Kevin Oliveira Downing

I'm a student with experience in building React web apps with Redux and MUI, developing servers with Nest JS and PostgreSQL, and web scraping for candidate data. I also have experience with the Github API and data analysis using Scikit. Currently pursuing a computer science degree at UMass Amherst expected to finish in 2024.

Strive, LLC • Massachusetts (Remote) • Full-Stack Developer                                              (10/2021) - (12/2022)

• Built a React web app to filter and rank candidates/companies with Redux and MUI.
• Written a server with Nest JS, and PostgreSQL as the database
• Developed a web crawler to scrape candidate data on various sites to parse location, companies, and skills.
• Used Github API with GraphQL to further fetch candidate and company data.

Summit App, LLC • Massachusetts •  Software Engineer       (11/2019) - (10/2021)

• Used Scikit to generate polynomial regression models for mapping athlete growth and exponential plateau regression models to calculate muscle resilience to predict performance after fatigue.
• Programmed a Nest JS server that supports streams that sync up user data from previously offline clients.
• Developed a Flutter app under the MVVM architecture with internalization and embedded data through SQLite

Smart Escape, LLC • Massachusetts •  Software Engineer       (10/2018) - (11/2019)

• Programmed a C++ program to deserialize fire panel data to then control ceiling mounted led pointers to signal a safe exit.
• Developed a WPF windows desktop application in C# to create a map of the fire alarms and exits in a building.

University of Massachusetts, Amherst • B.S. Computer Science       

Graduation Year (2024)

GPA: 3.85