Summary
Jonathan Keam is a Principal Specialist Solution Architect with 14 years of engineering and consulting experience, currently leading solution architecture at Red Hat from McLean, Virginia. He blends deep hands-on development—evidenced by meaningful open-source contributions like improving reduxsauce with tests, TypeScript fixes, and documentation—with strategic technical leadership as CEO of Draco Consulting and former CTO of itsHospitality. Jonathan has a proven track record delivering UI and full-stack solutions for government, enterprise, and media clients, having progressed through senior consulting and architect roles across Raytheon, Blackboard, and multiple federal engagements. He excels at bridging product requirements and engineering execution, turning complex legacy environments into maintainable, testable systems. Known for pragmatic craftsmanship, he pairs entrepreneurial instincts with enterprise-scale thinking to drive adoption and quality. A Virginia Tech computer engineering graduate, he quietly champions developer experience improvements that reduce long-term maintenance costs.
14 years of coding experience
13 years of employment as a software developer
Bachelor of Science (B.S.) Computer Engineering, Bachelor of Science (B.S.) Computer Engineering at Virginia Tech