Cassandra Zimmerman
Deputy Chief Technology Officer at Virtru
Denver, Colorado, United States
Summary
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Top SchoolCassandra Zimmerman is a pragmatic technology leader and Deputy Chief Technology Officer with eight years of experience blending software engineering and product management to deliver secure, user-focused systems. Based in Denver, she progressed from hands-on engineering roles at MicroStrategy and Octo to product leadership at First Foundry and senior technical product management at Virtru, now overseeing technology strategy there. She specializes in bridging engineering and product teams, with particular interest and domain curiosity in cybersecurity, data analytics, blockchain/DeFi, HCI, and emerging quantum computing implications. Cassandra pairs a strong academic background in computer software engineering from George Mason with practical delivery experience across enterprise and startup contexts. Known for translating complex technical tradeoffs into actionable roadmaps, she brings both the coder’s attention to detail and the product leader’s emphasis on people and outcomes. An animator of cross-functional collaboration, she’s comfortable guiding teams through security-sensitive product decisions that demand technical rigor and user empathy.
8 years of coding experience
8 years of employment as a software developer
Master's degree Computer Software Engineering, Master's degree Computer Software Engineering at George Mason University
Github Skills (59)
end-to-end-encryption10
drm10
protected10
modular10
saml10
css10
java10
identity-provider10
osgi10
file-encryption10
zero-trust10
data-tagging10
tagging9
opentdf9
data-format9
Programming languages (10)
Github contributions (5)
opentdf/.github
Apr 2022 - Feb 2025
Contributions:2 reviews, 14 PRs, 10 pushes in 2 years 10 months
health-filesdrmhealthzero-trust-securitydata-tagging
cassandrabailey293/wedding-site
Aug 2021 - Sep 2023
Wedding Info and RSVP Website
Contributions:4 PRs, 20 pushes, 4 branches in 2 years 1 month
rsvp
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