John Ely

John Ely has extensive experience in the technology sector, currently serving as a Director at Capital One since August 2016, where responsibilities include overseeing a card system project utilizing Kafka, Cassandra, and Spring Boot, as well as leading initiatives for near real-time transaction feeds. Prior roles include Technical Specialist at ICF Interactive, where leadership of a scrum team involved gathering requirements and addressing technical queries, and IT Consultant at Cantada, Inc., focused on designing software solutions for motorized target control via Android devices. Additionally, John started at CACI International Inc. as a Web Developer, making significant contributions in designing and developing web applications for Veteran Affairs. Early career experience includes a Software Engineer role at SPAWAR, developing an applet for PKI identification. John holds a degree in Computer Science, specializing in Algorithms, from Old Dominion University.