Ken Obrien

Background

About Ken Obrien

I'm currently consulting as a technology executive for full-time, part-time or project-based employment. Specializing in fractional CTO/VP software engineering leadership, technology architecture consulting, source-code reviews for mergers/acquisitions, and general technical team building & process improvement for start-ups or established companies. I'm a proven technical leader at the senior level for both private & public companies with strong experience leading small, medium and large-scale technical teams of 5-100+ people, on and off-shore. I'm an expert at internal process analysis and improvement and can lead, contribute to and implement solutions for both SaaS and product-oriented companies. I've got strong experience with both internal and external customer management and tech sales, and can effectively collaborate with owners, partners and C-level executives. I have direct experience supporting two SaaS companies with their IPOs and have actively managed technical assessments for mergers & acquisitions activities - from both sides. I have excellent team-building and communication skills, have been a top-rated leader and manager in my last several roles, and am recognized for my strong entrepreneurial spirit and a direct, honest & friendly demeanor. I believe employees are the most valuable resource at any company and my management/mentoring style reflects that. I thrive on leading technical teams to successfully collaborate, measure, achieve and optimize company objectives.