Ken Washington
Chairman at i-GENTIC AI
San Carlos, California, United States
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Top SchoolKen Washington is a veteran technology executive and board leader with a 40+ year track record driving research, engineering, and innovation across medical devices, automotive, aerospace, and consumer robotics. He has led global R&D and CTO organizations at Ford, Lockheed Martin, Sandia, Amazon Lab126, and served as Medtronic’s Sr. VP and Chief Technology & Innovation Officer, translating deep technical expertise into strategic platforms for robotics, sensors, implantables and AI. An NAE member and 2024 Black Engineer of the Year, he combines hands-on software and high-performance computing experience with executive privacy, CIO and investor-relations skills. He currently chairs an AI startup and serves on multiple public company boards, bringing governance experience in both public and private sectors. Not obvious from titles alone: he started his career in nuclear engineering and built high-performance distributed computing teams before moving into corporate technology leadership. Based in the Bay Area, he remains an active computing hobbyist who bridges academic partnerships and industry innovation.
11 years of coding experience
21 years of employment as a software developer
Doctor of Philosophy (PhD) Nuclear Engineering, Doctor of Philosophy (PhD) Nuclear Engineering at Texas A&M University
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Github Skills (22)
smartapp10
open-source10
upnp10
internet-of-things10
smartthings10
zwave10
js10
zigbee10
nodejs10
perl6
jquery6
apache6
cgi6
javascript4
sts4
Programming languages (3)
Github contributions (5)
kewashi/HousePanel
May 2017 - Mar 2020
Contributions:493 commits, 30 pushes, 1 branch in 2 years 9 months
kewashi/HousePanel_Legacy
May 2017 - Mar 2020
SmartThings and Hubitat smart home web app dashboard
Contributions:1 release, 3 PRs, 237 pushes in 2 years 9 months
smartthings
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