Summary
William Shields is a versatile operator blending nine years of hands-on tech, product, and field experience, currently scheduling complex maintenance and operations at Palo Verde Generating Station. He founded Eigenspace Vectors Inc., architecting full-stack AI-infused SaaS—using React, FastAPI, PostgreSQL, Redis and Anthropic/OpenAI integrations—while running the business as a Delaware S Corp in a pre-revenue product phase. William moves fluidly between regulated industrial environments and fast-moving fintech/AI product work, with a track record of shipping data-first solutions and building a custom inference engine that normalizes messy user data for relational storage. Earlier roles in sales, project management, and construction sharpen his pragmatic execution and stakeholder coordination under pressure. A Stanford-educated English major turned full-stack Python developer, he also teaches coding and plays leadership roles in volunteer music ensembles, signaling both technical depth and uncommon cross-disciplinary communication skills.
9 years of coding experience
7 years of employment as a software developer
International Baccalaureate, International Baccalaureate at Henry Foss High School
Computer Science, Computer Science at Code Fellows
Bachelor’s Degree, English, Bachelor’s Degree, English at Stanford University
English, Spanish