Chris Goodloe
About Chris Goodloe
Chris Goodloe is a Technical Architect at Digital River, where he has worked since 2013. He specializes in designing and implementing complex systems, including a Billing Service that integrates various platforms using modern technologies.
Work at Digital River
Chris Goodloe has served as a Technical Architect at Digital River since 2013, contributing to the company's technology initiatives for over 11 years. In this role, he has designed and implemented a Billing Service utilizing Kotlin, Spring Boot, AWS Astra, and Kafka. This service integrates a new order platform with the payments platform, enhancing operational efficiency. Goodloe also serves as the Team Scrum Master for both the Billing Service Team and the Centralized Payment Gateway Team, facilitating agile practices within these groups. His responsibilities include architecting platform upgrades and improvements for Digital River's payment processing gateway.
Education and Expertise
Chris Goodloe studied Management Information Systems at Minnesota State University, Mankato, where he earned a Bachelor of Science degree from 2005 to 2008. Prior to this, he attended North Hennepin Community College, achieving an Associate of Arts degree from 2003 to 2005. His educational background provides a solid foundation for his technical expertise in software architecture and systems integration, particularly in payment processing and cloud technologies.
Background
Before joining Digital River, Chris Goodloe worked at Securian Financial Group as a Systems Analyst I from 2008 to 2013. During this five-year tenure, he gained valuable experience in systems analysis and development. Earlier in his career, he briefly worked as a Geek Squad Agent at Best Buy in 2005, where he provided technical support and services. This diverse background has equipped him with a broad skill set in technology and systems management.
Achievements
At Digital River, Chris Goodloe has led several key projects and initiatives. He designed and led the conversion of Perl architecture to Java, improving system performance and maintainability. He also designed an API Key management integration with AWS Parameter Store and co-designed an encryption project for third-party fraud integration. Additionally, he led the replacement of custom authentication with Microsoft SSO and implemented a Hibernate framework upgrade from version 2.x to 5.x. Goodloe acts as the primary contact for PCI and SOC audits, ensuring compliance with external standards for systems processing credit cards.