Chris Zeiders

Chris Zeiders is currently working as the Vice President - Technology at Federal Resources Corporation since March 2023. Prior to that, they held the role of Vice President, Technology at DRT Strategies from April 2019 to March 2023, where they were a member of the executive leadership team and provided strategic direction and support for overall customer success and technology solutions. Chris also led DRT's Idea Lab, focusing on building technical capabilities and prototypes for business development. From July 2015 to April 2019, they served as the Managing Director, Technology Transformation at DRT Strategies.

Earlier in their career, Chris worked at CGI Federal as a Manager from November 2011 to July 2015. Chris was responsible for project quality consultation and supporting projects in various capacities. Chris also served as the Technical Manager on the implementation of the Federally Facilitated Marketplace initiative. Before that, they worked at DRT Strategies as a Manager, overseeing a Drupal government website project and making key technical architecture decisions.

Chris began their career at CGI Federal as a Senior Consultant from June 2004 to April 2010, where they grew from a programmer to a senior technical lead on government websites. Chris managed a geographically dispersed team and implemented projects using Microsoft .NET. Chris also worked at EDO as a Software Developer from August 2001 to April 2004, where they interned during summers and led the development of a Troubleshooting and Reference Guide application for the US Navy's LM2500 Gas Turbine Engines.

Chris Zeiders has a Bachelor of Science with Distinction in Computer Science from Duke University. Additionally, they have obtained several certifications, including the Trellix Architect Badge from Trellix, the Elastic Accredited Sales Engineer: Observability, Elastic Accredited Sales Professional, and Elastic Accredited Sales Specialist: Observability from Elastic, and the AWS Certified Solutions Architect – Associate from Amazon Web Services (AWS). They also hold a Microsoft Certified Technology Specialist (MCTS) - .NET Framework, ASP.NET certification and a Project Management Professional (PMP) certification, although the institutions and dates of obtaining these certifications are not specified.