M Kennedy
Founder & Managing Partner at Monval Capital
Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, United States
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Top SchoolM Kennedy is a multidisciplinary operator and entrepreneur with 15 years of experience building products, brands, and community-focused real estate in Pittsburgh and the Mon Valley. As Managing Partner at Monval Capital he directs acquisitions and redevelopment of underutilized properties, applying hands-on construction and investor stewardship from a Service-Disabled Veteran-Owned Small Business perspective. He also co-runs consumer brands (RobeCurls, Beach Hair) that scaled to national retail and direct-to-consumer success, and previously led design teams at Google and WeWork, blending product design, UX strategy, and growth. A self-taught technologist and former Air Force crew chief, he pairs disciplined operational rigor with a creative, mission-driven approach to revitalization. Raised “on saltwater and gasoline,” he brings an unusual mix of coastal roots, startup grit, and civic-minded real estate investing to every project.
15 years of coding experience
14 years of employment as a software developer
No formal degree — and no straight line either. The conventional schooling track wasn't really part of how I grew up, so curiosity became the default engine. Books, problems, people worth learning from. That approach carried through the Air Force, a decade of startups, and eventually Google, where it turned out I was the only person on the team without a PhD. Nobody seemed to mind, and neither did I. The subject matter keeps changing — design, construction, finance, real estate — but the way of getting into things has stayed pretty much the same., No formal degree — and no straight line either. The conventional schooling track wasn't really part of how I grew up, so curiosity became the default engine. Books, problems, people worth learning from. That approach carried through the Air Force, a decade of startups, and eventually Google, where it turned out I was the only person on the team without a PhD. Nobody seemed to mind, and neither did I. The subject matter keeps changing — design, construction, finance, real estate — but the way of getting into things has stayed pretty much the same. at self taught
English, Sign languages, Spanish
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Github Skills (24)
uglifier10
nextjs9
react9
imagemagick8
sprockets8
asset-pipeline8
jekyll7
sass7
python6
gruntjs6
django6
javascript5
animated4
macos3
gulpjs3
Programming languages (5)
Github contributions (5)
kennedysgarage/211gator
Jan 2015 - Jun 2020
Contributions:29 pushes in 5 years 6 months
kennedysgarage/dactyl
Jun 2013 - Aug 2019
Starting point for client's websites.
Contributions:65 commits, 32 pushes in 6 years 2 months
pointjavascriptstarting-point
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