Summary
Jeff Renken is a seasoned software engineering leader with more than twenty years of experience driving reliable, scalable systems for enterprise and e-commerce platforms. As Assistant Director of Software Engineering at Northwestern Mutual, he leads delivery and reliability efforts in a large financial services environment. He previously built Direct Supply's first Site Reliability Engineering team, reducing detection and repair times, increasing mean time between failures, and elevating communication around degradations. Earlier at Direct Supply, he expanded the online presence by launching a modern purchasing site that boosted online sales by 11% and refocused projects for clear ROI. His leadership history also includes roles at Johnson Controls and Northrop Grumman, where he improved product quality and on-time delivery. He holds an MS in Computer Science from the University of Nebraska at Omaha and a BS in Aerospace Engineering from Iowa State, and is based in the Greater Milwaukee area.
11 years of coding experience
27 years of employment as a software developer
MS, Computer Science, MS, Computer Science at University of Nebraska at Omaha
BS, Aerospace Engineering, BS, Aerospace Engineering at Iowa State University