Summary
Chris Pierce is an engineering manager with 12+ years of hands-on experience leading teams and running a small IT business from Durant, Oklahoma. Currently at 1Password, he combines deep Linux, networking, and troubleshooting expertise with product-focused engineering leadership across security, DevOps, and development teams. His background includes directing technical operations and shepherding compliance efforts (PCI, HIPAA) at Formstack, plus running his own computer services company since 2003, which keeps him grounded in customer-facing problem solving. Comfortable across Unix, macOS, web stacks (PHP, CakePHP, JS, HTML5/CSS) and databases, he blends practical sysadmin instincts with modern engineering management. He’s also engaged in public service and community leadership, a thread that informs his collaborative, service-oriented approach to building reliable systems and teams.
12 years of coding experience
9 years of employment as a software developer
Organizational Leadership, Organizational Leadership at Leadership Durant
High School Diploma, High School Diploma at Boswell High School