Ken Mcdonald
Managing Architect at Red Hat
Knoxville, Tennessee, United States
Summary
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Top SchoolKen Mcdonald is a Managing Architect based in Knoxville, Tennessee, with nine years focused on cloud architecture and technical delivery for financial services platforms. He currently leads architecture and delivery at Red Hat, progressing through roles from Senior Consultant to Managing Architect while blending hands-on engineering with client-focused solution design. His background includes long-term technologist and IT leadership roles spanning education, volunteer aviation command, and corporate systems support, giving him a pragmatic, security-minded approach to complex systems. Ken maintains a personal GitHub for local projects and open-source work, reflecting a continual practice of coding and experimentation alongside enterprise consulting.
9 years of coding experience
17 years of employment as a software developer
Bachelor of Science (BS), Bachelor of Science (BS) at University of Tennessee-KnoxvillefreeCodeCampUdacityCode.org
Github Skills (56)
asio10
websocket-client10
mortar10
boost10
beast9
ssl9
networking9
websocket9
server9
client-server9
http-server9
science9
computer-science9
cpp9
boost-asio9
Programming languages (7)
Github contributions (5)
generationtech/rust-RustyToolbox
Oct 2017 - Dec 2022
Set of tools to help manage Facepunch Rust servers from Windows command line
Contributions:163 commits, 88 PRs, 163 pushes in 5 years 3 months
windowsrustfacepunchrust-serverswindows-command-line
generationtech/bacchus
Jul 2022 - May 2023
Contributions:7 releases, 30 pushes, 1 branch in 10 months
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