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Chris is a founding partner in Sullivan Wright Technologies and has 20 years of experience in cybersecurity with specific experience in military, federal government, healthcare, and financial technology cybersecurity. He’s a graduate of the University of Arkansas College of Engineering, a veteran of the US Air Force, a Certified Information Systems Security Professional, and a Certified Ethical Hacker. He’s deeply involved in the community as a Game Master for The Venture Center’s JOLT Cyber Challenge, an organizer for Little Rock Tech Fest, an industry advisory board member for the Arkansas Tech and SAU Tech Computer Science departments, and a mentor to just about anyone who asks.
While he was an Air Force Reservist, Chris was part of the most recent modernization program for the (Perimeter Acquisition Radar Attack Characterization System (PARCS) radar at Cavalier Air Station, North Dakota. This system is used for space surveillance and missile warning. One of the problems was that no one who worked on the old system was around. But if he had just asked around in Arkansas, it turns out James Hendren worked on the original system while at SAIC and later at Arkansas Systems. You can’t do anything in computing without Arkansas connections.
Chris has been instrumental in creating a cyber security community and running several capture the flag competitions in the space over the last several years. He's a US Air Force Veteran and IT/security consultant to many Arkansas businesses.