Ken Sheppardson

Current

• Founder at Econetic

Past

• Senior Data Automation Engineer at Jigsaw
• Principal at KCS Consulting
• Senior Product Manager at Personify

• Senior Application Engineer at NetGravity
• Co-Founder / System Architect at InGenius
• Consulting Services Manager at Knowledge Revolution
• Consulting Engineer at StatDesign
• Lead Structural Systems Engineering Analyst at NASA Langley Research Center -- Space Station Advanced Programs Office

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Education

• Stanford University
• University of Michigan

Connections

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Industry

Information Technology and Services

Ken Sheppardson’s Summary

• Over fifteen years of experience in information technology management, software development, project management, product management, and technical support.

• Entrepreneurial experience as an independent consultant, an employee of several start-ups at various stages of growth, and an engineer leading new initiatives for both Ford and NASA.

• Expertise in systems modeling and analysis. Graduate degrees in aerospace engineering (University of Michigan) and economic systems (Stanford University).

Ken Sheppardson’s Experience

• Founder

  Econetic

  (Internet industry)

  January 2008 — Present (9 months)

  Pre-launch web application start-up.

• Senior Data Automation Engineer

  Jigsaw

  (Privately Held; 51-200 employees; Marketing and Advertising industry)

  September 2006 — January 2008 (1 year 5 months)

  Jigsaw (www.jigsaw.com) provides an online business directory of company information and more than 9 million business contacts.
  
  Managed development of systems for data validation, translation and loading. Participated in product management and design process. Assisted with web application development and QA. Led ad-hoc IT projects including an office/data center move and back office systems evaluation and deployment.

• Principal

  KCS Consulting

  (Information Technology and Services industry)

  August 2000 — September 2006 (6 years 2 months)

  Provided a wide range of information technology, web development, and systems analysis services to professional services firms and internet start-ups.

• Senior Product Manager

  Personify

  (Privately Held; 51-200 employees; Computer Software industry)

  March 1999 — September 2000 (1 year 7 months)

  Personify (www.personify.com) provided data mining software used to analyze e-business transaction data. Personify’s software tied together Web server log data, product data and other customer transaction data to generate anonymous customer profiles, identify customer segments, and predict customer behavior.
  
  Led the integration of Personify's software with software developed by technology partners including ATG, BroadVision, and Kana. Developed product integration strategy. Defined and prototyped integration products in Perl, Java and JavaScript. Guided the product development process. Served as technical liaison with Personify’s partners.
  
  Rebuilt Personify’s information infrastructure to accommodate growth from thirty to over two hundred employees. Hired and managed the IT team, deployed new email and CRM systems, and developed the systems necessary to collect, store, and analyze several gigabytes of customers’ transaction data each day.

• Senior Application Engineer

  NetGravity

  (Computer Software industry)

  1997 — 1999 (2 years)

  NetGravity was a leading provider of online advertising software. The company merged with DoubleClick, Inc. (www.doubleclick.net) in 1999.
  
  Designed and developed NetGravity's technical support Web site and enhanced their internal CRM systems. Developed and maintained Perl applications for accessing a Scopus CRM system via the Web, navigating and searching the company's knowledge base and product documentation, and automatically processing support related email. Developed support tools and product patches in Perl, C++, and Java.

• Co-Founder / System Architect

  InGenius

  (Privately Held; 1-10 employees; Internet industry)

  1996 — 1997 (1 year)

  InGenius provided Web page monitoring and change notification services. The company was acquired by Aeneid in 1999.
  
  Served as system architect and lead developer from conception through launch.

• Consulting Services Manager

  Knowledge Revolution

  (Computer Software industry)

  1995 — 1996 (1 year)

  Knowledge Revolution developed software for PC-based mechanical systems simulation.
  
  Managed and provided consulting, training, and pre- and post-sales support. Gathered requirements and created technical specifications for Knowledge Revolution products.

• Consulting Engineer

  StatDesign

  (Mechanical or Industrial Engineering industry)

  1993 — 1995 (2 years)

  StatDesign was a small consulting firm working with Ford Motor Company to apply statistical Design of Experiments (DOE) methods to computer-aided engineering analysis.
  
  Developed statistical analysis and mechanical simulation software in Perl, C, and FORTRAN. Participated in studies evaluating crash performance and ride & handling characteristics. Analyzed physical test data, validated analytical models, and integrated empirical subsystem models into full-vehicle simulations. Managed consulting projects. Trained Ford and StatDesign employees in DOE methods. Developed internal Web sites to facilitate communication between consultants and employees.

• Lead Structural Systems Engineering Analyst

  NASA Langley Research Center -- Space Station Advanced Programs Office

  (Government Agency; 10,001 or more employees; Aviation & Aerospace industry)

  1990 — 1993 (3 years)

  The Advanced Programs Office (now centauri.larc.nasa.gov) was responsible for creating the long-term growth plan for the International Space Station and performed a wide range of special studies for NASA Headquarters in Washington, DC.
  
  Developed finite element analysis software in C and FORTRAN. Led and took part in engineering studies including configuration assessment and logistics planning. Assisted with the office's transition from VMS systems to Silicon Graphics workstations by providing UNIX training and support.

Ken Sheppardson’s Education

• Stanford University

  MS, Engineering-Economic Systems, 1991 — 1992

• University of Michigan

  MSE, Aerospace Engineering, 1988 — 1990

  Activities and Societies:

  Tau Beta Pi, Sigma Gamma Tau