Erick Hagstrom

Erick Hagstrom has a diverse work experience spanning over two decades. Erick is currently working as a DevSecOps Engineer at Systems Planning and Analysis, Inc. Since joining in April 2021, they have been responsible for ensuring the security of software development and operations.

Prior to this, Erick worked as an Adjunct Professor at Christopher Newport University, starting in August 2017. In this role, they taught courses related to their field of expertise.

From February 2019 to February 2021, Erick served as an IT Architect 5 at Newport News Shipbuilding, a division of Huntington Ingalls Industries. Erick led software architecture, development, delivery, and deployment efforts, with a focus on mesh architecture, lean/agile development, and DevSecOps. Before that, from October 2016 to February 2019, they worked as an IT Manager in the Delivery Transformation group, where they led initiatives to improve software development processes and technologies.

Erick's earlier experience includes serving as a Technical Lead of the Modeling and Simulation Tools Group at Newport News Shipbuilding from January 2012 to October 2016. In this role, they developed tools and enhanced the Common Simulation Framework (CSF) tool suite. Erick utilized various technologies such as Eclipse Modeling Framework (EMF & Xcore), Graphiti, Java Development Tools (JDT), Xtend, and Sirius.

In 2011, Erick briefly owned and operated Hagstrom Systems and Hagstrom Media. Furthermore, from May 2006 to March 2011, they worked as a Lead Information Systems Engineer at The MITRE Corporation, and from 2004 to 2006, they served as a Technical Marketing Engineer at Mentor Graphics Corp. Erick was also an IT Manager at Inobis from 2003 to 2004 and held the position of Director of Systems Engineering Management at WebMD from 2000 to 2002. Additionally, they served as Director of Software Architecture at Envoy Corporation from 1996 to 2002.

Overall, Erick Hagstrom has a strong background in software architecture, development, and management, with expertise in areas such as DevSecOps, lean/agile development, and modeling and simulation tools.

Erick Hagstrom's education history includes a Master of Engineering - MEng degree in Systems Engineering from the University of Virginia, which they obtained from 2007 to 2008. Prior to that, they earned a Bachelor of Arts degree in Physics from Vanderbilt University from 1994 to 1997.

In addition to their formal education, Erick has also obtained several certifications. In 2021, they earned a Diversity, Equity and Inclusion in the Workplace Certificate from USF Corporate Training and Professional Education. In the same year, they also obtained certifications in Enterprise Architecture Basics and Enterprise Architecture Planning & Implementation from Skillsoft. In 2020, Erick became a Triplebyte Certified Generalist Software Engineer through Triplebyte. Furthermore, they hold a Certified Tester, Foundation Level certification from ASTQB - ISTQB in the U.S. - Official Page, which they obtained in 2017.