Kinan Whyte
Software Engineer Fellow at Kensho Creative
Encinitas, California, United States
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Top SchoolKinan Whyte is a software engineer fellow and entrepreneur who blends full-stack development with practical AI delivery and business consulting to create measurable impact. As founder of Kensho Creative and Luminous Ventures, he designs brand-aligned digital solutions and coaching programs, translating complex technology into clear business value. He is currently building and deploying 6+ AI apps at The Codebender using Next.js, TypeScript, OpenAI, Mistral, and Pinecone, including a chat-with-PDF tool and a children's book generator. With an MBA focused on digital marketing, sales, and AI from thePower and an HBS leadership certificate, he combines strategic growth with hands-on engineering. Based in Encinitas, California, he bridges technical teams and business stakeholders and pursues travel and adventure as a continuous source of learning.
9 years of coding experience
1 year of employment as a software developer
600 hr Thai Integrative Massage Therapy Program, 600 hr Thai Integrative Massage Therapy Program at Denver Integrative Massage SchoolSustainable Development and Appropriate Technology Implementation, Sustainable Development and Appropriate Technology Implementation at Virginia TechCertificate in Web Application Development, Front-End Engineering, Certificate in Web Application Development, Front-End Engineering at Turing School of Software & DesignHarvard Business Publishing Corporate Learning through ManageMentor, Certificate in Leadership Development, Harvard Business Publishing Corporate Learning through ManageMentor, Certificate in Leadership Development at Harvard Business SchoolCultural History and Xhosa (a native language to the Western Cape), Cultural History and Xhosa (a native language to the Western Cape) at Nelson Mandela Metropolitan University500 hr Certified Herbalism Program, 500 hr Certified Herbalism Program at Herbalism Roots SchoolInternational Exchange Program, Marketing Management, International Exchange Program, Marketing Management at USI Università della Svizzera italianaMaster of Business Administration - MBA, thePower MBA, PowerSales, ThePower Digital Marketing, Certification in Ai for Corporate Learning, Master of Business Administration - MBA, thePower MBA, PowerSales, ThePower Digital Marketing, Certification in Ai for Corporate Learning at thePower
German, Italian, Thai, Spanish
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Github Skills (24)
d3-charts9
typescript8
electron8
front-end8
microsoft7
vscode-extension7
vscode7
editor7
backend7
visual-studio6
ruby6
visual-studio-code6
javascript6
rails5
desktop4
Programming languages (3)
Github contributions (5)
vidoseaver/correlator
Jan 2017 - Apr 2017
Contributions:60 commits, 17 PRs, 30 pushes in 3 months
chartsrailsrails-backendbackendd3-charts
kswhyte/personal-portfolio
Feb 2017 - Jan 2019
Contributions:35 pushes, 2 branches in 1 year 11 months
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