After serving as a Military Intelligence Office in the U.S. Army, Chris transitioned into cybersecurity thanks to his experience at assessing organizational threats and risks and managing information security programs. Having discovered a passion for building effective, secure applications, Chris now works as a Software Engineer. With more than 10 years of experience in total as a technology professional, Chris has worked as an Intrusion Detection System (IDS) Analyst, IT Auditor, Cybersecurity Engineer, PCI QSA, and Cybersecurity Consultant. Chris is an active member of Denver OWASP and ISSA and doggedly maintains his CISSP certification.