Founder and CEO, FortMoon Consulting Inc.
Washington D.C. Metro Area
- Current
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- Solutions Architect at GXS
- Founder and CEO at FortMoon Consulting
- Past
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- Principal Architect at TIBCO
- Application Architect Consultant at NASD
- Consulting Architect at Financial Industry Regulatory Authority-FINRA
- Chief Architect of Pay.gov at Dante Consulting
- Architect at Sun Microsystems
- Enterprise Architect Consultant at Verizon
- Senior Software Engineer at TEIR
- Internet Analyst at Thomson Technology Services Group
- Software Engineer at SAIC
- Education
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- Dickinson College
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Christopher Steel’s Summary
Enterprise software consultant, architect, and program manager. Interested in SOA, Cloud Computing, and Web x.0 technologies with special emphasis on security, data management, end-user experience.
I consider myself to be, what the Agile folks call, a Generalized Specialist. I like to identify patterns, and abstract problems to the point that I can find parallel patterns in other problem spaces to replicate solutions. Software to me is art in need of more science.
Current work interests include building world class software, development teams, startups, and helping organizations turn existing development projects around. I enjoy creating development organizations that are built to last, focusing on team cohesion, long term sustainability, and product market vision. I am passionate about non-functional requirements, metrics, and continuous improvement through quantitative analyses.
Co-Author of Core Security Patterns (Sun Press - 2005).
CISSP, ISSAP, PMP (scheduled July 2009)
Christopher Steel’s Specialties:
Strategic and Tactical Enterprise Software Consulting, Software Methodologies, Application Architecture, Security Architecture, Governance, SOA, Cloud-based architectures, Cloud Security and Management, Usability, Java Development, User Interface Design, and Coaching
Christopher Steel’s Experience
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Solutions Architect
GXS
(Privately Held; 1001-5000 employees; Computer Software industry)
2007 — Present (2 years)
GXS is a leading global provider of B2B e-commerce solutions that simplify and enhance business process integration and collaboration among trading partners. Organizations worldwide, including 75 percent of the Fortune 500, leverage the on-demand services on GXS Trading Grid(R) to extend supply chain networks, optimize product launches, automate warehouse receiving, manage electronic payments and gain supply chain visibility. GXS Managed Services, GXS' B2B outsourcing solution, empowers customers with the expertise, technical infrastructure and program support to conduct B2B e-commerce with trading partners globally.
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Founder and CEO
FortMoon Consulting
(Privately Held; 1-10 employees; Internet industry)
June 2005 — Present (4 years 2 months)
Founder and CEO of FortMoon Consulting. FortMoon specializes in enterprise-scale software solutions. Our consultants provide full life-cycle development expertise. We provide team integrated and outsourced solutions beginning with project scoping and estimation through to testing and governance oversight. FortMoon's track record speaks for itself, 100% on-time, under-budget.
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Principal Architect
TIBCO
(Public Company; 1001-5000 employees; TIBX; Computer Software industry)
2007 — 2007 (less than a year)
Headquartered in Palo Alto, California, TIBCO Software Inc. (NASDAQ:TIBX) provides enterprise software that helps companies achieve service-oriented architecture (SOA) and business process management (BPM) success. With over 3,000 customers and offices in 40 countries, TIBCO has given leading organizations around the world better awareness and agility–what TIBCO calls The Power of Now®.
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Application Architect Consultant
NASD
(Non-Profit; 1001-5000 employees; Financial Services industry)
July 2005 — January 2007 (1 year 7 months)
Chief ApplicationArchitect for the PROCTOR II project. Led a team of developers in building the authoring and delivery driver applications for FINRA (formerly NASD)'s PROCTOR project.
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Consulting Architect
Financial Industry Regulatory Authority-FINRA
(Computer Software industry)
2005 — 2007 (2 years)
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Chief Architect of Pay.gov
Dante Consulting
(Privately Held; 51-200 employees; Information Technology and Services industry)
March 2003 — June 2005 (2 years 4 months)
Chief Architect for company’s largest consulting project. Led development team in successfully implementing large, fixed-price contract and securing several iterations of future work with customer. Took responsibility for re-architecting access control model for the project. Created patterns-driven micro-architecture approach for implementing services in Service Oriented Architecture (SOA). Appointed as stand in for CISO to Treasury Web Application Infrastructure (TWAI) Architecture Review Board (ARB).
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Architect
Sun Microsystems
(Public Company; Internet industry)
1997 — 2003 (6 years)
Sun Microsystems develops the most innovative products and services that power the network economy. Guided by a singular vision -- "The Network is the Computer" -- Sun drives network participation through shared innovation, community development and open source leadership.
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Enterprise Architect Consultant
Verizon
(Public Company; 10,001 or more employees; VZ; Telecommunications industry)
March 1998 — August 1998 (6 months)
Verizon Communications Inc., headquartered in New York, is a leader in delivering broadband and other wireline and wireless communication innovations to mass market, business, government and wholesale customers. Verizon Wireless operates America's most reliable wireless network, serving nearly 66 million customers nationwide. Verizon's Wireline operations include Verizon Business, which delivers innovative and seamless business solutions to customers around the world, and Verizon Telecom, which brings customers the benefits of converged communications, information and entertainment services over the nation's most advanced fiber-optic network.
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Senior Software Engineer
TEIR
(Internet industry)
1995 — 1997 (2 years)
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Internet Analyst
Thomson Technology Services Group
(Internet industry)
1995 — 1996 (1 year)
The Thomson Corporation is a leading global provider of integrated information-based solutions to business and professional customers.
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Software Engineer
SAIC
(Public Company; Internet industry)
1992 — 1995 (3 years)
Science Applications International Corporation (SAIC), a leading systems, solutions and technical services company, offers a broad range of expertise in defense modernization efforts, intelligence, homeland security, logistics and product support, health and life sciences, space and earth sciences and global commercial services.
Christopher Steel’s Education
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Dickinson College
BS , Physics , 1986 — 1990
- Activities and Societies:
- Sigma Chi
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Co-Author of Core Security Patterns (Sun press).
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