Summary
Forrest Cranmer is a software consultant and engineer with nine years of experience blending full-stack development, systems thinking, and operational leadership in both military and commercial settings. He has helped shepherd the Army’s move to the Next Generation Command and Control platform after hands-on software engineering at the US Army Software Factory and operational roles managing Common Operational Pictures. Forrest pairs technical fluency (Full-Stack training from Le Wagon and a BS in Software Engineering) with deep geopolitical and China-market expertise from SAIS, enabling him to navigate complex technical, regulatory, and supply-chain problems. Known for disciplined, goal-driven execution and attention to detail, he excels at coordinating overlapping work streams and translating high-level strategy into actionable engineering outcomes. A globally minded holistic thinker, he brings uncommon cross-domain perspective—military operations, international consulting, and software delivery—that helps teams deliver reliable, mission-focused systems.
9 years of coding experience
7 years of employment as a software developer
Bachelor of Science - BS, Software Engineering, Bachelor of Science - BS, Software Engineering at Arizona State University
Bachelor's Degree, Bachelor's Degree at Colorado College
Bachelor's Degree, East Asian Studies & Economics, Bachelor's Degree, East Asian Studies & Economics at Lewis & Clark College
High School Diploma, High School Diploma at Colorado Rocky Mountain School (CRMS)
Full-Stack Developer, Ruby, SQL, HTML, CSS, Javascript, jQuery, and Rails, Full-Stack Developer, Ruby, SQL, HTML, CSS, Javascript, jQuery, and Rails at Le Wagon
Master of Arts (MA), International Law and Legal Studies, Chinese Studies, Master of Arts (MA), International Law and Legal Studies, Chinese Studies at Johns Hopkins School of Advanced International Studies (SAIS)
Chinese, English