Karl Hale

Karl Hale's work experience includes a series of roles in various companies and industries. Karl currently works as a Principal Consultant in Product Management at PALADIN & ARCHER Software Systems since 2022-present. Previously, they founded Hale Kinetics in 2014, where they applied the principles of Product Development to the field of art. Karl has successfully connected people with aesthetic insight and intellectual exploration through their art, which has been acquired for public and private collections and selected for juried exhibits. Karl also worked as a Systems Manager at Baer Bronze Fine Art Foundry from 2019-2022. Before that, they held positions as VP of Products and Principal Consultant at PALADIN & ARCHER Software Systems from 2018-2019, Founder at Life Juggling from 2006-2018, CFO and Director at Mormon Transhumanist Association from 2008-2016, and Partner at Alive! LLP from 1996-2016, where they designed and implemented the largest registry of gun-free and firearm-friendly zones in the US. Karl also worked as the Director of Software Development and Business Intelligence at Devcon Security in 2013, Partner at AppJacks LLC from 2011-2014, and held multiple roles at Public Engines, including Senior Director of Technology and Director of Engineering, from 2009-2012.

Karl Hale obtained a Master of Accountancy degree with a specialization in Information Systems from Brigham Young University. Karl pursued their education at Brigham Young University from 1993 to 1998. In addition to their academic achievements, Karl also obtained certifications as a Certified SAFe® 5 Product Owner/Product Manager from Scaled Agile, Inc. in March 2022 and as a Certified SAFe® 4 DevOps Practitioner in September 2019.