Kristen Alford
Software Engineer at Clean Build Studio
Lake Forest, California, United States
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Top SchoolKristen Alford is a pragmatic software engineer with nine years of experience turning fragile codebases into maintainable, scalable systems for startups across fintech, marketing, real estate, and e-commerce. Comfortable across the full stack, she has deep Ruby on Rails experience, strong SQL skills, and a track record integrating third-party APIs and building automation and AI-powered features. She pairs engineering chops with a business-minded background—previously working in bookkeeping and accounting—which helps her prioritize practical, impact-driven solutions. A mentor and collaborator, Kristen has led feature development, testing, and database optimization at Prime Trust and now builds cleaner systems at Clean Build Studio. She learned to code following a family influence and formally expanded her skills with web development training and a UCLA computer science certification, giving her both hands-on and academic grounding.
9 years of coding experience
7 years of employment as a software developer
Bachelor’s Degree Food Science, Bachelor’s Degree Food Science at Colorado State UniversityComputer Programming, Computer Programming at UCLA ExtensionOnline Courses Web Development, Online Courses Web Development at ThinkfulProgramming languages (1)
Github contributions (5)
KFedak/CHAPS
Oct 2019 - Feb 2020
Contributions:12 PRs, 45 pushes, 4 branches in 4 months
nickgood/stoves_nih_2016_git
Jan 2017 - Jul 2018
Contributions:424 commits, 50 PRs, 211 pushes in 1 year 6 months
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