Ken Jackson Email & Phone Number

Austin, Tx, Us

Opened a consulting agency providing product and engineering leadership services to early-stage companiesLazaza.ai- Led product management for AI-enabled startup focused on digital ad creation and distribution across various channels including Meta and Google's ad networks- Tech stack spanned integration with various generative AI models including: Stability AI, DALL-E, and ChatGPTHomeowner.ai- Provided hands-on product management consulting services with Austin, TX-based startup in the real estate tech industry- Served as a pilot customer through Austin Choice Realty LLC to assist with their MVP development- Created various microsites showcasing their product to highly targeted customers using WordPress and the Divi theme framework - Created dynamic email templates within the Sendgrid ecosystem using HTML, CSS, and JSON for targeted marketing campaigns Yachtly Inc- Ran all product management functions for this startup interfacing between their executive and offshore engineering team (sprint planning, backlog grooming, daily standups, restrospectives, product requirements, etc).- Attended tradeshows, managed company demos, and prepared presentations to clientsAustin Choice Realty LLC- Launched real estate brokerage for top-performing REALTOR® in Austin, TX- Built out entire company infrastructure including their marketing website (austinchoicerealty.com), CRM, GSuite, accounting and HR tools, and company policies and procedures manual- Created lead generation & automation funnels including their marketing campaigns across all social platforms- Built onboarding procedures for recruiting new REALTORS®Tags: AI enablement, entrepreneurship, product management, software engineering, business strategy, web development, online marketing, IT infrastructure, UI/UX, startup, leadership, consulting, martech, real estate tech

Austin, Texas, Us

Led an 18 person engineering team for an outdoor fitness company with over 100,000 subscribers- Led the engineering effort to create a brand new virtual product offering during covid-19 in less than 2 months which resulted in expansion into all 50 states and 15 countries (prior to that, company was in only 12 states)- Led a Salesforce implementation across the company as their first CRM system for their network of trainers which required deep systems integration with their legacy applications- Pivotal change agent focused on reducing technical debt, adopting agile software development patterns & practices, implementing frictionless CI/CD deployments with robust unit testing, and building a culture committed to engineering excellence.- Responsible for a 12 member colocated team and 6 person nearshore team in South America. (frontend, backend, mobile, and QA engineers) Participated in all agile software development processes with team members (Kanban and SCRUM teams)- Tech stack included implementations across: Amazon AWS, mobile native development (iOS & Android), frontend development (React, Angular, Elm), microservices architecture, backend development (Elixir, NodeJS, Python, PHP), MySQL, PostgreSQL, Wordpress, various APIs, back-office Integrations (HubSpot, ZenDesk, etc), payment gateway integration, CI/CD pipeline, DevOps

Austin, Texas, Us

Co-founded Inventive Group Inc., a collection of companies including a software consultancy practice, product incubator, and TWC-certified training academyInventive Works LLC - software consulting firm- Built a software engineering consulting practice of 30+ engineers focused on developing custom software applications- Responsible for lead generation and solution selling to executives across the countryInventive Academy LLC - coding academy- Built a Texas Workforce Commission-certified school and served as an instructor teaching 'Full-Stack Engineering' to students in 6-month fully immersive bootcamp-style program (Javascript, Node.js, HTML, CSS, Restify, MongoDB, SQL). Ran 3 classes as an instructor.- Responsible for lead generation to sell class seats to adults who wanted to learn to code and start a career in software engineering- Coordinated the integration of third-party lending companies who offer loans to students to pay for schools like Inventive AcademyInventive Ventures Inc. - product incubator- Built and led a product incubator as Chief Product Officer focused on working with early-stage founders. - Reviewed pitch decks, competitive analysis, product roadmaps, budgets, and early prototypes.- Vetted out potential projects and took 5 companies to market in 1st yearTags: entrepreneurship, sales, product development, business operations, business development, go-to-market-strategy, ecommerce, web development, branding, online marketing, infrastructure, systems integration, SEO, UI/UX, consulting, software engineering, project management, product management, coaching & mentoring, teaching, agile software development, leadership, people management, cross-functional team leadership, ppc, seo/sem

