Chris Flath, Cissp Cpp Email & Phone Number

San Francisco Bay Area

Co-founded and direct operations of company, overseeing product development, security/hardware/software infrastructures, software development, virtualization, project management, technical support, and staffing. Administer IT budget of $500,000 per year plus project budgets. Supervised staff of 10 plus contractors. Additionally provide outsourced IT management services for clients.• Established all security policies and architecture, including those for user application and data layers.• Built company to profitability within 18 months and grew client base to more than 100 licensees.• Led the development of the company's two flagship products, including security, software, hardware, connectivity, and workflow design, and oversaw multiple product upgrades.• Improved development capabilities by introducing SDLC best practices.• Directed the successful migration of flagship product from a client-server model to a full web-based (SaaS) model, resulting in lower costs and greater customer satisfaction.• Migrated largest client to a cloud-based environment to lower hardware and maintenance costs.• Configured messaging and workflow solutions for global organizations.• Earned Chairman's Award from Wollborg/Michelson Personnel Service.

San Francisco Bay Area

Oversee all reserve police force operations. Supervise staff of 30 officers, plus six sergeants and two lieutenants. Administer $100,000 annual budget for equipment and training. Previously held positions of Officer, Sergeant, and Lieutenant. Plan and lead investigations. Serve as a first responder. Develop cases for prosecution. Provide courtroom testimony. Conduct advanced training. Communicate extensively with other law enforcement agencies, including the California Highway Patrol, FBI, ATF, and Secret Service. • Primary internal administrative investigator for 10 years. Led technology audits, interviewed witnesses and complainants, managed cases, and prepared reports for Chief of Police.• Conducted investigations of crimes ranging from misdemeanors to felonies.• Facilitated $750,000 in grants for the bomb squad. Prepared RFPs for robotic equipment and X-ray systems.• Carried out dignitary protection on more than 20 occasions, frequently working with Secret Service.• Incident Commander for 30-plus large (100,000-plus participants) public events and emergency situations.

Volunteer CA Peace OfficerBomb Squad Member

Oversaw IT consulting practice and provided pre- and post-sales support for clients. Supervised staff of 30 technical and sales personnel, including system integration specialists, trainers, consultants, and technical writers. Planned and managed projects as large as $18M. • Built consulting practice from initial startup to $25M in gross revenues per year.• Led more than 350 professional services engagements (technology audits, strategic plans, large scale project management, etc.) for clients throughout the nation.• Oversaw the design and implementation of an $18M corporate IT infrastructure for a gold mining company. Project encompassed hardware, connectivity, security, and workflow process improvement

San Francisco Bay Area

Directed operations of 14-person practice, including 10 IT consultants and two sales persons. Oversaw software development, project management, sales, marketing, branding, project management, accounting, finance, and staffing. Served as main point of contact to top-tier accounts.• Built business from $150,000 to $2M in annual revenues.• Personally produced $8M in sales over a seven-year period.• Promoted from Software Developer to Technical Consultant, and then to President.

Studies, Business Administration, It Management

Activities and Societies: Delta Sigma Phi

Studies, Chemistry