Kurtis Mullins is a Site Reliability Engineer at The Water Institute, where he enhances the resilience and performance of the Institute’s FloodID application. With over 15 years of experience in web applications, data infrastructure, and DevOps, Kurtis leads on-call incident response for FloodID—minimizing downtime and swiftly resolving issues. His expertise ensures that FloodID remains a reliable and efficient tool for users in the maritime industry, emergency management, and decision-making roles.

While earning a B.A. in Computer Science from Wright State University, Kurtis started his business freelancing. During this period of his career, he collaborated with Wright State University to transform years of research into a commercial product, helped redesign a musician-matching service using a custom content management system, and led a software testing startup focused on photography management solutions utilizing emerging facial recognition technology. This diverse experience in independently developing and deploying technical solutions makes Kurtis an asset to the FloodID team as they work to make the service more accessible and resilient.

Kurtis has a proven track record as a software developer and engineer across multiple organizations. As an independent contributor, he was responsible for ensuring the reliability of mission-critical software, directly generating millions of dollars in revenue for various companies. His work also involved streamlining workflows for both internal and external applications, maintaining web-based tools, and integrating emerging technologies, most notably leading an organization-wide transition from Python 2 to Python 3.

He has played a key role in mentoring junior developers and fostering collaboration and knowledge-sharing across teams. His ability to identify and implement process improvements, combined with his experience training a broad range of users in technical applications, strengthens the team’s capacity to support FloodID’s diverse and evolving user base. This expertise contributes significantly to enhancing the reliability of FloodID as a hurricane forecasting tool.

While his background is rooted in computer science, Kurtis also brings a strong passion for environmental sustainability to his role. In 2021, he and his family relocated to Maine to pursue homesteading, where they explored subsistence farming, rainwater collection, decentralized power generation, and other sustainable living practices. His technical background played a crucial role in this journey, enabling him to integrate technology into their systems and enhance efficiency through innovative solutions.