Ken is a highly skilled Software Engineer with 14 years experience developing, overseeing, and implementing enterprise level software for global companies serving diverse sectors. Striving for excellence, producing a high volume of work while maintaining standards of excellence and quality. Ken has in-depth knowledge of Software Application Design/Development, Technical/Functional Project Analysis, Front/Back end Development, Build Automation, Full Life Cycle Project Management, Process Improvement, Software Analysis, Software Solutions/Processes, JavaScript Programming, IT Infrastructure Management, Configurations/Provisioning, Cross-functional Team Leadership, Information Technology Services, Stakeholder Communication, and Agile/Scrum Methodology
Hire KennethSupported Quest Software and my own private consulting customers while living in Grants Pass, Oregon, USA, Kaifeng, Henan, PRC, Zhengzhou, Henan, PRC, and Jinzhou, Liaoning, PRC, Consulting ranged from development (mostly using Java and bash) to operating system management and system security (both Linux and Windows).
Taught Oral English in Jinzhou in 2019, and remotely from the US in 2020.
Assisted local and offshore (Ukraine) teams in maintaining legacy applications such as websites, android apps, iOS apps, and Windows applications, using Java, and ant, for global transport and logistics company.
Key Achievement:
• Used Jenkins and Bash to fully automate Subversion sync using a push button recovery process in the event of primary repository loss creating a zero downtime disaster response.
Taught Oral English in Zhengzhou for three years at four different universities.
Responsible for developing web applications and services using C# and SQL. Supported automation, scrum, and test-driven development to include Source Control through Subversion.
Key Achievement:
• Advocated and achieved source control and continuous integration.
Maintained IT infrastructure for pharmacy software company such as website, email, ftp, IM, continuous integration utilizing Jenkins, network, and power UPS. Responsible for Cybersecurity preventative measures and continuous monitoring to detect evidence of potential or pending system failures providing proactive mitigation. Mentored developers resolving issues with C++, Java, Visual Basic, Visual Studio, Jenkins, GCC, and Maven.
Key Achievements:
• Promoted scrum and test-driven development.
• Performed complete automation of IT department to include servers, bare metal, and AWS.
Oversee web services for global logistics company providing internal document management products utilizing java, scrum, and agile methodologies through Eclipse and Tomcat programs.
Key Achievement:
• Enhanced and improved standards based HelloWorld build resulting in reduction of build time from 6 minutes to 8 seconds.