Christopher A. Estes Director of IT

Senior AWS Solutions Architect

Apex Systems

Dec 2021 - Sep 2023 (1 year 10 months)

• For a civilian federal government agency, provide expertise and advice in AWS architectures. The project goals are to migrate approximately 75 large applications from an on-prem data center to AWS. • Analyze existing applications and design target platforms architecture. • Develop proof-of-concept models. • Develop Terraform scripts to automate deployment of AWS resources. • Coordinate with application development and operations teams to ensure that target designs are supportable by CI/CD environment. • Coordinate with application development, operations, and security teams to ensure that data exchanges between on prem and AWS environments conform to agency and departmental requirements and policies.

Interim Department Chair, Technology

College of Southern Maryland

Aug 2020 - Jan 2021 (6 months)

• Ensure that appropriate staffing levels are met with qualified faculty. • Manage the development and assessment of program/discipline and course outcomes. • Monitor enrollment and make recommendations in class scheduling. • Stay abreast of standards of accrediting bodies or national organizations and adapt curriculum appropriately. • Assist with grant development.

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Cybersecurity Program Coordinator

Feb 2019 - Jun 2021 (2 years 5 months)

• Evaluate and update program offerings. • Coordinate curriculum offering with advisory council consisting of industry partners who recruit heavily from the college. • Coordinate with four-year institutions to ensure easy transitions for students seeking bachelor's degrees. • Principal Investigator: NSF Grant 1901757 - Cybersecurity Workforce: Bridging the Gap Instructor: Cybersecurity and Computer Science 7/2018 – Present: • Prepare and deliver lectures for Computer Science and Cybersecurity classes. • Update existing courses to reflect technology evolution. • Participate in course evaluation activities.

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Independent Consultant

Self employeed

Jan 2018 - Sep 2023 (5 years 9 months)

• For a Fortune 100 telecom equipment manufacturer, designed and developed software for an automated testing laboratory that allows sales engineers and prospective customers to get hands-on experience with real equipment (routers, switches, WAPs, and a web-based management tool). The hybrid system consists of real and virtualized devices running in Amazon Web Services, Microsoft Azure, Google Cloud Platform, VMware virtual machines, and dedicated physical hardware in a collocation space. Assisted in design of servo controllers used to provide hardware reset on certain devices. Developed Python scripts to provide a web front-end, startup/shutdown automation, and utilization analytics. Implemented multi-tenant features to allow multiple custo

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Director of Information Technology

CLS America, Inc.

Aug 2003 - Jan 2017 (13 years 6 months)

• Responsible for development and direction of corporate technology vision and strategy. • Manage multiple teams with various responsibilities including: product/service development (hardware and software), operations, tier 2 technical support, field service, information systems, security, networks, and facilities. • Presented technology and services at trade shows and scientific symposia. • Provided court testimony as expert witness on satellite-based geolocation. • Managed operations of ground segment of Argos data collection and location system in North America. • Created product management and product development processes. • Designed and led development of company's first product offerings. Products include: ○ Android-based ele

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Group Manager, Product Management, Internet Hosting

Sprint Corporation

Jun 1999 - Jan 2003 (3 years 8 months)

• Defined product strategies for complex managed hosting and collocation product portfolios (IaaS, PaaS, and SaaS). • Promoted intra-company teamwork with engineering, operations, security, finance, legal, marketing, sales support, and others to successfully plan, implement, and maintain technology and business plans. • Translated customer requirements into product/service offerings and underlying technical requirements. • Managed senior and mid-level product managers. • Advisor to executives on technology and business strategies. Sought out for thought leadership by peer management, sales executives, strategic partner/M&A opportunities, and key customer opportunities.

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Senior Consultant

Gartner, Inc.

May 1998 - Jul 1999 (1 year 3 months)

• Advised public and private sector CIO and CTO clients on strategic information technology direction and leadership. Specialized in alignment of business strategy with IT strategy, outsourcing, strategic applications, technical performance assessment, vendor selection, and risk management. • Managed multiple consulting engagements (valued at approximately $100K per contract), including managing engagement teams of junior and senior consultants. • Researched, developed, and implemented risk modeling methodology to assess technology risks at industry-wide and national levels. Analysis used as basis of USDA congressional testimony and resulted in subsequent business with a foreign government. • Exceeded quota for business development with

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Manager of Production and Operations

Service Argos, Inc.

Jan 1990 - Jan 1998 (8 years 1 month)

• Managed data processing facility, systems, and staff to successfully deliver 24x7 availability and high-performance data processing. Directed: ○ Enterprise systems management of multiple VAX, Sun/Solaris, and Linux computer systems. ○ Operations of complex, proprietary applications. ○ Software systems development in Fortran, C, C++, Oracle, RDB, HTML/CGI. ○ Management of international TCP/IP, DECnet, and X.25 networks. ○ Installation and management of ground stations used for capture of real-time and stored data from satellites. ○ Redesign/refresh of data center facilities.

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Consultant

Database and Communication Systems, Inc.

Feb 1987 - Jan 1989 (2 years)

• Consultant to commercial clients and federal and state government agencies. Performed software and database design and life cycle management. • Major projects included design and implementation of: ○ heterogeneous network of VAX and PDP-11 computers and software for automated collection and management of distributed data. ○ automated workflow management systems using FileNet computers and WorkFlo programming language. Created interface between FileNet environment and OS level services using proprietary tools developed in assembly language. ○ complex inter-LATA telephone billing and data analysis system in Fortran and Oracle. The system accessed data in real-time from telephone switches. ○ computer/device interfaces and asynchrono

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