Chris Herdt
Security Operations Manager
Minneapolis, Minnesota, United States
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Top SchoolChris Herdt is a seasoned security operations manager with nearly three decades in IT and 20 years supporting large research universities, currently leading security operations at the University of Minnesota after serving as interim CISO. He blends hands-on skills—from Linux systems administration, incident detection with Zeek/Suricata, and Splunk monitoring to web application development and automation—with leadership in curriculum design and teaching for Dunwoody College and Udacity. Known as a tinkerer and occasional "digital prankster," Chris pairs curiosity-driven experimentation with pragmatic security controls and incident response. His background spanning call center management to senior engineering roles gives him a rare combination of user-focused communication and deep technical troubleshooting.
13 years of coding experience
18 years of employment as a software developer
Post-baccalaureate certificate, Business Essentials, Finance & Accounting, Post-baccalaureate certificate, Business Essentials, Finance & Accounting at The Wharton SchoolA.B., English, A.B., English at University of MichiganContinuing Eduction, Business Statistics, Computer Science, Continuing Eduction, Business Statistics, Computer Science at University of Alabama at BirminghamMaster of Computer and Information Technology (MCIT), Computer and Information Technology, Master of Computer and Information Technology (MCIT), Computer and Information Technology at University of Pennsylvania
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Github Skills (151)
python10
security10
automation10
ssh10
monitoring10
network-configuration10
splunk10
ansible10
ids10
rule10
container-image10
infrastructure-as-code10
logging10
devops10
oci-image9
Programming languages (11)
Github contributions (5)
cherdt/simple-steganography
Jan 2017 - Apr 2019
A web app enabling users to hide/reveal images within another image
Contributions:18 commits, 16 PRs, 21 pushes in 2 years 3 months
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cherdt/docker-nltk-chatbot
Dec 2018 - Mar 2025
Docker image for running an NLTK chatbot in a web form
Contributions:2 PRs, 11 pushes, 4 branches in 6 years 4 months
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