Chris Schmidt
Founder at Tech Javelin Ltd
Aurora, Colorado, United States
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Top SchoolChris Schmidt is a security-minded founder and seasoned software leader with 15 years of experience building secure, scalable engineering organizations and products. He has led teams from hands-on development to executive security strategy—serving as Head of Security & IT at Fluid Truck, Senior Architect at ZeroNorth, and Senior Manager of Research at Synopsys—while founding Tech Javelin to continue that work. A pragmatic engineer who’s contributed to widely used open-source automation tooling like Ansible (improving Maven artifact download modules), he bridges developer ergonomics and rigorous security practices so teams can be proactive rather than reactive. Chris pairs deep systems and cloud infrastructure experience with public speaking credentials (SXSW, Black Hat, OWASP), and he’s known for turning research into production-ready security solutions that scale.
15 years of coding experience
21 years of employment as a software developer
Computer Service Technician, Information Technology, 3.7, Computer Service Technician, Information Technology, 3.7 at T.H. PickensGeneral Equivalency Diploma, General Studies, General Equivalency Diploma, General Studies at Rangeview High School
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Github Skills (18)
python10
packaging10
automation10
ansible10
maven10
ansible-galaxy10
automations10
github9
api-design8
documentation6
coldfusion6
owasp6
xss6
security6
java6
Programming languages (11)
Github contributions (5)
ansible/ansible-modules-extras
Jan 2015 - Oct 2016
Ansible extra modules - these modules ship with ansible
Role in this project:
Back-end Developer
Back-end DeveloperContributions:37 comments in 1 year 9 months
Contributions summary:Chris's contributions primarily involved creating and modifying a Maven artifact download module. They added the initial module, incorporating features to download artifacts from Maven repositories, and then implemented subsequent changes. The work includes adding license information and bug fixes, alongside improvements to module functionality and fixing directory handling. The user refactored and streamlined the module's code, which improved the usability of the module.
ansibleship
ansible/ansible
Oct 2014 - Feb 2015
Ansible is a radically simple IT automation platform that makes your applications and systems easier to deploy and maintain. Automate everything from code deployment to network configuration to cloud management, in a language that approaches plain English, using SSH, with no agents to install on remote systems. https://docs.ansible.com.
Role in this project:Back-end Developer & Automation Engineer
Back-end Developer & Automation EngineerContributions:8 commits, 5 comments in 3 months
Contributions summary:Chris primarily contributed to improving the functionality of the Ansible modules, particularly those related to packaging and artifact downloads. They added and refactored the `download_artifact` module and made changes to the `maven_artifact` module, including fixing bugs and enhancing usability. Furthermore, the user made changes related to argument parsing for better interaction between the modules. This suggests a focus on the automation capabilities within the Ansible ecosystem.
everythingpythonit-automationdevopsdeployment
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