Chris Downey

Chris Downey has a diverse work experience spanning multiple companies and roles. Chris is currently working as a Senior Product Manager at Quokka.io since May 2022. Prior to this, from June 2021 to May 2022, they served as a Principal Software Engineer at AT&T Cybersecurity. In this role, they led the USM Anywhere Endpoint Agent team, implemented SCRUM methodology, and managed release cadences of various software components.

Before joining AT&T Cybersecurity, Chris worked at Ziften from 2011 to 2020 in various positions. Chris served as a Director of Program Management from June 2018 to November 2019, responsible for coordinating and resolving customer support issues. Chris also held the position of Director of Product Integrity from November 2015 to June 2018, overseeing QA and support organizations. Additionally, they were a Software QA Manager from July 2013 to November 2015, responsible for test planning and coordination.

Chris's earlier roles at Ziften include Interim Professional Services Manager, QA Engineer, and Senior Research Analyst. In these positions, they managed system engineers, conducted testing, and performed research and analysis.

Overall, Chris Downey has demonstrated expertise in product management, software engineering, program management, and quality assurance throughout their career.

Chris Downey has a Bachelor's degree in Radio, Television, and Film from The University of Texas at Austin, which was obtained from 1991 to 1995. In 2008 to 2009, Chris obtained an Associate of Science (A.S.) degree in Computer Science from Austin Community College. In 2010 to 2011, Chris completed a Certificate of Completion in Computer Science from Texas State University.

Furthermore, Chris has obtained several additional certifications from LinkedIn. These certifications include "Kafka Essential Training," "Stream Processing Design Patterns with Kafka Streams," "Learn Apache Kafka for Beginners," "Design Thinking: Implementing the Process," "Programming Foundations: Secure Coding," "A Navy SEAL's Surprising Key to Building Unstoppable Teams: Caring," "Building Your Team," "Developing Secure Software," "Inclusive Tech: Building Your Team," "Agile at Work: Building Your Agile Team," "Securing Your Home Office," "A Design Thinking Approach to Putting the Customer First," "Cybersecurity at Work," "Agile Development Practices," "Agile New Product Development for Manufacturers," "Agile Software Development," "Agile Software Development: Extreme Programming," "Agile Software Development: Kanban for Developers," "Agile Software Development: Pair and Mob Programming," and "Agile Software Development: Refactoring." These certifications were obtained from 2020 to 2021.