Kurt Yazdizadeh is a Principal Software Engineer with a decade of hands-on experience bridging IT operations, cloud engineering, and full-stack development. He transitioned from hardware and systems administration—supporting thousands of users and managing AD, networking, and imaging—to building cloud-native solutions as an AWS engineer and principal at Dante Consulting. Skilled in TypeScript, Node, React and PostgreSQL, he pairs deep operational empathy with a developer's curiosity, having taught web development and mentored peers while shipping automation that reduced loan-processing friction. Kurt’s background in industrial and organizational psychology informs his user-focused approach to tooling and documentation, and he’s known for translating complex technical needs into accessible solutions. His lifelong habit of disassembly—starting with building his first PC from his first paycheck—drives a practical, investigative mindset that finds efficiencies others miss.
10 years of coding experience
8 years of employment as a software developer
Full-Immersion Web Development Program - HTML5 CSS3 JavaScript React.js PostgreSQL Node.js Git, Full-Immersion Web Development Program - HTML5 CSS3 JavaScript React.js PostgreSQL Node.js Git at LearningFuze
Business Administration Management Information Systems, Business Administration Management Information Systems at Biola University
Master of Science - MS Industrial and Organizational Psychology, Master of Science - MS Industrial and Organizational Psychology at Vanguard University of Southern California
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