Summary
Chris Pepper is an IT Enterprise Architect and HPC systems specialist with 17 years of experience designing and operating large-scale Linux-based clusters, storage arrays, and data center architectures at Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center. He blends deep hands-on skills in HPC, networking, Linux/macOS administration, and storage (Isilon/EMC) with applied security and data hygiene work—now focusing on application discovery, classification, and data protection. His background spans operations, architecture, and technical editing, giving him a rare combination of rigorous systems engineering and clear technical communication. Based in New York, he has supported bioinformatics and research computing for decades and brings practical, audit-ready solutions to complex compute and data challenges. An active contributor and long-time technical writer/editor, he often translates esoteric infrastructure detail into accessible guidance for engineering and non-technical stakeholders.
17 years of coding experience
16 years of employment as a software developer
Computer Science, Computer Science at Vassar College
B.A., Computer Science / Mathematics, B.A., Computer Science / Mathematics at Wheaton College Massachusetts