Kalon Hinds
Analyst, Strategic Partnerships And Analyst Relations
Seattle, Washington, United States
Summary
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Top SchoolKalon Hinds is a Seattle-based software professional with 13 years of multidisciplinary experience spanning software support, education, and environmental analysis. After a decade teaching math, science, computer science and robotics, he transitioned into software support and now works in strategic partnerships and analyst relations at Laserfiche. He brings hands-on engineering skills—iOS/Android apps, Chrome extensions, Ruby, Python, JavaScript/HTML/CSS—plus a track record of accessibility-focused front-end contributions to high-profile projects like Chrome DevTools and the VSCode Edge DevTools extension. Earlier lab work as a GCMS operator adds analytical rigor and process-driven testing experience, reflected in his QA and test automation work on Shoes4. Known for improving accessibility, responsive emulation, and inclusive UI features, he combines classroom pedagogy and practical engineering to translate complex requirements into usable tools.
13 years of coding experience
3 years of employment as a software developer
Bachelor's degree, PSYCHOLOGY, Bachelor's degree, PSYCHOLOGY at Augusta University
Github Skills (29)
accessibility10
unit-testing10
javascript10
shoes10
testing10
css10
typescript10
ui-design10
devtools10
ruby10
uid10
front-end-development10
typescript-types10
html10
typescripts10
Programming languages (7)
Github contributions (5)
microsoft/vscode-edge-devtools
Oct 2021 - Sep 2022
A VSCode extension that allows you to use browser devtools from within the editor. The devtools will connect to an instance of Microsoft Edge giving you the ability to alter CSS styling, perform diagnostics, and debugging. Get it now at http://aka.ms/devtools-for-code
Role in this project:
Front-end Developer
Front-end DeveloperContributions:64 reviews, 14 commits, 46 PRs in 10 months
Contributions summary:Kalon primarily contributed to the front-end components of the VS Code Edge DevTools extension. They worked on enhancing the Screencast feature by incorporating responsive dimension emulation, media feature emulation, and vision deficiency emulation. These contributions involved modifications to the UI, including the addition of new components and the integration of lit-html for managing the template and adding titles to the emulation bar members. Additionally, they fixed a bug in the min-browser version comparison and made other improvements to support CSS mirroring.
abilitymicrosoft-edgemicrosoftbrowsercss
ChromeDevTools/devtools-frontend
Aug 2019 - Oct 2022
The Chrome DevTools UI
Role in this project:Front-end Developer & Accessibility Specialist
Front-end Developer & Accessibility SpecialistContributions:41 commits in 3 years 3 months
Contributions summary:Kalon primarily contributed to the Chrome DevTools UI, focusing on improving accessibility and user experience. Their commits added features like line number context to the "GoToLine" dialog and keyboard interactivity to the Animations tool. Furthermore, the user implemented high-contrast support for various panels (Application, Security, Changes, Animation) and fixed color contrast issues, reflecting a commitment to inclusive design.
instrumentationreactjavascriptchromecdp
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