Christopher Watford

Christopher Watford has had a long and varied career in the tech and medical fields. Christopher began their professional journey in 2007 as a Lead Software Engineer and EMT at GE Hitachi Nuclear Energy. In 2010, they became a Volunteer EMT at GE Power & Water. From 2009 to 2011, they were a Board Member, Volunteer EMS Captain, and Volunteer EMS Lieutenant at the Leland Volunteer Fire/Rescue Department. In 2011, they started working as a Paramedic for New Hanover Regional Medical Center and as a Continuing Education Instructor at Brunswick Community College. In 2017, they became a Part-time EMS Instructor at Cape Fear Community College. In 2021, they began working as a Chief Technology Officer and Advisory Board Member at Essential Personnel and as a Principal Architect and Technical Architect at Suzy. Christopher also became a Senior Editor at the EMS 12-Lead Blog and Podcast in 2011. Throughout their career, Christopher has been responsible for designing and delivering backend architecture, providing technical advice, leading and mentoring teams, and performing emergency care.

Christopher Watford's education history includes a Bachelor of Science in Computer Science - Systems from the University of North Carolina Wilmington between 2005 and 2007, a Paramedic degree from Cape Fear Community College between 2007 and 2009, a Wilderness EMT degree from the National Outdoor Leadership School - Wilderness Medicine Institute in 2008, and attendance at the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign for Computer Science - Engineering between 2001 and 2004. Christopher also attended John T Hoggard from 1997 to 2001. Christopher Watford is certified as an AWS Solutions Architect Associate by Amazon Web Services (AWS) in 2020, a Paramedic by the National Registry of Emergency Medical Technicians, a Level I Paramedic Instructor by the North Carolina Office of EMS, and a Paramedic by the North Carolina Office of EMS.