Ken Whatmough
Senior Software Engineer at NVIDIA
Georgetown, Ontario, Canada
Summary
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Top SchoolKen Whatmough is a Senior Software Engineer with over 11 years of recent experience and a multi-decade engineering career spanning simulation, embedded and enterprise software across companies like NVIDIA, Bluescape, SOTI and BlackBerry. He blends deep systems and simulation background (early roles in aerospace and simulation firms) with modern product engineering at scale, currently contributing to NVIDIA's software stack from Georgetown, Ontario. His education in computer engineering and a master’s in aerospace engineering underpin a pragmatic approach to complex, performance-sensitive systems. Ken has repeatedly progressed into senior and principal roles, suggesting strong architectural judgment and the ability to bridge legacy systems with contemporary cloud and GPU-driven platforms. An often-unspoken strength is his longevity across long, mission-critical product cycles, indicating resilience in maintaining and evolving large codebases over decades.
11 years of coding experience
29 years of employment as a software developer
Master’s Degree, Aerospace Engineering, Master’s Degree, Aerospace Engineering at University of TorontoBachelor’s Degree, Computer Engineering, Bachelor’s Degree, Computer Engineering at University of Waterloo
Github Skills (35)
fundamentals10
javascript10
css10
http10
html10
engine10
web-development10
documentation10
cross-platform9
vulkan9
opengl9
web-standards9
cpp9
web-developer8
game-engine7
Programming languages (4)
Github contributions (5)
kwhatmough/kwhatmough.github.io
Apr 2019 - Apr 2025
Contributions:1437 pushes, 1 branch in 6 years
kokanee-tech/kokanee-tech.github.io
Jun 2020 - Aug 2024
Contributions:79 pushes, 2 issues in 4 years 3 months
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