Chris Williams Joins Six Feet Up as Field CTO

Six Feet Up welcomes Chris Williams as Field Chief Technology Officer (Field CTO), a newly created role focused on building strategic partnerships and connecting organizations with the engineering expertise needed to solve hard software problems.

Chris is an AWS Hero and former Global Developer Relations Manager at HashiCorp. His career spans startups and Fortune 100 companies, with technical depth in networking, security, virtualization, cloud computing, DevOps, and AI. For more than 11 years, he has also hosted vBrownBag, a tech podcast and learning community with more than 1,700 episodes and 2 million views.

"Chris has spent years building relationships and earning trust across the technology community," said Gabrielle Hendryx-Parker, CEO of Six Feet Up. "As we grow, he'll help us develop new partnerships, reach more organizations, and create opportunities to put our team's expertise to work."

As Field CTO, Chris will represent Six Feet Up at conferences and on podcasts, build relationships with technology leaders and industry partners, and work with prospective clients to evaluate technical approaches and identify where the company can help.

From Collaboration to Colleagues

Chris's relationship with Six Feet Up began in 2017, when he met Calvin Hendryx-Parker, the company's CTO and co-founder, at AWS re:Invent. Both are AWS Heroes, a distinction held by fewer than 50 people in the United States.

Over the years, Chris brought Six Feet Up into client engagements that required specialized software development and AI/ML expertise. Having seen the team deliver firsthand, he was eager to become part of it.

As Six Feet Up grows toward its goal of completing 100 IMPACTFUL Projects™ by 2033, Chris will help the company partner with leaders tackling software challenges that matter.

Connect with Chris on LinkedIn.