John Otken

John Otken has extensive work experience as a Sr. Software Engineer. John currently works at Roku Inc. since August 2021. Prior to that, they worked at EyeLock as a Sr. Software Engineer starting in November 2017. John also worked as a Sr. Software Engineer at 3M from April 2014 to April 2017. Before that, they were employed at InfoVisionHQ, where they specialized in writing Freescale i.MX28 High Assurance Boot for U-Boot and Linux. Additionally, they have experience as a Co-founder at VocalSpace/Panoptos, where they developed a custom Interactive Voice Response system and negotiated interconnection agreements with AT&T. John also worked as a Linux Device Driver and U-Boot Consultant at Sevis Systems, and as a U-Boot and Linux Kernel Developer at ClearCube Technology. John'searly career includes a role as a Sr. Software Developer at AMCC, where they were responsible for reducing costs and porting U-Boot and Linux kernel to new boards. John began their career as a Sr. Software Developer at AOL.

John Otken completed their Bachelor of Arts (BA) in Computer Science at The University of Texas at Austin. John then went on to pursue a Master's degree in Computer Science at the Georgia Institute of Technology from 2018 to 2020. In addition to their formal education, John obtained various certifications, including Machine Learning from Coursera in March 2017, Coursera Mentor Community and Training Course in January 2017, Linear Algebra - Foundations to Frontiers from edX in May 2015, and Embedded Systems - Shape the World from edX in May 2014.