Christopher Thornton
IT Specialist (Policy And Planning) at U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs
Virginia, United States
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Top SchoolChristopher Thornton is an IT specialist and Cisco‑certified network professional with nearly a decade of hands-on experience designing, securing, and operating enterprise networks across Department of Veterans Affairs and U.S. Marine Corps environments. He has led and trained teams, authored SOPs and network documentation, and managed lifecycle and change processes for complex multi-classification networks while ensuring DISA STIG compliance. A three-time Navy and Marine Corps Achievement Medal recipient, Christopher has proven capability delivering reliable support under 24x7, high‑tempo and deployed conditions, including Operation Iraqi Freedom. Now shaping policy and planning at the VA, he blends tactical troubleshooting experience with strategic process design to align technical solutions to organizational risk and mission needs. An often-overlooked strength is his breadth from hands-on cabling and helpdesk escalation to high‑level network engineering and governance.
8 years of coding experience
4 years of employment as a software developer
Associate of Science (A.S.), Computer Science, Associate of Science (A.S.), Computer Science at Northern Virginia Community CollegeMishawaka High SchoolBachelor of Science - BS, Computer Science, Bachelor of Science - BS, Computer Science at George Mason University
Github Skills (4)
java10
api6
cisco4
python3
Programming languages (2)
Github contributions (5)
c-thornton/problem-specifications
Feb 2018 - Mar 2019
Contributions:36 pushes in 1 year
exercismexercism-exercisesmetadata
c-thornton/bash
Feb 2018 - Mar 2019
Contributions:19 pushes in 1 year 1 month
shellexercismexercism-exercisesbash
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