Kevin Downs
Software Development Manager at Entelect
Gauteng, South Africa
Summary
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Top SchoolKevin Downs is a software development manager with 11 years of progressive engineering and leadership experience at Entelect, rising from intern to manager while delivering enterprise-grade software. Based in Gauteng, South Africa, he combines hands-on development expertise with team leadership, project ownership, and a background in teaching computer science, which sharpens his ability to communicate complex ideas. His academic record (BSc IT and an Honours degree cum laude) underscores strong technical foundations and discipline. Kevin has practical experience across front-end testing, project leadership, and mentoring, and is comfortable bridging developer workflows with quality and delivery processes. Colleagues benefit from his methodical problem-solving and a persistent eagerness to learn new technologies to drive business outcomes. Notably, his early work creating Selenium-based regression tests and years of internal progression reflect both technical depth and long-term commitment to product excellence.
11 years of coding experience
10 years of employment as a software developer
University of Johannesburg Alberton High School
Afrikaans, English
Github Skills (12)
csharp10
dotnet-core9
fsharp9
dotnet9
flags8
flagsmith7
feature-flags6
spectrum5
zx-spectrum5
remote-config4
uml4
javascript3
Programming languages (2)
Github contributions (5)
kpdowns/kevindowns.co.za
May 2017 - Mar 2018
Contributions:2 PRs, 70 pushes, 2 branches in 10 months
my-personal-blog
kpdowns/basic-latex-essay-template
Jul 2015 - Sep 2017
Contributions:7 pushes, 1 branch in 2 years 1 month
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