data‑logging of a web facing chat program that coordinates with Slack.
- Coordinated with technical teams on a weekly basis to discuss key changes and priority issues of the code base.

### Customer Service Associate @ PostalAnnex+
Jan 2015 – Jan 2018
- Improved software systems notifying box holders of packages, improving work efficiency and productivity.
- Helped customer with any shipping and packing needs


## Education
### Associate of Science (A.S.) in Computer Science
Irvine Valley College
Jan 2009 – Jan 2011

### Associate's Degree in Natural Sciences and Mathematics
Irvine Valley College
Jan 2009 – Jan 2011


## Contact & Social
- LinkedIn: https://linkedin.com/in/kevinshields42

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Last updated: 2026-03-29