Kevin Bluer
Co-Founder at Coconut
Austin, Texas, United States
Summary
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Top SchoolKevin Bluer is a seasoned software architect, entrepreneur, and educator with 13+ years building web, decentralized, and enterprise systems across Asia, Europe, and North America. As a Co-Founder now based in Austin, he combines hands-on full‑stack engineering (React, Node.js, Solidity) with product and team leadership honed at ConsenSys, Nest.vc, and client-facing consultancy work. He has a track record of shipping developer-facing integrations—contributing to prominent open-source projects such as Truffle and its dashboard—and has taught developer courses globally from New York to Shenzhen. With an MSc in Technology Management from Columbia, Kevin blends technical depth in distributed systems and blockchain with practical experience in rapid prototyping, developer tooling, and scaling cross-border teams. Outside of work he’s an avid runner, photographer, traveller and fundraiser, reflecting a restless curiosity that fuels both creative product work and community building.
12 years of coding experience
18 years of employment as a software developer
BSc, Applied Computer Science, BSc, Applied Computer Science at University of ReadingConsenSys Management ProgramMSc, Executive Master of Science in Technology Management, MSc, Executive Master of Science in Technology Management at Columbia University
English, Chinese, French, Spanish
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Github Skills (29)
javascript10
responsive-design10
front-end-development10
html10
truffle10
web-development10
website-design10
hardhat10
testing9
solidity9
css9
web-framework8
smart-contracts8
blockchain8
ethereum8
Programming languages (7)
Github contributions (5)
trufflesuite/trufflesuite.com
Oct 2018 - Jan 2023
Trufflesuite website source ✨
Role in this project:
Front-end Developer
Front-end DeveloperContributions:141 reviews, 324 commits, 192 PRs in 4 years 3 months
Contributions summary:Kevin primarily focused on updating the Truffle Suite website. Their contributions include fixing mailing list registration on the homepage and footer, and adding details for an upcoming webinar. They also made layout and style adjustments to the TruffleCon 2019 page, and the university page.
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trufflesuite/truffle
Feb 2021 - Jan 2023
:warning: The Truffle Suite is being sunset. For information on ongoing support, migration options and FAQs, visit the Consensys blog. Thank you for all the support over the years.
Role in this project:Full-stack Developer
Full-stack DeveloperContributions:8 releases, 32 reviews, 17 commits in 1 year 10 months
Contributions summary:Kevin primarily contributed to the Truffle dashboard hardhat plugin, demonstrating a focus on integrating the Truffle framework with Hardhat and its related tooling. Their work involved implementing and testing plugin features, including compilation support and integration with the Truffle dashboard, specifically related to the workflow of sending compilation results. The user also addressed compatibility issues, fixed bugs, and refactored tests, ensuring compatibility with various Hardhat versions and build information formats. Furthermore, the user demonstrated knowledge of setting up and testing Hardhat-related configurations.
developingethereumsmart-contract-toolsjavascriptblockchain
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