Ken Giusti
Principal Software Engineer at Red Hat
Shrewsbury, Massachusetts, United States
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Top SchoolKen Giusti is a Principal Software Engineer with over three decades of hands-on experience building enterprise messaging systems and embedded Linux platforms, currently driving technical initiatives at Red Hat. He combines deep kernel and device driver expertise with user-space design in C/C++ and Python, and has a strong background on PowerPC and MIPS architectures. His work includes securing high-performance messaging libraries—contributing SSL/TLS support to the widely used Apache Qpid Proton C library—demonstrating both systems-level rigor and practical security sensibilities. A seasoned consultant and team lead across networking and telecom firms, he brings a track record of architecting robust, production-grade embedded systems that bridge hardware constraints and enterprise requirements.
16 years of coding experience
20 years of employment as a software developer
Bachelor of Science - BS, Bachelor of Science - BS at Northeastern University
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Github Skills (10)
c1710
ssl10
tls1210
c1110
openssl10
tls1310
cryptography9
amqp8
cprogramming-language7
c-language7
Programming languages (8)
Github contributions (5)
apache/qpid-proton
Jun 2012 - Jun 2020
Mirror of Apache Qpid Proton
Role in this project:
Back-end Developer
Back-end DeveloperContributions:333 commits, 20 PRs, 1 push in 8 years 1 month
Contributions summary:Ken primarily focused on implementing SSL/TLS support within the Apache Qpid Proton C library, as evidenced by the addition of OpenSSL-based functionality. The code changes indicate the implementation of secure connections using certificates, private keys, and password protection. The contributions also address the handling of peer authentication, and the incorporation of mechanisms to mitigate SSL vulnerabilities.
pythonprotonqpid-protonpython2ruby
kgiusti/oslo-messaging-clients
Sep 2013 - Dec 2018
Test RPC client and server using the oslo.messaging API
Contributions:52 commits, 1 PR, 12 pushes in 5 years 3 months
rpcapirpc-clientmessaging-apiim
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