Chris Ferris Email & Phone Number

Saint Paul, MN, US

Minneapolis, MN, US

• Jamf is the leading provider of Apple enterprise software, and the domain of my Connect team is identity. Companies in multiple industries, locations and languages depend on Jamf Connect software to provide their users.
• Engineering our C/C++ authorization engine plugin for a substantial performance improvement
• Securely factoring product into daemons, with interprocess communication via XPC
• Contributing to our company's open-source framework for remote authentication: https://github.com/jamf/NoMAD-ADAuth
• Investigating and performance tuning using Xcode Instruments, Signposts and Network Link Conditioner
• Member of Jamf's tech council

Minneapolis, MN, US

• My team and I solve complex, low-level problems in macOS & iOS software engineering, often with minimal reference.
• Engineering Jamf Connect macOS apps released on AWS S3 and iOS apps on the App Store, localized to an extremely large, global user base
• Developing cross-platform (macOS/iOS) libraries of shared code as git repos on GitHub and Bitbucket
• Defining APIs as protocols and documenting via DocC
• POSIX programming calls
• Signing and encrypting data via elliptical curve cryptography using ECC keys

Minneapolis, MN, US

• Thriving in vibrant team culture of a startup, even with Jamf as a global, publicly traded company
• Capacity & flexibility to shift context in agile environment amongst multiple dev projects and teamresponsibilities
• Collaborating with teammates in pairing sessions and review of PRs
• Culture of engineer inclusion in customer calls, for focus on the problems we are solving and why
• Both autonomous and collaborative, with work ethic, dependability and perseverance nurturedthrough elite sport
• Humble and helpful; focus is on working with team in enabling workflows for our customers

Contract developer on systems of mobile device management for Standard Heating & Air Conditioning, and datacenter monitoring for Manage.net.

Erie, Colorado, US

Experience also in sport, both as athlete and director. As director of this international standard sports center, designed facility programming, directed USAC race events, lead youth programs and taught new members. Inclusive programming for a large, diverse user base. Multiple teaching accolades. Achieved maximum values of membership, event participation.

Erie, Colorado, US

• Hosted Summer Olympics training camps for national teams from the Netherlands and Canada
• Designed facility programming, led youth programs and taught new members

Developed and released iOS apps for clients on the App Store. Included are the PJW Auto app, a mobile solution for scheduling service appointments with PJW Automotive, and fitness apps featuring connectivity to Bluetooth sensors.

Completed server deployment projects for multiple Twin Cities companies via contract with Manage.net. As a USAC coach, also designed training programs, ran seminars, and instructed clients at multiple velodromes and sports centers, and officiated multiple USA Cycling track national championships.

Main client was Net Perceptions, maker of the Recommendation Engine, a pioneering C++ machine learning application for inferring affinities and making e-commerce predictions. Developed the app interface to the Recommendation Engine, used by Net Perceptions customers in connecting their e-commerce applications. Also consulted on software development teams.

gofast.net was the premier business Internet service provider for the greater Minneapolis-St. Paul area. Deployed business networks and Internet connectivity, including delivery of some of the first ADSL services in the region.