John Harris
About John Harris
John Harris is a Principal Product Manager at Kong Inc., where he has contributed to significant product growth and developed a service mesh center of excellence. He has held various engineering and management roles across multiple companies and authored a book on Kubernetes.
Work at Kong
John Harris currently serves as Principal Product Manager at Kong Inc., a position he has held since 2022 in the Greater Seattle Area. During his tenure, he has played a significant role in achieving 100% product Annual Recurring Revenue (ARR) growth for Kong Mesh. Prior to this role, he worked at Kong as Principal Field Engineer from 2021 to 2022, where he contributed to various projects and initiatives within the company.
Education and Expertise
John Harris studied at the University of East Anglia, where he earned a Master of Arts in Film Studies from 2007 to 2009. He also completed a Bachelor of Arts in Film and Television Studies from 2003 to 2007. His educational background complements his extensive experience in product management and engineering within the tech industry.
Background
Before joining Kong, John Harris held various positions in notable companies. He worked at VMware as a Staff Architect and later as a Senior Cloud Native Architect from 2019 to 2021. He also served as Technical Training Lead and Head of DevOps & Continuous Delivery at LeftShift from 2012 to 2017. His early career included roles at Heptio and Docker, Inc., where he focused on field engineering and technical account management.
Achievements
John Harris authored the book 'Production Kubernetes,' published by O'Reilly, contributing to the field of cloud-native technologies. He was also a keynote speaker at Kong Summit 2022 in San Francisco, where he shared insights on product management and service mesh technologies. Additionally, he developed a service mesh centre of excellence to enhance expertise within his organization.