Jeff Kimble

About Jeff Kimble

Engineering Executive with 15+ years leading software, SRE, cloud, platform, and data organizations in high-scale SaaS. I build high-performing engineering teams, simplify complex architectures, improve developer velocity, and deliver secure, reliable platforms serving millions of individual and micro-business users.I’ve led engineering for systems processing over 1B daily transactions with 99.99% uptime, delivered multi-petabyte data platforms powering AI/ML capabilities, and partnered closely with Product, Security, Legal/Privacy, and Design to accelerate roadmap execution. My leadership spans organizational scaling, architectural direction, cloud transformation, SDLC modernization, and cross-functional alignment.I focus on building strong leadership layers, elevating engineering culture, and creating clarity across product and technology teams. I’ve driven measurable outcomes: higher feature throughput, faster onboarding flows, improved reliability, and stronger security and compliance (SOC 2, GDPR, PCI).I’m passionate about:* Leading engineering teams through scale, growth, and transformation* Improving product delivery predictability and developer experience* Building systems that are fast, resilient, and maintainable* Supporting self-serve experiences for individuals and micro-businesses* Creating a culture of ownership, autonomy, and technical excellenceIf you’re building or scaling engineering organizations—or transforming product, platform, or cloud strategy—I’m always open to conversations with CTOs, founders, and executive recruiters.

Experience

1. Vice President Platform & Security

   Inktavo

   Dec 2025 — Present

   Keep it running, Don\'t spend too much, Don\'t get hacked.

Education

• Sonoma State University

  Bachelor of Science, Computer Science, Mathematics

Skills

• Product Life Cycle Management
• Engineering Management
• Data Center
• Disaster Recovery
• Saas
• Web Analytics
• Selenium
• Databases
• Release Management
• Oracle
• Cloud Computing
• Software Development
• Email Marketing
• Team Leadership
• Unix
• Online Advertising
• Perl
• Database Admin
• Data Warehousing
• High Availability
• System Architecture
• Mysql
• Scalability
• Software Engineering
• Email Management
• System Administration
• Enterprise Software
• Enterprise Architecture
• Analytics
• Virtualization
• Quality System
• Quality Systems
• Product Lifecycle Management
• Integration
• Data Center Relocation
• Data Analysis
• Database Administration
• Tomcat
• Agile Methodologies
• Architecture