Christopher Foster, CISSP

Christopher Foster, CISSP

Software Engineer

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  • Timeline

  • About me

    Co-Founder, Engineer at Centroid, LLC

  • Education

    • Severna Park High School

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      Activities and Societies: Vice President, Calculus Club Graduated with honors

    • Virginia Tech

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      BS Computer Science w/ Minor in Math

      Activities and Societies: Treasurer, Zeta Beta Tau fraternity ( ZBT Delta Xi Chapter ) Academic Deans List.Lived on campus in West AJ, and off campus in Collegiate Suites

    • The Johns Hopkins University

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      MS Computer Science

      MS in Computer science with a focus on Distributed Development

  • Experience

    • Professional Development Solutions

      May 2000 - May 2002
      Software Engineer

      Mr. Foster worked towards converting classic ASP pages into ASP.NET, assisted with Group Calendaring and File Sharing widgets, and helped the technical sales staff by setting up custom portals with potential client logos, look-and-feel, and sample data

    • Denali Solutions

      May 2002 - Jun 2008
      Sr. Software Engineer & Product Manager

      Mr. Foster played a vital role in the ongoing development of Denali Solutions flagship product: inPURSUIT Police Records Management System.Mr. Foster worked directly with hands-on users of inPURSUIT to gain insight into their business processes, developed custom modules, and performed training on all aspects of the system.As a Senior Software Engineer, Mr. Foster developed new and exciting features while leading Junior Software Engineers building custom data entry forms, performing data conversions, and debugging the system.As the Product Manager, Mr. Foster was responsible for 2 software releases per calendar year, plus full backwards compatibility for the previous 2 years versions. Mr. Foster also worked closely with the Sales and Marketing teams to ensure requested features would be included in the product road map. Show less

    • G2, Inc

      Jun 2008 - Apr 2010
      Sr. Software Engineer

      Mr. Foster worked with G2 as an SCAP Developer ( Security Content Automation Protocol ) for 2 years. During this time, Mr. Foster worked on SCAP related projects such as:Working with XCCDF, OVAL, CCE, CVE and CPE to wrap vulnerability assessment related information in ARF compliant XML (A.R.F. is still an emerging SCAP standard)Interfacing with the National Vulnerability Database NVD to import lists of software with known vulnerabilitiesWorking as a web service analyst on the CDIR project:Computer Network DefenseData Exchange StandardsInsider ThreatResearch & TechnologyG2 is the industry leader in SCAP work Show less

    • Praxis Engineering

      Apr 2010 - Mar 2012
      Sr. Software Engineer

      Mr. Foster worked with the Research Directorate onsite at one of Praxis' key customers through the NSETS II contract as a Senior Software Engineer. Primary job responsibilities included Computer Network Defense software development, coding in C and C++ on Redhat Linux. Worked with the BIVIO, Endace DAG cards, Dell Servers and other hardware as passive network sensorsMr. Foster also worked on JOURNEYMAN as a Java Developer, developing software with the following technologies: JSP Weblogic Spring Hibernate ExtJS jQuery Servlets JSTLIn addition to working onsite as a software developer, Mr. Foster also supported the Business Development team through proposal work on a variety of Prime and Sub Contracts Show less

    • Centroid LLC

      Mar 2011 - now
      Co-Founder, Senior Engineer

      At Centroid, my business partner runs the daily operations of Centroid, allowing me to focus on my strength. My job at Centroid is to make sure we are investing our time in the right technical areas. Staying on top of technology is not only my responsibility, it's my passion. With a BS and an MS in Computer Science, I spend my entire day fully engaged in all things Software. After all, when you do what you love, it doesn't even seem like work...

    • Breakaway IT, LLC

      Apr 2012 - Sept 2013
      Senior Software Engineer

      Senior Software engineer performing J2EE development on a variety of different programs.

  • Licenses & Certifications

    • Oracle Certified Professional Java Programmer

      Oracle Corporation
      Mar 2011
    • CISSP

      ISC2
      May 2010