Kaynen Heikkinen

Director of Engineering @ Acquia

About

Kaynen is a designer and developer with over fifteen years of experience crafting applications and interfaces for the web, mobile, and beyond. An expert in the full life-cycle of website development, including server management, frontend and backend development, and user-experience design, he believes that careful attention to detail and a passionate pursuit of the nearly perfect can elevate your brand and business to the next level.

Country

United States

City

Eau Claire

Industry

Internet

Skill

Director level, Engineering Leadership, Relationship Building, Capacity Planning, Data Engineering, Computer Science, MySQL, Project Management, Cross-functional Team Leadership, Product Development, Cloud Computing, Leadership, Agile Methodologies, Java, System Performance, Team Management, Delivery Of Projects, Cross-functional Communication, 1Password, Domo

Experience

Director of Engineering

Acquia

2024-6 - Present · 2 yrs 4 mos

Senior Engineering Manager

Acquia

2022-7 - 2024-6 · 2 yrs

Engineering Manager

Acquia

2021-1 - 2022-7 · 1 yr 7 mos

Senior Software Engineer

Acquia

2019-3 - 2021-1 · 1 yr 11 mos

Remote

Senior Digital Experience Engineer

Acquia

2018-10 - 2019-2 · 5 mos

Customer Success Engineer

Acquia

2017-2 - 2018-9 · 1 yr 8 mos

I strive to transform the digital strategies of companies globally with the Lift customer success team for Acquia, the leading open cloud platform provider in the world. Using a combination of expert technical knowledge and communication, I help perform end to end testing, create use-case scenarios and identify issues and improve performance of Lift, the leading tool for the delivery of in-context, personalized experiences across multiple devices.

Freelance Developer

Kaynen Heikkinen Design and Development

2005-5 - Present · 21 yrs 5 mos

Multiple

Responsible for developing, designing and maintaining websites, plug-ins and solutions for many companies and nonprofits, including contracting work for WebMovement, LLC

Senior Web Developer

Blue Door Consulting

2014-1 - 2017-2 · 3 yrs 2 mos

Oshkosh, Wisconsin Area

Responsible for creation, maintenance and feature development of 100+ websites and applications built in PHP and/or JavaScript on the LAMP stack using MODX, Wordpress and Silex/Symfony frameworks. Lead other successful projects, including internal storage platform migration, Linux-based VPS creation for client websites and Adobe DPS mobile applications.

Webmaster

Wooddale Church

2010-3 - 2014-4 · 4 yrs 2 mos

Eden Prairie, MN

Responsible for the development and support of multiple core and promotional websites in PHP and Coldfusion, consulting in web-strategy decision-making, and providing solutions to web-related problems for one of the largest churches in Minnesota.