Kevin Conner
Senior Principal Software Engineer at Red Hat
Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada
Summary
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Top SchoolKevin Conner is a senior engineering leader and hands-on principal software engineer with over 14 years of experience building and scaling cloud-native teams and products from Vancouver. He has driven strategy and execution across Red Hat and startups—rising through technical and management roles to VP and Chief Engineer positions—while recruiting, mentoring, and retaining world-class global teams. Kevin blends deep systems architecture knowledge with front-end and mobile craftsmanship, contributing practical OSS improvements such as responsive theming for the Lobsters community and frame-drop tooling for Android and iOS (including a Geiger-counter style framerate meter). Known for turning ambiguous product requirements into robust, customer-focused solutions, he pairs rapid prototyping skills with disciplined delivery in high-pressure timelines. A Newcastle Computing Science graduate, he brings a rare mix of enterprise-scale experience and open-source curiosity that surfaces in both UX polish and performance diagnostics.
14 years of coding experience
18 years of employment as a software developer
Bachelor of Science - BS, Computing Science (Hons), Bachelor of Science - BS, Computing Science (Hons) at Newcastle University
Github Skills (19)
ios10
css10
responsive-design10
java10
javas10
performance-optimization10
android10
css-variables10
swift10
mobile-development9
debug9
haptic-feedback9
objective-c9
debugging9
user-interface8
Programming languages (16)
Github contributions (5)
kconner/KMCGeigerCounter
Oct 2014 - Jul 2022
A framerate meter that clicks like a Geiger counter when your animation drops a frame
Role in this project:
iOS Mobile Developer
iOS Mobile DeveloperContributions:39 commits, 12 PRs, 17 pushes in 7 years 10 months
Contributions summary:Kevin primarily focused on improving the performance and functionality of a framerate meter application for iOS. They refactored the timing mechanisms utilizing CADisplayLink and SKScene for more accurate frame detection. Additionally, they implemented a visual framerate meter over the status bar. Further contributions included example application enhancements and compatibility updates.
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willowtreeapps/Hyperion-Android
Apr 2018 - Apr 2018
App Debugging & Inspection Tool for Android
Role in this project:Mobile Developer (Android)
Mobile Developer (Android)Contributions:33 commits, 10 PRs, 19 pushes in 5 days
Contributions summary:Kevin primarily contributed to the development and enhancement of a debugging and inspection tool for Android. They implemented a "Geiger counter" feature, which monitors for dropped frames to aid in performance analysis. Their work involved creating a new module, integrating sound effects, haptic feedback, and user interface components for the feature, demonstrating a focus on improving app performance and debugging capabilities. The user also made adjustments to the SDK version and menu integration.
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