KENNY KUNG / FOUNDER + CTO / AI + PRODUCT + ENGINEERING / BIRMINGHAM, AL / SYSTEMS FOR THE REAL WORLD / 
K/K

The office of

Kenny Kung

BUILDING FOR THE REAL WORLD

STATUS: ACTIVE / BHM—AL

AI / PRODUCT / ENGINEERING

[ 01 ] IDENTITY / OPERATOR PROFILE

KENNYKUNG

Portrait of Kenny Kung
FOUNDER + CTO AT CROUX / HUSBAND / DAD / TECHNOLOGIST
MISSION / 001

EMPOWER PEOPLE.
CONNECT THEM WITH WORK.
UPLIFT HOSPITALITY.

→ FUEL UNIQUELY HUMAN EXPERIENCES
AI / ENGINEERING / PRODUCTCROUX

[ 02 ] FIELD NOTES

SUBJECT: K. KUNG

REV: CURRENT

FOUNDER / CTO / HUSBAND / DAD

I’m Kenny. I lead product and engineering at Croux.

At Croux, I lead AI, engineering, product development, and technology strategy with a focus on rapid execution and capital efficiency.

We’re building a smarter labor marketplace: matching businesses with reliable local talent through data, software, and respect for the people doing the work.

BHM33.5186° N
86.8104° W
ALABAMA / USA

[ 03 ] CURRENT OPERATION

ORG: CROUX

STATE: IN MOTION

CROUX / CURRENT WORK

Croux is building the AI-native operating system for staffing.

Croux brings recruiting, matching, scheduling, and workforce intelligence into one platform for hospitality. The aim is practical: help businesses build dependable teams and connect more people with good work.

ENTER CROUX.CO ↗
01AI SYSTEMSACTIVE
02ENGINEERINGACTIVE
03PRODUCTACTIVE
04TECH STRATEGYACTIVE

[ 04 ] PRODUCT + ENGINEERING

NOTES: 04

STATUS: UNPUBLISHED

SUBJECTS I’M WORKING THROUGH

Product and engineering notes.

01

AI SYSTEMS THAT EARN TRUST

Start with bounded, observable work. Expand autonomy as the system proves reliable.

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02

INTERFACES FOR COMPLEX SYSTEMS

Product work decides what a system should expose, hide, automate, and ask.

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03

INTENT → OUTCOMES

Define the outcome first. Make the path from intent to result visible, measurable, and open to improvement.

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04

SOFTWARE FACTORIES

Semi-autonomous development needs clear intent, durable context, bounded agents, and evidence from the running product.

WRITE-UP NOT YET PUBLISHED

[ 05 ] EXPERIENCE LEDGER

FORMAT: SELECTIVE

ORDER: PRESENT—PAST

NOW

CROUX

CO-FOUNDER + CTO

AI / ENGINEERING / PRODUCT / STRATEGY
BEFORE

TELEGRAPH CREATIVE

CHIEF TECHNOLOGY OFFICER

TURNED TECHNICAL SERVICES INTO A PROFIT DRIVER
EARLIER

BBVA COMPASS

TECHNOLOGY LEAD

AUTOMATED UNDERWRITING / DIGITIZED LENDING
ORIGIN

UNIVERSITY OF ALABAMA

B.S. COMPUTER SCIENCE

TAUGHT ROBOTICS