Summary
Ken Null is a Senior Software Engineer based in Texas with 11 years in firmware and over three decades of hands-on experience across server hardware, test engineering, and embedded systems. He specializes in low-level firmware for IBM Power Systems, having led System P product bring-ups and Service Processor firmware development for new Power products. Ken combines deep hardware bring-up expertise with practical OS-level debugging—often tracing failures from Linux test suites down to hardware adapters and filing actionable bug reports. His background spans roles from test-floor technician writing wafer-handler control code to technical team lead, giving him rare end-to-end insight into product readiness and deployment. Immediately available and results-driven, he is particularly skilled at coordinating engineering changes and integrating complex server platforms into user environments.
11 years of coding experience
31 years of employment as a software developer
None, Computer Science, None, Computer Science at Marist College
Certificate, Electronics, Certificate, Electronics at United Electronics Institute