Summary
Christopher May is a Senior Architect with 12 years of experience helping government, defense, and Health IT clients solve strategic technology and business challenges using open-source middleware and cloud-native practices. At Red Hat he advises on architecture and delivery, drawing on a broad background that includes DevOps leadership, release and configuration management, system administration, and software security analysis. He has hands-on expertise building DevOps toolchains (GitHub Enterprise, Jenkins, Ansible/UrbanCode, Artifactory) and assessing security and technical debt with tools like Fortify, SonarQube, and OWASP scanners. Comfortable in Java/Java EE ecosystems, enterprise application servers, and healthcare standards (FHIR, HL7, NwHIN), he bridges technical depth with client-facing consulting to turn requirements into auditable solutions. An experienced mentor and former computer science tutor, he pairs practical implementation skills with an ability to communicate complex trade-offs to technical and non-technical stakeholders. Based in Herndon, VA, he brings a pragmatic, security-conscious lens to large-scale integration and modernization efforts.
12 years of coding experience
7 years of employment as a software developer
UMBC
Springbrook High School
English