John Fitzpatrick
Principal Curriculum Developer at Kong Inc.
Belfast, Northern Ireland, United Kingdom
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Top SchoolJohn Fitzpatrick is a Principal Curriculum Developer based in Belfast with 12 years focused on technical education and over three decades in training, technical authoring, and program management. He designs and leads deeply technical, hands-on learning experiences for cloud, automation, and API-driven platforms, having built certification programs and rolled out integrated LMS and lab systems at Kong and Chef. Known for collaborating tightly with engineering SMEs, he translates complex product and ecosystem advances into scalable instructor-led, online, and self-paced curricula. He has a strong track record delivering global classroom and train-the-trainer programs across EMEA and APAC and continues to travel for in-person customer training. With a BSc in Maths and Computer Science and a PgDip in Business & Law, he blends rigorous technical foundations with pragmatic program delivery and governance. A less obvious strength: he pairs curriculum design with tactical platform selection and QA processes, ensuring learning experiences are both pedagogically sound and operationally integrated.
12 years of coding experience
11 years of employment as a software developer
BSc, Maths & Computer Science, BSc, Maths & Computer Science at Queen's University BelfastPgDip, Business & Law, PgDip, Business & Law at University of UlsterSt Patricks High Schoool, DownpatrickBachelor of Science, Maths and Computer Science, 2.1, Bachelor of Science, Maths and Computer Science, 2.1 at Queen's University Belfast
Github Skills (60)
api-management10
kubernetes10
artificial-intelligence10
docker10
reverse-proxy10
load-balancing10
kong-plugin10
luajit10
consul10
iot10
api10
gateway10
api-gateway10
ai10
golang10
Programming languages (8)
Github contributions (5)
chef-training/chef-intermediate-repo
Oct 2017 - Feb 2019
Chef Intermediate Code Repository
Contributions:11 commits, 2 PRs, 7 pushes in 1 year 4 months
code-repositoryintermediatechef
chef-training/chefdk-image
Oct 2017 - Feb 2019
Builds ChefDK enabled Workstations
Contributions:22 commits, 4 PRs, 18 pushes in 1 year 3 months
workstationsbuildspackerami
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