Chris Crafford

Chris Crafford

Successful VP Engineering and Technology Leader at several startups and Fortune 500 corporations

Houston, Texas Area

Current
  • VP Applications at Fiserv
Past
  • VP Development at EPSIIA
  • Principal at BlueWolf Consulting
  • VP Engineering at Renew Data Corp.

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Education
  • University of the Witwatersrand
  • University of the Witwatersrand
  • University of the Witwatersrand

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Connections
491 connections
Industry
Computer Software

Chris Crafford’s Summary

I am a successful technologist and executive with over 29 years of software architecture, development, and executive management experience, adding value while delivering. I have successfully led the design and delivery of multiple enterprise class applications as well as SAAS services working in several startups and corporate web services. I excel at leading the architecture of products as well as evangelizing a concept or product in the corporation, with partners, customers and the market in general. Very experienced setting up and managing offshore teams and Agile SDLC methodologies. I am able to work with a broad range of technologies including SOA, applying EA and am very familiar with business issues in print, compliance, email archiving, grid computing, security, cryptography, e-commerce, multi-media, search and large scale database implementation. Chris is a co-founder of Austin Inventors and Entrepreneurs Association.

Chris Crafford’s Specialties:

Broad Technology knowledge, SOA, Enterprise Architecture, Development Management, SDLC, Agile, SaaS, Leadership, Entrepreneur, Business Management. Specialized knowledge of agile, compliance, print, email archiving, grid computing, security, cryptography, e-commerce, multi-media, search and large scale database implementation.


Additional Information

Chris Crafford’s Groups:

Co-founder of the Austin Inventors and Entrepeneurs Association (www.austininventors.org)

  •    Tandem Alumni
  •    Executive Suite
  •    International Association of Software Architects
  •    InHouston
  •    Austin High-Tech
  •    VeriFone Alumni
  •    Service Oriented Architecture Special Interest Group
  •    The Enterprise Architecture Network
  •    AgileAustin
  •    Houston Technology Center
  •    Offshore Recruitment Proces Outsourcing
  •    Agile Houston
  •    Austin Top Guns
  •    Startup Specialists
  •    Houston IT Professionals
  •    University of Witwatersrand Alumni
  •    Houston Networking News
  •    Print Industry Networking Group
  •    Fiserv, Inc
  •    Agile Enthusiast
  •    RenewData Alumni
  •    NetworkInAustin.com
  •    Link_USA
  •    Houston Professionals
  •    Aberdeen HCM Research Group
  •    Agile Project Leadership Network (APLN) Houston
  •    TEKsystems - Houston Network
  •    MobiTX - Free Mobile Airtime
  •    Texas Executive Education Network

Chris Crafford’s Contact Settings

Interested In:

  • career opportunities
  • consulting offers
  • new ventures
  • expertise requests
  • reference requests
  • getting back in touch

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