2011...
Owner
VoltBarn

Created, launched and run an electronics design and distribution company focused on creating customizable electronics kits. Roles include software development, circuit design, device selection, website development, kit design and working with partners on the commercial applications of devices.

2011...2016
Sr. Director, Engineering Services
Blackhawk Network

Created a hybrid cloud solution for development and production using AWS. Implemented service dashboards, incident reporting and tracking, and cost management. Moved company from manual production deployment by developers to secure, auditable and automated production deployment. Managed DevOps as well as Cloud Production environments.

2010...2011
VP Engineering & Product Management
Splunk

Redefined the linear Product Management process to agile and user story focused. Unified product requirements, enabling the simultaneous planning of multiple releases. Designed and delivered Splunk's first developer website, enabling external developers to access collateral focused on building on the Splunk platform. Defined the initial mobile product strategy, delivering several projects demonstrating a variety of ways to utilize mobile devices.

1996...2010
VP/Director Engineering
Sun Microsystems, Cassatt, Vixie Enterprises

Led a variety of engineering and product teams from launching startups, to running large multinational development organizations.

Contact
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Web
wallich.com

Twitter
twitter.com/kenwallich

LinkedIn
linkedin.com/in/wallich

Skills

Languages
Python, Ruby, PHP, Java, C, Processing

Platforms
AWS, Linux, Android, Arduino