Kailash Nelson

Software engineer with production distributed-systems experience, applied ML/CS/EE foundation, and 6+ years of entrepreneurship.

Education

Colorado School of Mines · Golden, CO
May 2026

B.S. in Computer Science · Minor in Electrical Engineering

  • Global Engineering: Study abroad at Budapest University of Technology (Fall 2025) and SKEMA Business School (Fall 2022)
  • Coursework (Software): Operating Systems, AI, ML, Algorithms, Programming Languages, Computer Organization, DBMS
  • Coursework (Hardware): Circuits, Digital Logic, VLSI Design, Embedded Engineering

Technical Skills

Languages
Ruby, Python, C++, C, Java, JavaScript/TypeScript/HTML/CSS, Swift, Kotlin, Verilog, RISC-V Assembly, MySQL, PostgreSQL
Hardware & Embedded
Quartus Prime, Arduino, Hardware Testing, System Architectures, Embedded Design
DevOps & Tools
Temporal, Kubernetes, Helm, Datadog, Sentry, Incident.io, Sidekiq, AWS, Docker, Linux, Git, Vault, REST APIs, PayPal, MongoDB
Frameworks & Libraries
Sinatra, ActiveRecord, React, Flutter, PyTorch, pandas, scikit-learn

Professional Experience

Software Engineering Intern · Checkr · Denver, CO
June 2026 – Aug 2026
  • Moved monthly customer invoicing off engineer-in-the-loop batch jobs onto Temporal as one durable workflow per invoice.
  • Replaced production-console month-end close with a FinOps self-service operator UI backed by a REST API.
  • Hardened the invoicing money path with fail-closed controls and production-scale dry runs before rollout.
Software Development Intern · Coulton Creek Capital LLC · Golden, CO
May 2024 – Aug 2024
  • Built Python investment models on US Census data to surface market trends for asset allocation.
  • Built PyTorch Transformer forecasts at 93% real-world accuracy; served via REST APIs in two-week sprints.
  • Automated ingest, cleansing, and viz workflows, removing manual data entry from research sprints.
Owner & Lead Technician · Lizard Repairs LLC · Steamboat Springs & Golden, CO
Oct 2018 – Apr 2024
  • Built and scaled a premier electronics repair brand serving 500+ clients with enterprise-grade SLAs.
  • Shipped and maintained a React booking platform with PayPal billing to automate customer intake and status updates; later migrated it to Wix so the site would stay online after I stopped taking repairs.

Technical Projects

ClubHub · Python, Streamlit, SQLite
  • Built a club-ops app with a SQLite member/event model, prospect intake, RSVPs, and check-ins, plus Streamlit admin and member portals. GitHub
Terminal Tetris · C, ncurses, Make
  • Shipped a cross-platform terminal Tetris clone with seven-bag randomization, ghost piece, lock delay, HUD animations, and Make-wired automated tests. GitHub
NGames · Flutter, Dart, Firebase
  • Shipped a Flutter game collection (Wordle, Hangman, Snake) with saved progress, a leaderboard, and Firebase auth. GitHub
“Akari” AI Constraint Solver · C++, Algorithms
  • Automated bulb placement for Akari puzzles using backtracking with aggressive pruning; validated inputs and surfaced conflicting constraints.

Leadership & Involvement

Network Infrastructure Manager · Kappa Sigma Fraternity · Golden, CO
Jan 2023 – Feb 2025
  • Managed enterprise-grade network hardware, ISP relationships, and verification testing for 40+ residents; reduced downtime via proactive monitoring and documented swap procedures.
Treasurer · Mines Botanical Society · Golden, CO
Dec 2025 – Present
  • Steward club finances and sponsorships for programs linking engineering practice with ecological understanding.