Kevin Cuellar
Graduate Research Assistant
Williston, Vermont, United States
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Top SchoolKevin Zuniga is a software engineer and graduate research assistant with five years of cross-disciplinary experience building web applications and scientific tools, holding an MS in Mechanical Engineering from the University of Vermont. He specializes in TypeScript and Go (with Python, Rust, and JavaScript experience), and leads an open-source nanocomposite materials data repository in collaboration with Duke, Caltech, and RPI. Kevin is an L2 maintainer for the popular Astro framework, where he contributed Spanish localization and UI improvements to its documentation and Starlight project, reflecting a focus on accessibility and developer experience. On campus he built a UI that lets non-technical users query graph databases, sped up image binarization by 30%, and migrated Matlab tools to Python to improve server performance and developer productivity. He blends hands-on engineering with research collaboration and a knack for turning complex domain workflows into user-friendly interfaces.
5 years of coding experience
1 year of employment as a software developer
Bachelor of Science - BS, Mechanical Engineering, 3.5, Bachelor of Science - BS, Mechanical Engineering, 3.5 at University of Vermont
Spanish, English, French
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Github Skills (12)
i18n-js10
markdown10
javascript10
markdown-it10
ember-i18n10
rails-i18n10
front-end-development10
translation10
translate10
astrojs10
documentation10
css8
Programming languages (12)
Github contributions (5)
withastro/starlight
May 2023 - Mar 2025
🌟 Build beautiful, accessible, high-performance documentation websites with Astro
Role in this project:
Front-end Developer
Front-end DeveloperContributions:132 reviews, 42 PRs, 136 pushes in 1 year 10 months
Contributions summary:Kevin primarily contributed to the Starlight documentation project by enhancing the user interface and navigation. Their work included adding badges to sidebar links, refining the handling of links, and implementing changes related to the build format. These changes suggest a focus on improving the user experience and overall structure of the documentation website, with involvement in the Astro framework and its related configurations.
astrodocs-generatorstarlightstatic-site-generator
withastro/docs
Nov 2022 - Jan 2023
Astro documentation
Role in this project:Localization / Internationalization Specialist
Localization / Internationalization SpecialistContributions:362 reviews, 13 commits, 262 PRs in 2 months
Contributions summary:Kevin primarily contributed to the localization of the Astro documentation by translating content into Spanish (es). Their work involved translating UI elements, navigation items, and markdown files related to installation, core concepts, and guides. They consistently updated the navigation structure to reflect the newly translated content and added support for new pages within the Spanish translation. The user's contributions focused on adapting the documentation for a wider audience, making the Astro project more accessible.
creative-commonsastrodocumentation-site
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