Kathy Applebaum
Software Engineering Department Manager at Inductive Automation
Sacramento, California, United States
Summary
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Top SchoolKathy Applebaum is a seasoned software engineering leader with 10+ years advancing Inductive Automation from hands-on Java developer to Software Engineering Department Manager, where she now removes roadblocks, shapes strategy, and coaches managers and engineers. Grounded in a BA in Mathematics and an MS in Computer Science, she blends deep technical experience—maintenance and feature work on the Ignition platform—with a talent for defining success, coordinating releases, and improving software quality. She has a track record of mentoring engineers, presenting technical talks to large audiences, and translating complex systems work into practical team outcomes. Outside engineering, Kathy’s varied background—from owning a retail business to coaching runners and lecturing on databases—gives her uncommon operational empathy and a pragmatic approach to career development and tooling.
10 years of coding experience
12 years of employment as a software developer
California State University, SacramentoMaster's degree, Computer Science, Master's degree, Computer Science at CSU SacramentoAS, Computer Science, 4.0, AS, Computer Science, 4.0 at Cosumnes River College
English, French
Github Skills (18)
ignition10
sdk10
compile10
abstract-syntax-tree9
compile-time9
static-analysis9
java9
static-code-analysis7
expressions6
parser4
python4
automation3
react3
javascript3
cron3
Programming languages (3)
Github contributions (5)
KathyApplebaum/ignition-sdk-examples
Sep 2016 - Mar 2024
Ignition SDK Example Projects
Contributions:11 pushes, 6 branches in 7 years 7 months
ignitionsdkexample-projectssdk-examplejava
KathyApplebaum/csc177web
Feb 2016 - Apr 2016
Contributions:8 pushes, 1 branch in 2 months
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