Chris Sherman is a Director Of Software Engineering at Lumen Technologies. He possess expertise in automation, perl script, perl, cloud computing, itil and 28 more skills. Colleagues describe him as "Chris and I started out as peers in the same organization. We built an excellent partnership that enabled us to grow successful product and engineering Agile teams. In addition, we grew each others skills, by giving continuous feedback to each other and listening to that feedback with respect and a willingness to learn. When I ended up as Chris's people leader in March of 2020, that cycle of feedback between us did not go away, and I very much valued that. Chris was excellent at providing feedback upwards to his leaders, to his directs, and his peers in a way that had an impact. He maintained a strong network that he could tap into at anytime. He was a well respected Agile and Engineering leader that built strong teams with a foundation of empowerment, empathy, and accountability. Chris was a hard working and dedicated leader who could see the big picture, the small details, the best plan to accomplish the goals, and how to motivate his team to get there. I have never worked with a more skilled or well rounded leader. Honestly, anyone would benefit by having Chris as their peer or their leader. I hope I get that privilege again someday, and I am confident in the meantime he will be an excellent servant leader to which ever team he is currently leading." and "Chris is an engineering manager devoted to developer joy as a vehicle to product excellence. I have worked with Chris in CenturyLink’s Public Cloud business unit over the last 2 1/2 years, most closely over the last 1 1/2 years supporting his team as a technical director and as part of the same management team. Chris has a grandfatherly management style, focusing on camaraderie and developer joy, realizing that great things come from happy developers. He emphasizes staff development by continuously mentoring and counseling, through peer mentoring, presentations from external teams, and ferreting out vendor class time. In product/project planning, Chris is a adept collaborator, pulling in stakeholders to understand and refine product requirements and negotiate realistic delivery schedules. He thoughtfully approaches contentious meetings, planning strategies to mitigate contention and keep planning moving forward. Chris would be an asset to a company that is building teams, developing culture to stem staff attrition, or in need of a solid engineering manager with a history of accomplishments."