An innovative architect engineering solutions for complex technical integrations for companies like Adobe, EA, Hilton, HTC, Microsoft, NVIDIA, Samsung, Symantec & Ubisoft.
Experience moving from a SaaS model to an AWS cloud-hosted API services platform. Including integrations with 3rd party platforms and micro-services.
Collaborate with clients, sales, product & engineers. Able to communicate with technical & non-technical stakeholders.
Drive agile enhancements to web and mobile GraphQL services on AWS/Akamai, creating clear Jira/Confluence documentation. Worked on an AWS Bedrock powered GenAI beta and built a Node.js portal that integrates Jira API, AI chat, and GraphQL automation.
Shape product strategy across sales, marketing, and engineering, researching new tech to streamline agile delivery. Launched three cross-border features (web-component toolkit, dynamic pricing micro-service, Avalara integrated tax API) and championed GenAI demos, OpenAPI driven automation, and AI development practices.
Directed a team of highly skilled client-facing Solution Architects. Served as lead architect and technical liaison for marquee clients (Adobe, EA, HTC, Samsung, Microsoft, NVIDIA, etc.), traveling on-site to guide sales, design, and delivery of the company's first headless REST API commerce platform. Drove a 4 month Samsung web + mobile launch that tripled Black Friday revenue past $100M and set the foundation for complex Galaxy pre-order campaigns.
Architected a CDN caching, streamlined checkout that processed 15k HTC Vive pre-orders over $50M in 10 minutes, flawlessly. Created robust client docs, demos, and patterns that helped enterprises scale DTC revenue from under $10M to $100M+.
Co-designed and deployed a modern Node.js full-stack architecture—Angular/Dust.js front end with API aggregation—that now powers all new commerce apps. Led the move to responsive design and an automated GitHub/NPM/Docker workflow, earning Forbes praise for putting Digital River ahead of e-commerce UX trends.
"I have worked personally with Ken on multiple initiatives. Ken is an intelligent, creative problem solver. He is naturally curious and willing to lean in wherever possible. He is a business minded technologist with a passion for AI. He will make a positive difference in any organization.”
“I had the pleasure of working with Ken across several initiatives. His expertise in the latest tools and technologies is impressive, and his innovative approach consistently added value to any project. He even dabbles as a videographer and has helped create several videos that showcase our solutions. Beyond his technical skills, Ken had a fantastic personality, making collaboration enjoyable and productive. I highly recommend him!”
“Ken is one of the most intelligent, curious, and technically-minded people I have had the pleasure to work with. He has worked closely with our Sales and Client Success teams putting together proof-of-concept solution instances to give our potential new clients demos of the platform capabilities and be able to effectively communicate the benefits of Digital River's solutions to a diverse audience.”
