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    Chris Norman

    Building developer-focused security tools

    Chris Norman is the co-founder of Common Fate, a company focused on developing security and operations solutions for high-velocity software teams.2 Here are some key details about Chris Norman:

    Professional Background

    Current Role: Chris has been serving as the co-founder of Common Fate since September 2021.2 The company builds products designed to solve security and operations problems within high-velocity software teams.

    Previous Experience:

    • Technical Director at Exponent (August 2019 - July 2022)2
    • Adjunct at Curtin Space Science & Technology Centre, Curtin University (March 2019 - March 2020)2
    • CTO at Remedium (February 2019 - February 2020)2
    • CTO and Co-Founder at HUMM Tech (February 2017 - January 2019)2

    Notable Achievements

    1. Granted: Chris is one of the original authors of Granted, a tool designed to simplify and secure cloud identities for DevOps teams.1

    2. Funding: In December 2022, Chris announced that Common Fate had raised $3.1M in seed funding, partnering with investors from Work-Bench and Haystack.3

    3. NASA Experience: Chris interned at NASA's Jet Propulsion Laboratory, working on rapid prototyping for PUFFER, an origami-inspired Martian mobility platform.2

    Education

    Chris holds a Bachelor of Engineering (Honours) in Mechatronic Engineering from Curtin University, where he graduated with First Class Honours.2

    Focus Areas

    Chris describes himself as a "robotics engineer turned cloud security practitioner".1 His work at Common Fate centers on making cloud access simple and secure, with a particular emphasis on developer-focused security tools.4

    Chris Norman's diverse background, spanning robotics, neurotechnology, and cloud security, has contributed to his current role in developing innovative solutions for cloud identity and access management.

    Highlights

    Feb 16 · commonfate.io
    Sunsetting Glide | Product Updates | Blog - Common Fate
    Sunsetting Glide | Product Updates | Blog - Common Fate
    Jun 30 · lastweekinaws.com
    Granted, Common Fate, and AWS Functionality with Chris Norman

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    Experience

    Co-Founder at Common Fate (September 2021 - Present)
    Technical Director at Exponent (August 2019 - July 2022), Adjunct, Curtin Space Science & Technology Centre at Curtin University (March 2019 - March 2020)

    Education

    Bachelor of Engineering (BEng) (Honours) in Mechatronic Engineering from Curtin University, First Class Honours (2013 - 2017), Skydeck Accelerator program at University of California, Berkeley (2018)

    Location

    London, England, United Kingdom