Kevin Castell
Kevin Castell

Full Stack Software Engineer

About Me

I am a software engineer with experience in web development, systems design, cloud infrastructure, and AI/ML. My career has been focused on solutions in biotech related to research and data strategy. Projects that motivate me are those which leverage modern data analysis and software engineering techniques to increase efficiency and accuracy, regardless of the field they come from. I believe my strongest skill is being able to decipher complex problems and communicate solutions to a wide range of stakeholders.

After graduating from the University of Utah with a degree in Biomedical Engineering, I worked at BioFire Diagnostics as part of the R&D support team. During this time, I quickly progressed and became a tech lead. I was responsible for onboarding new team members and improving our interview process to address diversity, equity, and inclusion. In addition, I formed user needs and architecture requirements for a product cataloging system, a genetic matching pipeline, and a proprietary firmware IDE.

Currently, I am at NeuroPace Inc as part of the data strategy team. I am solely responsible for managing our research applications and data sharing pipelines. I have also been contributing to our migration to the cloud and recently completed my AWS Associate Solutions Architect Certification. As part of this project I am leading the tech transfer for an AI tool which will be adopted in the clinic. Being part of a small team I have learned to drive the product pipeline end to end.

Outside of work, I spend my time as far away from the computer screen as I can. You can typically find me in the mountains skiing, biking, fishing, camping, or some variation of those. This often leads me somewhere in the Wasatch front, but I am always looking to travel to new places. I also enjoy reading sci-fi, fantasy, and political philosophy.