Kenneth Steward
About Kenneth Steward
Kenneth Steward is a Lead Software Engineer and UI Architect at FINRA, specializing in UI frameworks like AngularJS and TypeScript. He actively shares his expertise through presentations at UI/UX meetups and contributes to open-source projects.
Work at FINRA
Kenneth Steward currently serves as the Lead Software Engineer and UI Architect at FINRA, a position he has held since 2021. In this role, he leads the architecture and design of various firm-facing forms, including U4, U5, U6, and BR. He has also designed public-facing applications for FINRA, such as Investor Complaints and Regulatory Tips on the official website. Steward has contributed to enhancing the development processes at FINRA by productizing an internal forms framework using @ngx-formly/core, which improves the creation and maintenance of forms based on JSONSchema. He actively participates in the tech community by speaking at monthly UI/UX/App development meetups, sharing best practices in application development.
Education and Expertise
Kenneth Steward holds a Bachelor of Science (B.S.) degree in Computer Science from Mississippi State University, where he studied from 2006 to 2012. His expertise lies in UI frameworks, particularly AngularJS and Angular (2+), with a strong preference for TypeScript. Steward possesses a solid foundation in cloud technologies, including Microsoft Azure, Amazon Web Services, and Firebase, which complements his software engineering skills.
Background
Before his current role at FINRA, Kenneth Steward accumulated diverse experience in the technology field. He worked as a Senior Training and Development Specialist at Multivision, Inc. from 2013 to 2015 and later at Revature from 2015 to 2016. He also served as a .NET Web Developer at the Library of Congress for six months in 2013. His earlier experience includes a brief tenure as a .NET Developer and SharePoint Developer at Multivision, Inc. in 2012.
Open Source Contributions
Kenneth Steward has made significant contributions to the open-source community. He has participated in projects such as 'ngx-formly' and 'openapi-generator' on GitHub, showcasing his commitment to collaborative software development. Additionally, he architected and published the open-source project 'herd-ui' for FINRA, further demonstrating his expertise in UI architecture and development.