Wayne Keenan

Broken Tech Broken Earth

Wayne Keenan grew up in Cambridge and is a highly experienced product technologist, software architect, designer, and developer whose career is defined by a focus on building innovative systems that bridge software and hardware.

He describes his love for engineering as “If it plugs in, connects, or compiles, I’ll probably end up taking it apart, just to understand how it thinks”. Comfortable working across multiple programming languages, frameworks, and operating systems, Wayne is known for moving fluidly between architecture, design, development, and product strategy to deliver practical solutions to complex engineering problems.

Throughout his career, his multidisciplinary approach supports effective collaboration between engineers, stakeholders, and customers, ensuring that technical innovation aligns with real-world usability.

This story was shared by a volunteer as part of the Broken Tech, Broken Earth project which aims to co-create events with the local community about the social, historical and environmental impacts of technology. This project is externally funded by the Esmée Fairbairn Collections Fund as part of the Museum Association. The project is led by the Centre for Computing History, which is a registered educational charity and independent museum located in Cambridge. Our mission is to use our collections, displays, learning programmes, and events to engage the public with the developments in computing over the past 80 years.

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