Summary
Valentine Nwachukwu is a founder and technology leader who turns complex, high-stakes problems into scalable, secure solutions, with hands-on coding since childhood and a track record of guiding multi-million-dollar federal initiatives. As Founder/CEO & President of Zaden Technologies in Huntsville, he leads teams building infrastructure and AI platforms for defense primes and startups, championing DevSecOps, fast product delivery, and decisions that scale. His earlier roles span AWS, Northrop Grumman, and Boeing, blending software engineering, program management, and product strategy to modernize systems and accelerate delivery. He co-founded ventures across culture, arts, and technology—Ewu Foundry, Inspirit Solutions, and Zedge Records—where profits are reinvested to bridge wealth gaps in African communities, and serves on Make-A-Wish Alabama and TheChumEffect boards. He holds an MS in Computer Software Engineering and an MBA from the University of Alabama in Huntsville, alongside a Biomedical/Medical Engineering bachelor's from the University of Alabama at Birmingham, giving him a cross-disciplinary view of engineering, product, and business.
10 years of coding experience