Joseph Kelly
Director, Derivative Portfolio Management
Greater Philadelphia United States
Summary
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Top SchoolJoseph Kelly is a director-level leader blending five years of formal software experience with a deep security background to run derivative portfolio management at Aki Capital. Previously a principal software engineer at Comcast, he led complex systems work and elevated security and reliability across large-scale consumer and network platforms. His early career as a security analyst informs a practical, risk-aware approach to engineering and product decisions. An active contributor to the Matter (Project CHIP) IoT project, he has hands-on experience implementing secure channels, credential management, and certificate handling for embedded systems. Based in Greater Philadelphia, he pairs a biochemistry undergrad foundation with cross-domain technical fluency, bringing analytical rigor and unconventional perspectives to financial engineering and systems security. Colleagues describe him as someone who navigates both low-level protocol details and strategic product trade-offs with equal confidence.
5 years of coding experience
8 years of employment as a software developer
Bachelor of Science - BS, Biochemistry, Bachelor of Science - BS, Biochemistry at York University
Github Skills (22)
c-language10
cert10
security10
iot10
certificate10
sys10
cryptography10
matter-js10
embedded10
x509certificates10
cprogramming-language10
x509certificate210
connected9
connect9
ip9
Programming languages (2)
Github contributions (5)
project-chip/connectedhomeip
Apr 2021 - Jul 2021
Matter (formerly Project CHIP) creates more connections between more objects, simplifying development for manufacturers and increasing compatibility for consumers, guided by the Connectivity Standards Alliance.
Role in this project:
Embedded Systems Engineer / IoT Developer
Embedded Systems Engineer / IoT DeveloperContributions:106 reviews, 6 commits, 16 PRs in 3 months
Contributions summary:Joseph primarily contributed to the Matter project's low-level systems, focusing on the secure channel and credential management. Their work involved constructing and parsing Sigma messages, implementing TLV in the CASE Sigma Protocol, and enhancing operational credentials, specifically related to PKCS7 data. The user also made modifications to support ICA certificates within the credential issuer, as well as updating test cases related to certificate handling.
connectivity-standards-alliancebuild-with-matterguidedzephyrconnectivity
Comcast/libcertifier
Jul 2020 - Dec 2022
With small, space optimized, 90KB libCertifier(), IoT devices (cameras, toasters, sensors ….) can now request and receive unique, compact (650 bytes) digital certificates (x509 v3 compliant).
Contributions:17 reviews, 30 commits, 17 PRs in 2 years 5 months
compactsensorstoastersairiot
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