Summary
Kenneth Reid is a Senior Database Administrator with over two decades of hands-on experience designing, tuning, and operating enterprise database systems across consumer goods, real estate, and gaming sectors. He currently leads database operations at Central Garden & Pet after long tenures supporting mission-critical systems at HomeGain, LeapFrog, and Sega, demonstrating deep expertise in Oracle, SQL Server, and enterprise architecture. Trained as an electrical engineer at Purdue, he blends rigorous systems thinking with practical database engineering and strategic planning. Known for strong negotiation skills and cross-functional collaboration, he routinely bridges IT, product, and business stakeholders to deliver reliable, scalable data platforms. Based in Desert Hot Springs, CA, he pairs steady operational leadership with a curiosity for data science—listed on GitHub as a Senior Data Scientist at Rocket Mortgage—hinting at a growing emphasis on analytics-driven database modernization.
8 years of coding experience
Bachelor of Science, Electrical Engineering, Bachelor of Science, Electrical Engineering at Purdue University