Steven Key is an Engineer Project Associate at UL Solutions in RTP with nine years of hands-on experience bridging textile engineering and PPE product testing. Holding both a B.S. and an M.S. in Textile Sciences and Engineering from NC State, he blends lab research—such as color science and carbon nanotube composites—with practical PPE test development and SOP creation. He has driven quality improvements and efficiency gains in manufacturing and lab settings, authored testing manuals, and contributed back-end fixes to an NSF-supported peer-review web app, showing comfort across engineering and software realms. Known for methodical problem solving and follow-through, he pairs statistical analysis and modeling skills with real-world test execution to deliver robust, auditable results.
9 years of coding experience
7 years of employment as a software developer
Master of Science - MS, Textile Sciences and Engineering, Master of Science - MS, Textile Sciences and Engineering at North Carolina State University
High School Diploma, High School Diploma at Greensboro Day School
Expertiza is a web application through which students can submit and peer-review learning objects (articles, code, web sites, etc). The Expertiza project is supported by the National Science Foundation.
Role in this project:
Back-end Developer
Contributions:18 commits in 1 month
Contributions summary:Steven primarily focused on refactoring and modifying existing controller logic within the Expertiza web application. They addressed issues related to rubric handling, specifically the `empty_rubrics_list` method, and adjusted response-related controller functions. Additionally, the user reverted a previous commit, indicating a need for debugging or issue resolution related to the response system and overall application functionality. The changes indicate a focus on the core functionality of the peer-review system.
Contributions:43 commits, 33 pushes, 2 branches in 7 months
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