John Gerken
Senior Release Architect, WebSphere Development at IBM
Apex, North Carolina, United States
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Top SchoolJohn Gerken is a seasoned IBM software architect with over a decade of experience designing cloud, mobile, and analytics platforms, currently serving as Senior Release Architect for WebSphere Development. He has led flagship initiatives such as IBM Presence Insights (location-based indoor analytics) and MBaaS on Bluemix, blending systems architecture with product-focused delivery. As an IBM Master Inventor since 2011, he holds multiple patents and mentors others in intellectual property creation, with several inventions aimed at assisting cognitive neuroscience and special-needs applications. His background spans emerging technologies including Watson, contextual computing, big data visualization, and mashups, enabling him to bridge research prototypes and production-grade solutions. Based in Apex, NC, John pairs technical leadership with an unusual personal perspective—musical training in jazz and a long-standing commitment to family—which informs his creative approach to solving complex human-centered problems.
11 years of coding experience
16 years of employment as a software developer
Meadowbrook Junior High SchoolMS, Computer Science, MS, Computer Science at University of North Texas
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Github Skills (20)
objective-c10
ios10
swift10
macos10
foundation9
xcode9
cocoapods9
carthage8
kotlin8
java8
android6
npm-install6
db26
websphere-liberty6
cloud-foundry6
Programming languages (2)
Github contributions (5)
johnkgerken/Liberty-sample-1
Apr 2023 - Jul 2023
Getting started sample
Contributions:19 PRs, 257 pushes, 6 branches in 3 months
johnkgerken/sample-getting-started-config
Apr 2023 - Jul 2023
Contributions:2 PRs, 12 pushes, 2 branches in 3 months
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