Austin, Texas, Us

Responsible for leading Volusion’s product & engineering organization, developing the roadmap across 2 product lines supporting a SaaS platform of over 50,000 merchants processing over 4 billion in sales volume- Full P&L responsibility for $5M product & engineering delivery organization that supported ecommerce platform of 50,000+ merchants (storefront subscribers)- Incubated Volusion's brand new ecommerce SaaS platform featuring cloud-native microservices architecture, responsive mobile-first SPA framework, API-first multi-tenant cloud-native architecture, and cutting-edge user experience- Created and led Volusion's internal training program, 'Volusion University', which provided opportunities for team members to continue their career development through various workshops and lectures- Championed Lean Startup principles, agile product development, DevOps, TDD, and CI/CD cultural transformation- Tech stack included implementations across: a) Amazon AWS, GCP, and co-located infrastructure, b) React, Angular, Knockout, ASP.NET C#, Classic ASP, NodeJS, Python, and Javascript programming languages, c) SQL Server, MongoDB database technologies d) full DevOps CI/CD pipeline and test automation (Octopus Deploy, CircleCI), e) payment gateways (Stripe, PayPal, Apple Pay, etc)

Served as an expert software engineer on a 12 person engineering team that built a juvenile justice system for Tarrant and Bexar counties

Austin, Tx, Us

Dell Computer CorpHired as an expert front-end focused software engineer to build and prototype web-based application frameworks for Dell's enterprise data-center management services teams. Tech stack included KnockoutJS interfacing with a .NET APIAMDHired through Catapult Systems to build backend integrations for their enterprise Sharepoint implementation

Plano, Tx, Us

- Brought this company to Austin as their first strategic hire- Selected and set up their new office location in downtown Austin including their onsite and offsite IT hardware infrastructure- Recruited their first staff of graphics designers, backend and frontend engineers- Developed their first products and helped win their first contracts from nationally recognized brands such as AARP, Men's Health, and Got Milk- Operated as the lead product manager/owner putting together the product roadmap for each client, running sprint rituals, and interfacing with the executive and engineering teams both internally & externally

Austin, Tx, Us

Hired as an expert software engineer to build custom web applications using .NET technologies for the Texas Alcohol & Beverage Commission (TABC)

Miami, Florida, Us

- Hired as the sole developer for a nationwide REO services company that supported their entire company software and hardware infrastructure- Built and managed their web and desktop applications on .NET technologies- Built and managed all their custom reporting suite using Crystal Reports

London, Gb

Co-founder and early-stage leader for various startup companies based in Austin, TXAustin Choice Realty LLC- REALTOR® and Co-founderDefault Services Inc & Lender Recovery Services Inc- Co-founder & CTO of two companies in the REO & property preservation and auto repossession industries. Built their entire tech platform (ASP.NET web apps, MS SQL backend, robust reporting suite, Quickbooks connector). Setup their company infrastructure at an Austin, TX-based datacenter, supported their entire IT needs.Keto Quest LLC- Co-founder of fitness and product-oriented e-commerce company with leading YouTube influencer. Built the entire online and e-commerce presence using WordPress and WooCommerce. Responsible for company branding & online marketing efforts. Integrated their web and Mighty Networks private social network using Zapier.Bliips.com™- Co-founder of a search engine for consumers to find coupons, deals, discounts, social info, ratings and reviews for local businesses. Built the entire product offering which aggregated data across various APIs and overlayed a robust Google Map interface (Factual API, Google Maps API, Google Places API, YellowPages API, Foursquare API)FamilyClix.com- Co-founder of a service that provided families with robust websites to showcase memories, keep in touch with family members, and store photos. Service employed the use of the Postnuke PHP CMS platform hosted in various datacenters.PcScreamer.com- Opened a boutique high-end custom pc business in College Station, TX that also offered local businesses with computer & network repair and installationHeartClick.com- Served as an engineer for an online dating service brought to market by one of the early Match.com team members.Tags:entrepreneurship, startups, sales, operations management, team building, go-to-market strategy, product development, business development, project management, online marketing, ui/ux, team building, online marketing, ppc, seo/sem