Samuel B. Johnson

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ABOUT SAMUEL B. JOHNSON

Software engineer focused on improving software and information security by working towards developing and employing practices and processes that further the development and deployment of secure software. I\'m primarily interested in working to improve the overall security of the information ecosystem. That includes both facilitating the creation of secure software, and the development and deployment of tools that enable secure and reliable communication. It also includes improving security by improving awareness about security challenges and educating developers and other IT stakeholders about potential solutions to those challenges. I\'m particularly interested in working on projects and developing products that have a positive social impact.I taught as an adjunct professor in the the Information Technology and Computer Science Departments at Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute (my alma mater) for eight semesters. I developed and taught two variants of a course on Database Management Systems and their use in applications, and I taught both graduate students and senior-level undergraduates. It was a rewarding experience, and teaching certainly remains a passion of mine.My background is as a developer focused on Human-Computer Interaction. My front-end experience is mainly in JavaScript (and HTML/CSS), and I have experience with several JavaScript libraries including jQuery, D3, and Bacon.js, as well as more limited knowledge of several others. I also have experience developing with Dart and SWT. My back-end experience includes work with Scala, Java, NodeJS, and Python, as well as SQL and several database systems (particularly Postgres).I have experience working in both the public and private sectors for both non-profit and for-profit companies, and much of my work since I left the Navy has focused on financial software and applications, though over the past decade, I\'ve transitioned to the software security field and have found it to be both interesting and fulfilling.Specialties- Customer/Client communication, Education and Training, Writing- Secure development practices: use of SAST tools, CI/CD, Secure Code Review- User Interface development: JavaScript (including jQuery, D3, Bacon.js, and NodeJs), Web Application development with J2EE (including various Java and Scala frameworks) and Python*Note to Recruiters:* For personal reasons, I am unable to leave New York\'s Capital Region in the foreseeable future.