Chris Wash

Current

• Senior Consultant at CapTech Ventures

Past

• Intern/Directed Research at VCU School of Engineering Computing Services

Education

• Virginia Commonwealth University

Connections

57 connections

Industry

Computer Software

Websites

• My Blog

Chris Wash’s Summary

Seasoned web developer specializing in Enterprise Java and Open Source, in particular JBoss technologies. Varied industry experience including emerging technology (RFID), finanical, publishing, and energy by way of IT/Service consulting. Has participated in speaking engagements at area Java User Groups.

Chris Wash’s Specialties:

Software Engineering, Web Application Development, Java, Open Source Software

Chris Wash’s Experience

• Senior Consultant

  CapTech Ventures

  (Privately Held; 51-200 employees; Information Technology and Services industry)

  June 2004 — Present (4 years 5 months)

  IT Services and Consulting for Mid-Atlantic based clientele (Richmond, Charlottesville, Washington, DC, Philadelphia). Participated on medium to large teams developing enterprise software. Key responsibilities include advising clients and providing recommendations on strategies, designs, and decisions. Adept at refining requirements and user experience decisions while producing robust, maintainable software.

• Intern/Directed Research

  VCU School of Engineering Computing Services

  (Educational Institution; Myself Only; Computer Networking industry)

  January 2004 — May 2004 (5 months)

  Conducted independent research on geolocation and wrote software that analyzed the VCU School of Engineering webserver log files by cross referencing remote client IP addresses to various publicly-available geolocation databases.
  
  Presented research findings and project infrastructure to faculty and staff. Information was well received and software produced was easily reusable in the future.
  
  Also wrote research papers on the Open Source movement, and related principles. Presented two papers to Directed Research classes and the VCU student chapter of the Association for Computing Machinery. Research focused on philosophical perspectives on software development methodology and SCM (particularly CVS).

Chris Wash’s Education

• Virginia Commonwealth University

  B.S., Computer Science, 2001 — 2004

  Graudated Cum Laude in 3 years with minors in Math and Physics.
  
  Won Distinguished Service Award for the School of Engineering in 2004 for the leadership of the ACM (served as chapter president for 2003-2004 AY).
  
  On VCU Team that won honorable mention at the Mid-Atlantic Regional International Collegiate Programming Contest in 2003.

  Activities and Societies:

  Association for Computing Machinery, Phi Eta Sigma Honor Society, VCU Linux Users Group

Additional Information

Chris Wash’s Websites:

• My Blog

Chris Wash’s Interests:

Open Source, technology, cooking, grilling, beer, video games, film, basketball, skiing

Chris Wash’s Groups:

Association for Computing Machinery, VCU School of Engineering Alumni Board

•    VCU School of Engineering Alumni

Chris Wash’s Honors:

Distinguished Service Award, VCU School of Engineering, 2004

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