Joshua Shields
Springdale, Arkansas, United States
Summary
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Top SchoolJoshua Shields is an Ignite Fellow and Duke undergraduate double-majoring in Electrical & Computer Engineering and Computer Science with a minor in Education, combining technical skill with a mission to expand educational access and racial equity in tech. He brings 11 years of experience across software engineering and mentorship roles, from building secure web tools for healthcare at Axaitech to creating a dynamic single-page site for a South African VC. His international internships and study-abroad experiences in South Africa, China, and Costa Rica inform a global perspective on designing inclusive technology and learning environments. A hands-on maker and peer advisor at Duke, he pairs fabrication and prototyping know-how with front-end development and UX sensibilities, and has supported hundreds of students through mentorship programs. Notably, Joshua blends classroom engineering guidance with real-world product delivery, aiming to build systems that lower barriers to opportunity for historically excluded communities.
11 years of coding experience
2 years of employment as a software developer
Bachelor of Science, Bachelor of Science at Duke University
Github Skills (108)
python10
resolver10
packaging10
robot10
robotics9
programming-language9
intel-edison9
bluetooth9
beaglebone-black9
fastapi-sqlalchemy9
sphero9
hardware9
gpio9
i2c9
rust8
Programming languages (11)
Github contributions (5)
jshields/joshuashields.com
Aug 2016 - Oct 2025
Contributions:14 PRs, 66 pushes, 21 branches in 9 years 3 months
jshields/py_sitemapper
Dec 2015 - Jul 2017
Contributions:20 commits, 1 PR, 17 pushes in 1 year 7 months
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