Ken Anderson
Chief Systems Architect at LaunchBadge LLC
Rio Linda, California, United States
Summary
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Top SchoolKen Anderson is a seasoned systems architect and entrepreneur who blends 20 years of systems design and software architecture with a unique foundation in military intelligence and operational leadership. As a co‑founder of LaunchBadge he shaped REST API standards adopted by telecoms, led creation of SQLx for Rust (26M+ downloads, ~13.9k stars), and has built production blockchain primitives from decentralized DNS to a Rust hashgraph reimplementation. He led developer advocacy at Hedera and now drives decentralized, peer‑to‑peer multiplayer infrastructure as CTO of Tashi, focusing on cost‑efficient, secure “Forever Games.” Ken’s background as a decorated Army interrogator who held TS/SCI clearance informs a disciplined, mission‑oriented approach to risk, security, and high‑impact product delivery. He combines entrepreneur grit, deep protocol-level technical craft, and a demonstrated track record of turning research‑grade ideas into widely adopted developer tools.
11 years of coding experience
9 years of employment as a software developer
California State University, SacramentoAssociate, Intelligence Operations, Associate, Intelligence Operations at Cochise College
Korean, English
Github Skills (64)
ldap10
wallet10
hedera10
humhub10
hedera-hashgraph10
lists10
trezor10
hashgraph10
data-structure10
java10
php10
sdk10
offset10
social-networking10
ethereum10
Programming languages (14)
Github contributions (5)
hashgraph/hedera-wallet-android
Jun 2019 - Jan 2021
Contributions:1 review, 2 PRs, 4 pushes in 1 year 7 months
kenthejr/hedera-improvement-proposal
Feb 2021 - Oct 2023
Hedera Improvement Proposal
Contributions:8 PRs, 19 pushes, 1 branch in 2 years 8 months
ethereumimprovement-proposalblockchainhederaimprovement
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