Summary
Christian Thompson is a seasoned technology leader and current CTO with over two decades of hands-on software and engineering management experience, now based in Penn Yan, New York. He has scaled engineering organizations from small teams to 100+ engineers while driving Agile transformations, release risk analysis, and metric-driven improvements that cut hotfixes and boosted predictability. Technically grounded in C#, .NET, Azure, and static analysis tooling, he has built custom code-quality systems (including Roslyn and Azure Functions-based analyzers) and led AI-assisted coding initiatives for production platforms. A pragmatic coach who champions sustainable workloads and SOLID practices, he pairs process discipline with developer coaching and regular code reviews. Off the clock he crafts 17th-century-style wine and whiskey barrels and runs a small Riesling vineyard, a detail that reflects his blend of engineering precision and hands-on craftsmanship.
11 years of coding experience
27 years of employment as a software developer
M.S. Computer Science / Artificial Intelligence Concentration, M.S. Computer Science / Artificial Intelligence Concentration at George Mason University
B.S. Systems Engineering, B.S. Systems Engineering at University of Virginia