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Ken Harker is an Internet performance expert, advising Fortune 500 and
Fortune 1000 companies in the Retail, Media, Communications, and
Travel industries, with a focus on developing their web sites and
network services into highly-available and high-performing business
assets. Presently, he is a consultant in the professional services
organization of the world's leading provider of test and measurement
solutions for mobile communications, VoIP, streaming, and internet
performance. He lives in Austin, Texas.
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Ken is a 1995 cum laude graduate of
Dartmouth College, where he
received a B.A., double-major in Computer Science and Asian Studies,
with Honors in Computer Science. In 1997, he received his M.S. in
Computer Science from the University
of Texas at Austin.
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Contact Ken Harker
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Internet Analysis
As a Senior Consultant at Keynote
Systems, Inc., Ken performs custom data analysis of Internet
and mobile communications performance for Fortune 500 and Fortune
1000 enterprises. His specialty is relating service level
performance data to the end-user experience to provide focus for
strategic business initiatives.
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Internet Localization
At Matrix NetSystems, Inc., Ken
designed, developed, and implemented software and related technology
to determine the geographic location of Internet host nodes
worldwide, becoming one of the world's experts in the field of
IP localization. As the project grew, Ken became project team
leader, wrote extensive technical documentation, and conducted
internal training.
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Digital Holography
Custom software that Ken designed and programmed while at
Zebra Imaging was used
to create full color, wide angle, dynamic holograms from computer
generated imagery and digital video. 3D hard-copy holograms were
created with a mechanical printer that used computer graphics to
modulate laser light onto exposed film.
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Virtual Reality
At the Naval Research Laboratory
Virtual
Reality Laboratory (now known as the 3D Virtual and Mixed
Environments Laboratory), Ken researched issues related to the
development of a multimodal interface and communications
architecture for a distributed, real-time battlefield
visualization system.
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Amateur Radio
Ken has been a federally licensed
amateur radio operator since 1993. He was Chairman of the
2008 United States Amateur Radio Direction Finding Championships
and has served as an Internatinal Juror at the 14th World ARDF
Championships. Ken is an active member of the American Radio
Relay League (ARRL) and the Central Texas DX and Contest Club
(CTDXCC).
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Orienteering
Orienteering is a fun, outdoor map-and-compass sport. Ken has been
competing in
orienteering and
radio orienteering meets for several years. He is a member of the
United States Orienteering Federation (USOF) and the Houston
Orienteering Club (HOC).
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Photography
Photos Ken has taken of hiking trips, world
travel, and personal adventures. Ken also has some
amateur radio photos and
family photos on-line.
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Web Marketing
Since May, 2000, Ken has been a part-time web marketing specialist
for an independent specialty software product called
TR LOG. He has understood the
Amateur Radio marketplace, and created, maintained, and updated
a focused web site for a focused market.
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