Justin Foster

Current

Software Architect at Trend Micro

Past

Software Architect at Third Brigade
Senior Software Developer/Team Lead at Third Brigade
Software Developer at KeySpire Inc. (Formerly Bannock Systems Inc.)

Software Developer at Communication Genetics

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Education

Loyalist College

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Industry

Computer Software

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Justin Foster’s Summary

Software Architect and Developer specializing in enterprise security software.

Justin Foster’s Specialties:

Security, Enterprise Software, AJAX Web Applications, Usability

Justin Foster’s Experience

Software Architect

Trend Micro

(Public Company; TYO: 4704; Computer Software industry)

May 2009 — Present (1 year 5 months)
Software Architect

Third Brigade

(Privately Held; Computer & Network Security industry)

January 2008 — May 2009 (1 year 5 months)

Duties include major feature high level design and functional specifications, competitive analysis, strategic thinking, research and product development. I participate in the current development of multiple products across several teams while working on future product direction.
Senior Software Developer/Team Lead

Third Brigade

(Privately Held; 51-200 employees; Computer & Network Security industry)

August 2004 — January 2008 (3 years 6 months)

Responsible for team leadership of the Java group in R&D. My duties included team-coordination, managing project milestones, and design and development across multiple products. During development I focused on the web-based user-interface (including the toolkit), the database layer and the cross-platform installer. The team was responsible for the development of an scalable enterprise-grade Security Manager and the central portal to deliver software and updates. My duties also included assistance with Common Criteria certification, patent development, and project management for the development of our OEM product for Trend Micro.
Software Developer

KeySpire Inc. (Formerly Bannock Systems Inc.)

(Privately Held; 1-10 employees; Computer Software industry)

May 2003 — July 2004 (1 year 3 months)

Designed and developed multiple software applications. Responsibilities included product architecture, and implementation of the schema, middleware and user interface.
Projects:
- Entrust Certificate Manager - Central Web-based system for automated renewal of Web server certificates for IIS, Apache and Sun One
- JHS Management System - Web-based client management system
- ShopGuardian Franchise Management System 2.0 - A continuation of the product developed at Communication Genetics
Software Developer

Communication Genetics

(Computer Software industry)

January 2001 — May 2003 (2 years 5 months)

Developed ShopGuardian Franchise Management System and the Web-based DHTML platform it ran on (Netasis). Responsibilities included user interface development, creation of advanced reusable DHTML components for a Windows-like look and feel, and design and development of the ShopGuardian interface.
Projects:
- Netasis - A DHTML Web Desktop and GUI toolkit
- ShopGuardian Franchise Management Solution 1.0 - Scheduling and HR system for the quick service industry