About Me

Intro

Hi, I'm Myke Kenny, and this is my blog.

I’m a Software Engineer who dabbles in just about every corner of tech. My path hasn't been linear; I’m a high school and college dropout, largely self-taught, with a boost from a coding bootcamp that helped bridge the gap. Today, I’m an engineer, a member of the Eastern Band of Cherokee Indians, and a husband to a brilliant woman. We have seven children who are the "why" behind everything I build.

In a previous life, I was a large-scale garment screen printer, churning out thousands of designs for global brands. While the medium has changed, I still draw on those manufacturing principles and graphic design roots in my engineering work today.

Professional Experience

Professionally, I’ve become a bit of a "Swiss Army Knife." I’ve operated across the stack—Front-End, Back-End, DevOps, SRE, Infrastructure, and Cybersecurity. Often, I’ve held these roles simultaneously and as a team of one. If there’s a technical challenge I haven't met yet, I’m confident I can figure it out.

The Large-Family Lab

In my free time, my technical projects often stem from necessity. Most standard consumer services aren't built for a family of my size. For example, typical parental controls fail when you’re managing the volume of devices a family of eight requires. To solve this, I’ve had to implement an open-source Mobile Device Management (MDM) platform usually reserved for enterprise environments.

Adapting enterprise-grade solutions for home use is where I do some of my best "fun" engineering.

Anyway, I think that’s enough for a start. If you have questions about my projects or my journey, please reach out!