Aaron Kippins
Senior Software Engineer, Z OS Upgrade, Installation, & Modernization
New York, New York, United States
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Top SchoolAaron Kippins is a Senior Software Engineer with 12 years of experience specializing in z/OS system test, upgrade, installation, and modernization at IBM in Poughkeepsie. He designs holistic system-level testing strategies for IBM Z mainframes and has co-led automation and tooling initiatives that streamline large-scale validation workflows. A confident presenter, he has shared technical work at international conferences including SDN/OpenFlow World Congress and IEEE events, reflecting both deep domain expertise and strong communication skills. He also taught as an adjunct professor and collaborated on university–industry research projects, translating academic ideas into production-ready tooling. Driven by curiosity, Aaron blends mainframe systems knowledge with modern automation to tackle complex, high-assurance engineering challenges.
12 years of coding experience
1 year of employment as a software developer
Master of Science - MS Computer Science, Master of Science - MS Computer Science at Marist University
English
Stackoverflow
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Github Skills (30)
napalm9
react9
frontend9
network-automation8
network8
mainframe8
javascript8
snmp8
crossword7
location7
azerothcore7
zos7
jupyter-notebook6
macos6
typescript6
Programming languages (5)
Github contributions (5)
AKippins/Random-Code
Mar 2015 - Jan 2021
Contributions:6 pushes in 5 years 10 months
AKippins/HackathonHelp
Apr 2015 - Apr 2019
Contributions:24 pushes, 1 branch in 4 years
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