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💼 Past Experience

Background:Ken Schow is currently an Senior Director Infrastructure Engineering at Nordstrom from May 2013 to 2016 (3 years). He has also been a Director of Engineering at Nordstrom from 2016 to September 2019 (3 years). Before joining Nordstrom, Schow was a Vice President of Engineering at Nordstrom from 2016 to September 2019 (3 years).Prior to joining Nordstrom, Schow was a Lead Engineer for Cloud Platform Development and Software Tools at Amazon Web Services (AWS) from 2010 to 2013 (3 years). Schow was responsible for leading multiple teams of software development engineers dedicated to architecting, deploying, and managing all of Amazon’s cloud platforms atmassive scale. He also developed the first continuous HW/SW integration test harness which reduced post-software bugs found in manufacturing to zero and prevented costly delays in quarterly shipments by up to three weeks.Schow was also successful in executing on multiple product roadmaps which helped grow F5 from two hundred million in revenue to over one billion. Schow also implemented highly successful Agile/Lean initiatives which reduced software transition time to manufacturing from two weeks to two days. Schow also built and implemented critical New Product Introduction (NPI) and product lifecycle qualification processes for all platforms resulting in a reduction of RMA rates from over ten percent to under two percent.Schow is currently a Director of Engineering at Google in the United States.

🎓 Education

Ken Schow's education has given him the unique perspective and experience that has helped him develop his skills and standing in the industry. Schow has a B.S. in Psychology from Excelsior College in 2017, which gave him the experience and perspective that he brings to his work. After receiving his degree from Excelsior College in 2018, Schow moved on to hat he focus on his education through graduate school, where he earned a Doctor of Education in Organizational Change & Leadership from University of Southern California in 2021. With this degree, Schow hasaranteed himself a seat at the top of the organizational change and leadership ladder.

💡 Technical & Interpersonal Skills

Ken Schow has over 10 years of experience as an engineering manager, having worked in a variety of companies such as Google, Amazon, and Nordstrom. Ken has skills in several areas, including engineering productivity, automated product lifecycle testing, and New Product Introduction/lock-out processes. In his previous roles, Ken has played a leading role in reducing software translation time and increasing engineering efficiency, both within and outside of Google. He has also filed multiple serviceability and test fixture patents, which have helped reduce infrastructure costs and engineering time.In his current role as a Senior Director Infrastructure Engineering at Nordstrom, Ken Schow is responsible for leading a large-scale organization focused on Nordstrom’s enterprise cloud platform and digital transformation initiatives. He is also responsible for leading a team of software development engineers dedicated to architecting, deploying, and managing all of Nordstrom’s cloud platforms at massive scale. In his previous roles, Ken Schow has played a leading role in reducing software translation time and increasing engineering efficiency, both within and outside of Google.Ken Schow’s key skills include:• Developing and operating globalfleet analytics software (including an internal API with machine learning workflows to assess platform health and predict failures before they affected customers).• Filing multiple serviceability and test fixture patents that significantly Reduced infrastructure TCO and optimized engineering processes.• IMPLEMANTINGhighly successful Agile/Lean initiatives which reduced software transition time to manufacturing from two weeks to two days.• Building and implementing critical New Product Introduction (NPI) and product lifecycle qualification processes for all platforms resulting in a reduction of RMA rates from over ten percent to under two percent.