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Kevin Cole

kev.cole@yahoo.com +1 (512) 695-9682 github.com/kevin-cole linkedin.com/in/kevinleecole kevincole.dev

Summary

Full stack software developer with 20+ years of experience building and maintaining web applications, APIs, and cloud infrastructure โ€” primarily for early-stage startups. Proficient across many languages and architectures, with broad experience from CI/CD to CSS. Fast learner who enjoys collaborating with others and mentoring new developers.

Skills

languages: typescript, javascript, python, php, java
fullstack frameworks: django, next.js, laravel
ai coding: claude code, cursor, chatGPT
frontend: vite, astro, react, angular, backbonejs, retool, SEO, SSR
backend: express, node.js, flask, akka, codeigniter, mysql, postgresql, sql server, s3, rest, graphql
infrastructure: aws, git, sst, docker, jenkins
integrations: stripe, twilio, segment, customerio, check, front, checkr

Experience

OSE of New Mexico 2025 - Present
Software Developer

State agency managing New Mexico water rights

  • Hired to complete a full rebuild of a legacy Access-based water rights management application into a modern Laravel application utilizing Livewire
  • Architected a framework to easily recreate legal reports required for business operations that export wysiwyg to pdf and MS Word
  • Oversaw ETL process to ensure all water right data is properly transferred to a new SQL schema
  • Worked with business owners to expedite delivery in 8 months
buildforce 2020 - 2025
Staff Software Engineer and Architect

Marketplace application for construction contractors

  • Built an serverless (SST) typescript/graphql backend leveraging AWS services, Apollo Server and a Postgresql datastore
  • Architected an event driven backend architecture using AWS Kinesis stream
  • Built and supported React, React native, Next.js and Retool (low-code) frontend
  • Integrated Segment as a third party pub/sub
  • Set up CustomerIO (using Segment events) for customer communications
  • Integrated other third party applications including Front, Aircall, CheckR and Check Payroll
favor delivery 2014 - 2020
Staff Software Engineer

On demand delivery marketplace app

  • Helped to rewrite and re-architect PHP monolith into a more service oriented structure
  • Collaborated in architecting, building and maintaining real-time monitoring of active deliveries
  • Led team in re-factoring payment services to use Stripe
  • Architected, built and maintained service for maintaining customer coupons and credits
  • Refactored code to better protect our data and servers from malicious actors
Generation Ready 2012 - 2014
Software Developer

Educational CRM and Consultant Solutions

  • Maintain legacy CRM written in proprietary PHP framework
  • Built education consultation software with a CodeIgniter (php) backend and a backbonejs frontend
e-MDs 2005 - 2012
Software Developer and Manager

Client server EMR (electronic medical records) application written in Delphi eventually migrated to a javascript/jquery online application

  • Maintained and improved Charting application including use of natural language processing methodologies
  • Rewrote prescription writing module for better maintainability as well add threaded services for electronic delivery
  • Learned how to debug OO structure with deep inheritance structure
  • Eventually promoted to team manager overseeing the work of 5 developers
  • Maintained application build scripts
  • Helped chart the migration to javascript/jquery solution

Education

The University of Texas at Austin
BS in Computer Sciences ยท BA in Linguistics