Jonathan Kerr is a Senior Technical Program Manager at Avalara. He possess expertise in agile methodologies, scrum, software development, .net, xml and 36 more skills. Colleagues describe him as "I've worked with Jon at F5 Networks where he was a lead member of our Web Application Development Team within my Digital Marketing organization. Jon started with us as a contractor but his manager and I quickly recognized his talents and skills were too important to the company to not have him onboard full time. We were lucky enough to bring him on as a full time employee and soon after he began taking on more and more responsibilities and successfully managing increasingly complex projects. Jon impresses me as one of those rare developers/engineers/architects that can translate complex business needs, objectives and strategies into code. He can connect the dots, get other DevOps and NetOps, SecOps teams onboard with an idea then can lead a team of developers to a successful outcome. He knows how to code, he knows how to influence and he always makes the right choices and sets the right priorities to deliver - every time. He's also an incredibly nice guy. He keeps a sense of humor and the team motivated especially under pressure and deadlines. Truly a rare talent that makes any organization better. Simple stated - I cannot recommend Jon enough. I'd be lucky to have him on my team again." and "Jon is the kind of developer you wish for on a team, he writes exceptional code but that is just the beginning of his value to a team. Jon adds value to every area of the business and every conversation he is a part of – he has strong courage to say what needs to be said, the wisdom to know when someone needs an extra set of eyes (even if they don’t know it yet), the integrity to always do what he says he is going to do, and the compassion to understand the human element of business, people and complicated situations. Jon is trusted member of my team, not only by me but by his peers as well. He consistently goes over and above to make the team successful and does so with a smile on his face. He is a star performer and wonderful person. If you ever have the opportunity to work with Jon – you are lucky. Jon’s technical expertise spans from software development to architecture, he is also exceptionally skilled at technical mentor-ship, training/people development and leadership. His blend of technical skill and leadership makes for a great technology leader and manager. "