Christopher Foster, CISSP

Experience

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  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

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  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

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  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

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  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

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  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...

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  Breakaway IT, LLC

  Apr 2012 - Sept 2013

  Senior Software Engineer

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