Ken GardinerProject Manager · PMP · PSM · CSPOBarrington, New Hampshire

I like helping teams
turn complicated ideas
into useful software.

A little about me

My background crosses product, project delivery, and software engineering. I enjoy helping teams make sense of complicated work and find a practical next step.

Selected work

A few projects that show the kind of work I like: making technical systems easier to use, and keeping people moving together.

Kroger Application Platform · Product01
Helping shape a platform for 3,000 developers
Helped make an internal developer platform clearer and more measurable.
Developers in scope
3,000
- 0 → 1 team
- Mobile track
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Independent software company02
Building focused products through Vital Few Software
An independent software company bringing together learning products, games, trading analysis, and web work.
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Logic Information Systems · Delivery03
Leading a 15-person retail integration team
Managed custom point-of-sale integrations with legacy systems for a national specialty retailer, delivered on time and within budget.
People on the delivery team
15
- On time
- Within budget
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Product in practice

Vital Few keeps me close to the whole product cycle.

I founded Vital Few Software after taking the PMP exam myself. Building Vital Few Prep across web and iOS means making the product and architectural decisions, then living with them through subscriptions, support, and day-to-day operation. It keeps my work with teams grounded in what it takes to ship and run dependable software.