Chris Jenkins
Retired at Self-employed
England, United Kingdom
Summary
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Top SchoolChris Jenkins is a retired software engineer and technology leader with over 40 years of experience and deep expertise in C/C++, Java, database systems (notably in-memory databases), high-performance and highly available architectures, and networking. He spent decades helping customers design, benchmark and deploy mission-critical database solutions, most recently as Senior Director for TimesTen In-Memory Technology and in product management at Oracle. Chris blends hands-on development with customer-facing proof-of-concept, architecture review and competitive strategy work, bringing practical operational insight to product roadmaps. His background includes senior solution architecture roles supporting ISV/OEM partners globally and prior principal consulting positions focused on performance, HA and replication. Based in England, he pairs technical depth with a consultative mindset and a long track record of troubleshooting real-world, high-stakes systems. Outside work he pursues music, travel and wine, reflecting a curiosity that has underpinned a sustained career in complex systems.
8 years of coding experience
41 years of employment as a software developer
B. Sc. 1st Class with Honours, Chemistry with Computer Studies, B. Sc. 1st Class with Honours, Chemistry with Computer Studies at University of Southampton
English
Github Skills (53)
tesla10
python10
docker-desktop10
iot10
refresh-token10
refresh10
raspberry-pi10
asyncio9
mqtt9
in-memory-database9
automation9
privacy9
home-assistant9
home-automation9
parser8
Programming languages (3)
Github contributions (5)
oracle-samples/oracle-timesten-samples
Feb 2018 - Dec 2022
Oracle Timesten Sample Code
Contributions:1 release, 82 commits, 1 PR in 4 years 10 months
in-memory-databaseoracle-timesten
ChrisJ60/database
Jun 2022 - Feb 2023
Oracle LiveLabs Database area
Contributions:36 pushes in 8 months
db2livelabsoracledatabaseplsql
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