Summary
Ken Macpherson is a seasoned technology leader and special projects lead with over two decades of experience bridging enterprise integration, materials engineering, and public service. He has deep expertise in EAI, ESB/SOA, Java/.NET stacks, Oracle mid-tier products, and complex event processing, and has advised Oracle on portal, security, and collaboration standards. Ken combines hands-on architecture and coding with business-facing roles—founding and directing Spontaneous Organization and consulting across finance, telecom, and manufacturing. He also leads R&D and metallurgy efforts for industrial glass and steel applications at MacPherson & Company, applying engineering rigor to practical production challenges. An elected city councilman, he brings stakeholder-driven decision making to technical strategy and vendor/investor negotiations. Outside formal roles he’s a tinkerer and community hacker who learns by building, reflecting a persistent curiosity that informs both technical solutions and civic leadership.
10 years of coding experience
14 years of employment as a software developer
EMMS, Engineering, EMMS, Engineering at Case Western Reserve University
French