Ken Howard
Lead Software Engineer at Nike
Sandy, Oregon, United States
Summary
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Top SchoolKen Howard is a Lead Software Engineer with 11 years of experience and over eight years at Nike building large-scale data capture and analytics infrastructure. He leads cross-functional InnerSource initiatives to deliver high-frequency production deployments, standardized coding practices, and centralized event pipelines that power personalization and business decisions. Ken builds tools that help engineers validate and understand their data, and he’s proven at migrating legacy instrumentation into unified systems while partnering closely with application teams. Based in Sandy, Oregon, he blends hands-on engineering with team building—establishing elite teams that ship 10–20 times per day—and brings a pragmatic “code whisperer” approach to making complex data practical and trustworthy.
11 years of coding experience
14 years of employment as a software developer
Computer Applications, Computer Applications at Mt. Hood Community CollegeGeneral, General at Reynolds High School
Github Skills (200)
jquery-plugin10
gist10
typescript-definitions10
state-machine10
swiftui10
javascript10
type-check10
jquery10
editor10
superset10
width10
html5-video10
fluid10
electron10
router10
Programming languages (9)
Github contributions (5)
kenhowardpdx/vscode-gist
May 2018 - Aug 2021
vscode extension for quick gists
Contributions:19 releases, 1 review, 5 commits in 3 years 3 months
gist-profilesvscodevscode-extensiongistgists
portland-typescript-meetup/portland-typescript-meetup.github.io
Jun 2015 - Jun 2021
Contributions:20 PRs, 54 pushes, 19 branches in 6 years
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