Kenneth Stober, https://www.simplifinetworks.com/about(born 12 February 1962) Co-founder and Managing Director of "Simplifi Networks" https://www.simplifinetworks.com/ a premier network and communications company operating in East and Central Africa.
Born in Saint Paul, [Minnesota-St Paul Minnesota] to his parents, Robert and Jana with two siblings, Ron and Tom. In 1962, he left Minnesota for Texas until 1990. In 1990, he then moved to Portland Oregon. In 2005 Kenneth relocated to Redmond Washington. In 2012 Kenneth set off on some work and adventures that took him to Haiti, Tanzania, and Uganda. He then moved to Kampala Uganda in August of 2013, where he currently resides.
In 1990, Kenneth took a job at Intel Corporation in Portland Oregon as they were starting the network division. He also held roles in Marketing, Product Management, Research, and Development and worked with Intel Capital in the Asia Pacific markets Including Intel’s investment in PCCW. Kenneth spent time living in Australia and Hong Kong. In 2005, he then moved to Redmond Washington, and worked for Microsoft, working on programs in Unlimited Potential, Microsoft Windows, Microsoft Surface, and Microsoft Mobile. In 2012, Kenneth was asked to go to Haiti to help rebuild their internet after the massive earthquake, Ken spent several months working in the remote locations across Haiti.
After Haiti, in 2012-2013 Kenneth worked for 10 months on a USAID project to bring computers and solar power to over 900 schools in Mtwara and Zanzibar. It's during that time that he made his first visit to Uganda, that would change his life. It's in January 2014 that he started Simplifi Networks,https://www.simplifinetworks.com/about one of the leading distributors for network and communications equipment across East Africa.