Ken Thompson

About Ken Thompson

Technology management experience leading a variety of infrastructure and software engineering teams of all sizes • Hands on software and infrastructure engineering leader with extensive experience in open source platforms and software development including: Java, JPA, JSF, MongoDB, SQL, REST Web services, MQ, etc. • Deep experience with tablet and mobile solutions development, operations and delivery including, Android and iOS • Extensive experience in enterprise infrastructure, applications, operations architecture and software engineering across a broad range of industries • Unique blend of leadership skills, hands-on technical competence and client management experience complemented by exceptional communications and presentation skills. • Broad experience in software and infrastructure systems design and development for all types of projects including web based applications,enterprise portals, online banking systems, mobile applications, systems software, firmware, device drivers, desktop and console gaming • Consistent delivery of high-quality projects on time and on budget. Specialties: Systems Architecture, Infrastructure Architecture, Enterprise Technology Management, Distributed computing, Hybrid Cloud Solutions, Mobile Technologies, SaaS, PaaS, IaaS, SDLC automation, Continuous Integration/Deployment, Real-time Troubleshooting, ITIL, SOX, GLBA, PCI, Basel.

Experience

1. Chief Technology Officer

   Crowd Cloud

   Aug 2013 — Present · Seattle, WA, US

   Design and build new application development platform for Android, iOS, Web and desktop based on Java, React Native and a fork of robo/mobivm using XCode, IntelliJ, llvm cross compilation etc. Design and build cross platform real-time database abstraction providing complex, contract-based objects with a pluggable DB driver supporting cloud Firebase as well as our own MVStore based solution for local DB.Design, build and deploy cloud backends using a variety of OSS tools and technologies on AWS, Google and dedicated hosts. Research, design and build mesh networking APIs and tools over WiFI, BLE, etc. running on Android, iOS and Linux.Design and deliver Android and iOS apps using pre-release version of Crowd Cloud development platform.Build Google Assistant integration with Crowd Cloud app allowing voice interaction with our application stack.Ongoing design and development of unreleased Crowd Cloud application for Android, iOS, web and desktop.

Education

• ITT Technical Institute

  Electronics Technology

  1983 — 1984

Skills

• Oracle
• Software Development Life Cycle (Sdlc)
• Security
• Mobile Technology
• Unix
• Mobile Applications
• Groovy
• Windows Server
• Iphone Application Development
• Infrastructure
• Itil
• Linux
• Sdlc
• Scalability
• Java
• Solution Architecture
• C#
• Itil Certified
• Technical Leadership
• E-Commerce
• Windows
• Sharepoint
• Enterprise Mobility
• IT Management
• Mongodb
• System Architecture
• Online Gaming
• Analytics
• Amazon Web Services (Aws)
• Saas
• Android Development
• Grails
• Enterprise Architecture
• .net
• Tomcat
• Software Development
• Agile Methodologies
• Cloud Computing
• High Availability
• Microsoft Sql Server