Kendall Roden

Kendall Roden has a diverse work experience with roles in various industries. In 2013, Kendall worked as an Assistant Counselor at Sky Ranch. In 2015, Kendall had internships at 84.51° as a Client Leadership Intern and at Brasfield & Gorrie, LLC as an Agile Methodology Consultant. From 2016 to 2022, Kendall worked at Microsoft in multiple positions, including Senior Product Manager, Senior Cloud Native Technical Specialist, Premier Developer Consultant, and Associate Consultant. In 2021, Kendall also worked as a Cycle Instructor at Full Psycle. Currently, Kendall is serving as a Product Manager at Diagrid, starting in 2023.

Kendall Roden completed a Bachelor's degree in Management Information Systems (MIS) from The University of Alabama from 2012 to 2016. Prior to that, Kendall attended Naaman Forest High School from 2008 to 2012.

Kendall also holds several additional certifications, including being a Speaker at the Open Source Summit North America 2023, certified as a Valuable Contributor Platinum by Microsoft in 2022, completing the Technical Leadership Development Program at Microsoft in 2021, and obtaining various certifications from Microsoft OpenHack and Microsoft, including Microsoft Certified: Azure Solutions Architect Expert, Microsoft Certified Trainer, and Microsoft Certified: Azure Developer Associate. These certifications were obtained between 2019 and 2023.