Kenneth Black
Hy-vee, Inc @Lazer Technologies
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WORK HISTORY
Hy-vee, Inc @Lazer Technologies
EDUCATION
Iowa State University
Bachelor of Engineering (BE), Computer Engineering
ABOUT KENNETH BLACK
When I\'m not building large scale, performant systems accessed by millions of users daily, you can find me juggling as many hobbies as I can - micro controllers, custom ergo keyboards, homelab, 3d printing, game development, networking, jiu jitsu, and home brewing.I am a seasoned and result-driven staff software engineer with over 10+ years of experience working across full stack development, mobile engineering, cloud architecture, embedded systems, game development, and ML/AI technology. I\'ve worked in roles at enterprises, startups, and as a consultant conceptualizing apps for 18+ clients. I believe the key to making great products is for product engineering teams to be customer obsessed and capable of rapidly iterating using lean principles. A few of my accomplishments at previous roles- At Fluidlogic, I reduced connect time on TypeScript and React Native mobile AI hydration app by 88%(from 12-15s to 2s), refactoring Bluetooth service (react-native-ble-plx) into state/reducer pattern, enhancing low-latency performance and UX- At Best Buy, I spearheaded development for a new personalized homepage reaching 10M+ users monthly, creating TypeScript and Node.js orchestration layer to handle page layouts, and GraphQL, Java, and Spring Boot ML aggregation service- At BallerTV, I led a team of 4 engineers to migrate critical Scorekeeper app used by 200K+ users to monitor livestreaming from native Objective-C to TypeScript and React Native, decoupling streaming services, and enabling app to be OS agnostic, eliminating logistics of shipping iPads to over 350K events nationwide ($50M savings in hardware costs).Whether working independently or as part of a team, I am dedicated to delivering results that meet and exceed expectations. In my personal life, I enjoy playing the drums, reading science fiction, and staying active.My core competencies include TypeScript, React.js, React Native, Node.js, Next.js, Python, Go, C#, Unity, AWS, GCP, Docker, Kubernetes, CI/CD, Embedded Systems, Agentic Development, and Container Orchestration. Feel free to ask me any questions :)- k••••••••@gmail.com- https://kennethblack.me/
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