James Kelso
Director Of Data Engineering
Cincinnati, Ohio, United States
Summary
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Top SchoolJames Kelso is a seasoned data engineering leader with 15+ years of experience bridging hands-on software development and strategic leadership across insurance, finance, healthcare, and consumer apps. He is currently Director of Data Engineering at Kin Insurance, and previously directed data services and data products at 84.51˚, guiding data availability, quality, privacy, and orchestration, while advancing a Data Mesh approach with Kroger. He led growth of teams from a few to about 30 members and oversaw high-volume data operations, including roughly 1.9 million data pipeline runs annually and automating the transfer of over 65,000 files per year, saving about 32,000 hours of manual work. Early in his career he co-founded Vervv, launching multilingual mobile apps that earned Apple staff picks and achieved a 4.5/5 rating with hundreds of thousands of downloads, underscoring a strong mobile product track record. Based near Cincinnati and a valedictorian graduate of God's Bible School & College, he combines adaptability, clear communication, and ongoing curiosity to turn complex data into measurable business impact while growing teams and talent.
11 years of coding experience
17 years of employment as a software developer
Valedictorian, Valedictorian at God's Bible School & College
Github Skills (17)
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Programming languages (2)
Github contributions (5)
Sisterly-LLC/website
Aug 2024 - Jan 2025
Contributions:163 pushes, 2 branches, 1 tag in 5 months
jwkelso/dotfiles
Feb 2015 - Sep 2016
Contributions:2 pushes in 1 year 7 months
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