Kenn Walker

Experience

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  Apple

  Jan 1988 - Jan 1994

  Chief of Staff, Apple Business Systems; Evangelist; Product Line Manager; Project Mgr; Sys Engineer
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  Radius

  Jan 1994 - Jan 1997

  Program Director - Graphics, Systems
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  Verano

  Jan 1997 - Jan 1998

  Sr. Director of Product Marketing and Management
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  Philips

  Jan 1998 - Jan 2003

  Components Division Director of Technology Strategy, CTO for LCD Differentiation, GM SW and Elect.
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  SonicWALL

  Jan 2003 - Jul 2004

  Director of Evangelism
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  Silicon Color

  Jun 2003 - Oct 2006

  Chairman & Founder

  • Co-founded a software company for real-time film/video color grading. Sold intellectual property to Apple (Apple Color in FCP Studio).

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  Gateway

  Jul 2004 - Sept 2008

  Chief Technologist; Sr. Director of Software and Imaging

  • Orchestrated and aligned consumer electronics business for Gateway/eMachines merger. Profitably wound down business in company pivot.• Drove PC/CE convergence strategy and product plans across Gateway brands worldwide; guided repositioning in changing market environment.• Drove multiple technology solutions for PC installation and initialization that were adopted by Microsoft.• Set technical direction across businesses and managed worldwide delivery of software system images for custom and stock systems; met global production demand of ~150 separate software systems images each quarter. Show less

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  Acer

  Oct 2008 - Mar 2009

  Sr. Director Technical Alliances and Standards

  • Drove key technical alliances with Intel and Microsoft for new hardware and software platform launches.• Lead representative to core standards bodies worldwide (e.g. IEEE 802.XX)• Drove Acer's initial participation with the Climate Savers Computing Initiative and served as co-chair of the European team.

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  Kenneth E. Walker

  Aug 2009 - Aug 2010

  Principal

  • Technology Strategy Consultant worked with a number of start ups and small companies to help develop product and partnerships strategies• Notably worked with Fugoo to drive initial products and pivot away from initial business models before market shifts would have closed the business

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  Intel

  Aug 2010 - Aug 2017

  Director of Strategic Business Development and Planning - Perceptual Computing

  • Developed non-adjacent business strategy to grow markets beyond PC by evaluating services and tools.• Secured partnerships for emerging technology, including 3D scanning/capture applicable to many industries; locked in software partnerships to generate win-win scenarios, delivering projects on-time at low cost.• Investigated investment and M&A opportunities for business and technology fit and identified business alignments to drive Intel Capital engagement through detailed ecosystem analysis and focus. • Identified and led acquisition of a visual/depth processing camera systems technology company, and driving its integration to become a foundation of Intel’s Perceptual Computing products.• Licensed in critical technology for RealSense SDK and shepherded ecosystem to deliver launch applications for cameras and core retail experience to showcase emerging capabilities.• Brought new customers and partners to Perceptual Computing Sales with multi-million dollar opportunities and closed several customers on RealSense technology integration. • Achieved more than 100K consumer impressions after collaborating with ecosystem partners to create innovative personal experiences for Chinese consumers for Intel’s Marketing Program in China. • Co-led cross-Intel corporate view development on LIDAR markets and 3D Imaging business opportunities. Show less

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  Kenneth E Walker

  Jun 2018 - Aug 2022

  Principal

  Technology Strategy Specialist working with both start ups and companies mid pivot to guide and drive developing technical partnerships and key alliances. I aggressively work to show how to broaden a company's product footprint by using the ecosystem as a multiplier.

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  Maui Imaging

  Sept 2018 - Aug 2019

  VP of Business Development

  Managed development and deployment partnerships to aid Maui Imaging bring their innovative medical solutions closer to market.

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  Workplace Equity & Equality (WEE)

  Sept 2020 - now

  Executive Advisory Board Member

  Advisory board member for groundbreaking efforts to educate executives and boards on driving equity and equality throughout an organization.

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  Peek Technologies, Inc.

  Jan 2022 - now

  Peek is engaged in developing a novel reprogrammable testing device aimed at the alcoholic beverage industry. Using pre-impregnated dry chemistry cartridges, Peek enables winemakers, distillers, and brewers to quickly and cost effectively test their product without external labs, expensive lab equipment, or complex reagents. Working with the team at Peek Technologies as they work to bring new technologies for production to the Wine and Spirits industries.

  • Chief Executive Officer

    Aug 2022 - now

  • Advisory Board Member

    Jan 2022 - Aug 2022