Kevin M Miller
I help organizations modernize legacy systems, strengthen security posture, and deliver scalable technology solutions.
Why Adults Learn Faster Than Kids (But Feel Slower)
There’s a myth people love to repeat:
The Psychology of Being a Beginner Again
Being a beginner feels harder the older you get.
When ‘Culture’ Becomes a Cover for Bad Management
This morning I noticed how often the word *culture* gets used to excuse things leaders don’t want to examine.
Why Expertise Feels Like Magic (But Isn't)
When you watch someone who’s truly great at what they do, it almost feels supernatural.
Why You Shouldn’t Trust Your First Reaction to Hard Things
When people encounter something difficult, they almost always have the same first reaction:
Notice Periods, Risk, and the Leadership Myth We Don’t Want to Examine
As a manager, leader, or founder, you’re taught one responsibility early and often:
Selected Speaking Engagements
C# & .NET Development
- Covariance and Contravariance in C#
- Code Contracts
- Dependency Injection
- Dynamic Language Runtime in C#
- Functional Programming in C#
- Introduction to LINQ
- New Features in C# 7
- Obfuscation in .NET
- App Performance Monitoring Solution
JavaScript & Functional Programming
- Introduction to JavaScript
- Currying in JavaScript
- Functional Pipelining
Security & Hacking
- SQL Injection: Attacking the System
- Social Engineering
- The Psychopathic Profile
- Hacking .NET and IIS
Software Culture & Agile
- Agile and Scrum using TFS
- The Cultural Requirements of Agile
- My Team is Awesome (and Yours Is Too)
General Technical Topics
- Regular Expressions
- Time: Taking a Minute to Ponder It
- Git: The Last Database You'll Ever Need
- Introduction to F#
Executive Experience
Ren
- Led 9 engineering teams supporting 17 of the top 20 financial institutions in the DAF space.
- Reduced time-to-market from 6 weeks to 2 days via CI/CD, branching, and release strategy redesign.
- Cut over $500K in annual OPEX by consolidating vendors and modernizing infrastructure.
- Improved roadmap predictability to within 10% variance by aligning delivery with metrics and planning.
- Served on Enterprise Architecture and Security Compliance Boards guiding org-wide technical governance.
T2 Systems
- Stabilized 300+ production environments through coordinated deployment strategies.
- Built a low-overhead .NET CLR Profiler for deep diagnostics and exception tracing.
- Reformed cross-team Agile practices and modernized Azure DevOps pipelines.
TCC Software Solutions
- Reduced software licensing costs by $250K/year by reconfiguring Microsoft Gold Partner usage.
- Architected statewide system for Indiana DNR to manage water resource data and infrastructure.
- Founded internship program and community tech meetups to grow hiring funnel and brand visibility.
Known for blending deep engineering expertise with strategic leadership across C#/F#/.NET, JavaScript/TypeScript, distributed systems, microservices, and cloud architecture (AWS, Azure).
Let’s Connect
Have a project, advisory need, or just want to chat about AI and security?