Kevin Reid
Engineering Lead at FARO
Western Cape, South Africa
Summary
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Top SchoolKevin Reid is an Engineering Lead with eight years of software experience, currently driving ERPNext initiatives at FARO after progressing through senior and lead roles within the same company. Formerly an AWS SDE and Cloud Support Engineer, he blends frontline incident response experience with frontend product development for global AWS Support tooling. He holds a BSc(Hons) in Computer Science from the University of Pretoria and pairs disciplined academic training with hands-on delivery in SaaS and ERP domains. Based in the Western Cape, Kevin is comfortable translating complex operational requirements into stable, user-focused systems and has been recognized for technical impact and tooling improvements in high-pressure environments. An unexpected strength is his pilot training, which reflects a methodical, safety-first mindset he applies to engineering and team leadership.
8 years of coding experience
6 years of employment as a software developer
Private Pilot License (A) Aviation, Private Pilot License (A) Aviation at Morningstar Flight AcademyBScHons Computer Science, BScHons Computer Science at University of Pretoria
Github Skills (27)
capstone10
webhooks9
filemaker9
socket-io9
security9
full-stack9
rest-api9
python8
orientdb8
javascript8
cms8
community-management8
mariadb8
cfml7
zammad7
Programming languages (2)
Github contributions (5)
TheeDeafFrog/ImbellaAssignment
Mar 2023 - Apr 2024
Contributions:19 pushes, 1 branch in 1 year 1 month
TheeDeafFrog/Alexandria
Oct 2022 - Feb 2023
Contributions:38 pushes, 1 branch in 4 months
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