Ken Mays is a Senior Technical Consultant based in Los Angeles with 11 years delivering corporate software solutions across backend and systems domains. He brings hands-on experience modernizing legacy build systems and Python components, notably contributing patches and build updates to the OpenIndiana userland and GNOME packaging to improve compatibility. At Flagship since 2017 he blends consulting breadth with practical engineering, helping organizations bridge VFX and computer engineering concerns into reliable production workflows. Colleagues rely on him for pragmatic problem-solving in complex dependency and build environments, and he often surfaces subtle integration fixes that prevent downstream regressions. His background in VFX-informed computer engineering gives him a unique lens for performance-sensitive and platform-aware solutions.
11 years of coding experience
german,spanish,french
Github Skills (7)
python10
patch10
operating-system9
build-system9
il8
solaris8
gnome7
Programming languages (8)
C++ShellCMakefileJavaScriptHTMLRich Text FormatPython
Unified build system for OpenIndiana distribution components
Role in this project:
Backend Developer
Contributions:36 commits, 16 PRs, 21 comments in 4 years 4 months
Contributions summary:Ken primarily updated and maintained Python-related components within the OpenIndiana userland repository. The commits focused on updating Python 2.7, modifying build configurations, and patching files to ensure compatibility and address dependencies. The changes involve modifications to build scripts and file configurations related to Python and related GNOME packages. The contributions also involve updating and patching GNOME desktop environment packages.
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Ken Mays - Senior Technical Consultant at Flagship