Kelly Keeton
Application Specialist
Oak Harbor, Washington, United States
Summary
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Top SchoolKelly Keeton is an experienced application specialist and security practitioner with 11+ years managing network systems, incident response, and forensic investigations across public and private sectors. They combine hands-on Python application development for open-source projects with deep expertise deploying and hardening enterprise infrastructure—firewalls, VPNs, mail/web gateways, and ISO27001-aligned controls. Kelly’s background spans frontline roles from Microsoft help desk to senior security consulting and healthcare cybersecurity, giving them practical insight into both operational IT and audit-driven compliance. A confident public speaker, they’ve briefed technical and law-enforcement audiences on penetration testing, social engineering, and physical security gaps. Based in Oak Harbor, WA, they’re known for translating complex security findings into pragmatic solutions that solve real customer problems. An avid tinkerer (GitHub handle "skriptkitty"), Kelly blends curious, hands-on problem solving with disciplined security practices.
11 years of coding experience
17 years of employment as a software developer
Information Technology, Information Technology at Lake Washington Tech.Diploma, IT, Diploma, IT at Redmond High School
Github Skills (180)
gps10
mesh10
thonny10
rp204010
python-ide10
zwave10
lego-mindstorms10
ide10
usb10
uart9
xilinx9
linux-kernel9
zynq9
redpitaya9
curses9
Programming languages (16)
Github contributions (5)
SpudGunMan/meshing-around
Jun 2024 - Jul 2026
BBS Mesh Scripts for Meshtastic
Contributions:61 releases, 15 reviews, 142 PRs in 2 years 1 month
SpudGunMan/bapi
Nov 2022 - Feb 2023
build-a-pi mark II
Contributions:79 commits, 36 PRs, 575 pushes in 3 months
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