Pete Freitag is a seasoned web application engineer and founder with over 15 years of hands-on experience building secure, production-grade software as President of Foundeo Inc. He combines deep expertise in ColdFusion, Java, and Node.js with a consultant’s pragmatism, focusing recently on web application security for clients of varying sizes. Pete is an active open-source contributor—most notably improving cfdocs.org with front-end enhancements like the trycf code editor and backend documentation features that highlight deprecated or removed functions. His engineering background is grounded in a BS in Software Engineering from Clarkson University and earlier product work leading Java and ColdFusion development at ActivSoftware. Known for shipping practical solutions, he blends full-stack development skills with documentation and tooling that make systems easier to use and audit.
14 years of coding experience
4 years of employment as a software developer
Bachelor of Science - BS, Software Engineering, Bachelor of Science - BS, Software Engineering at Clarkson University
Contributions:20 reviews, 1840 commits, 1195 PRs in 9 years 4 months
Contributions summary:Pete contributed significantly to the cfdocs.org site, focusing on improvements to the user interface and documentation. They added the trycf code editor to the site and updated examples to support it, demonstrating front-end expertise. The user also made back-end changes to improve the site's documentation structure, including adding features for deprecated and removed function/tag notes.
:candy: The REST Web Service framework for ColdFusion and Lucee
Contributions:46 commits, 13 PRs, 2 pushes in 3 years 11 months
cfmlcandyrestservice-frameworkrest-api
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