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Ken Hamric
Seasoned Entrepreneur and Engineering Leader
Ken Hamric is the Founder of Tracetest, a cloud-native testing tool that leverages OpenTelemetry-based tracing to enable deep integration testing for distributed applications.1 With over 30 years of experience in developing software products, Ken has a strong background in enterprise testing solutions.2
Career Highlights
Tracetest: Ken founded Tracetest in December 2021 as a Kubeshop project. Tracetest allows for easy creation of end-to-end tests via a simple user interface, utilizing existing investments in OpenTelemetry-based tracing.
Previous Ventures:
- Founded CrossBrowserTesting.com in 2008, which was acquired by SmartBear in 2016.12
- Served as Vice President of Software Engineering at SmartBear from March 2020 to October 2020.
- Founded HomesByOwner.com in 1999, a SaaS-based B2B model for FSBO magazine publishers, mortgage brokers, and flat fee MLS realtors.
Expertise and Achievements
Ken's expertise lies in:
- Developing software products, particularly in early-stage ventures
- Enterprise testing solutions
- Cloud-native applications and distributed systems testing
Under Ken's leadership, Tracetest has achieved several milestones in its first year, including:
- Reaching 500 GitHub stars
- Integrating with 9 different products
- Producing 38 blog posts and numerous videos
- Presenting at conferences such as KubeCon + CloudNativeCon Europe3
Education
Ken holds a Master's degree in Electrical and Electronics Engineering from The University of Memphis.
Ken Hamric's LinkedIn profile can be found at linkedin.com/in/ken-hamric-016b1420.1
