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Ken Sherman

@kensherman

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Growth-focused VP of Engineering building scalable cloud, AI-enabled product teams.

United States

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What I'm looking for

I'm seeking senior leadership roles where I can scale engineering organizations, drive cloud and AI product execution, and align technology with strategic business outcomes.

I'm a growth-focused VP of Engineering who builds high-performance, distributed teams and delivers scalable cloud-native products that drive revenue and retention. I have led global engineering organizations of 150+ across North America, Asia, Latin America, and Europe, supporting ARR growth to $100M+.

I specialize in SaaS, AI/ML enablement, DevSecOps, and cloud transformation (Azure, AWS, GCP), accelerating time to market, reducing technical debt, and improving reliability to 99.99%+ uptime. I’ve launched multiple cloud-native platforms, introduced AI coding tools to cut release cycles by 40%, and automated workflows reducing manual operations by over 80%.

I partner closely with Product and executive stakeholders to align technology delivery with strategic goals, lead M&A technical diligence and integrations, and drive security and compliance programs (ISO 27001, PCI, SOC2, HITRUST). I’m exploring leadership roles where I can scale engineering orgs and turn ambitious product roadmaps into reality.

Experience

Work history, roles, and key accomplishments

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Executive Technical Advisor

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Ken Sherman

Jun 2025 - Present (8 months)

Provide technology assessments and strategic planning to scale architecture and org design; advise CEOs/CTOs on delivery turnarounds and M&A technical diligence since June 2025.

technology strategy Org Design Cloud Architecture Advisory Azure AWS DevSecOps

Vice President of Software Engineering

JJ Keller Inc

Dec 2023 - Jun 2025 (1 year 6 months)

Led and scaled a 150+ global engineering org to deliver seven cloud-native SaaS platforms on Azure/AWS, driving portfolio growth and achieving 99.99%+ uptime while reducing release cycles 40%.

Azure AWS Microservices SaaS Platform CI CD DevSecOps ISO 27001 SOC2 Observability

Vice President of Software Engineering

Arrivia Inc.

Sep 2020 - Dec 2023 (3 years 3 months)

Built a modern travel loyalty platform supporting $1B+ in annual transactions, consolidated three platforms into a cloud-native architecture and accelerated roadmap delivery by 50%.

Cloud Migration Microservices Scrum Scalability Payments Search CI CD

Vice President of Engineering

Quake Global Inc

Jun 2019 - Jun 2020 (1 year)

Directed cross-functional teams to deliver IoT and telematics platforms, implemented AI for autonomous vehicles and streaming video which contributed to 25% revenue growth.

IoT Telematics Embedded Systems DevOps KPIs Cloud

Director Engineering

Verimatrix Inc

Oct 2016 - Jun 2019 (2 years 8 months)

Scaled engineering to support secure video and IoT solutions, growing supported devices from 50M to 200M+ and revenue from $6M to $20M while migrating services to AWS.

AWS CI CD Video Streaming Scalability Device Management Cloud Migration

Manager, Product Marketing

Illumina Inc

Jan 2014 - Dec 2015 (1 year 11 months)

Led design and launch of a clinical whole-genome browser and mobile genome app, increasing customer adoption 10x and enabling EHR integrations for partner ecosystems.

Product Marketing Genomics Mobile Apps EHR Integration Go To Market Clinical Software Stakeholder Management UX

Vice President of Engineering

Packet Video

Jan 2004 - Jan 2014 (10 years)

Advanced from Senior Engineer to VP, delivering scalable SaaS and mobile streaming solutions on 100M+ devices and growing engineering from 2 to 50 engineers across global teams.